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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Mp Mezes Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 943234317
CA · NTEE L80Z
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Michael J Vergura, Executive Director / CEO ($59,660) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 63 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 65th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Michael J Vergura — reported title “CFO/ASSISTANT SECRETARY”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

63 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 63 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$876 total compensation of comparable organizations → $193,597 $59,660
$13,85810th
$22,34125th
$38,868Median
$67,28175th
$91,47190th
$59,660This org · 65th
p10$13,858
p25$22,341
p50$38,868
p75$67,281
p90$91,471
$59,660

Comparable organizations

Each figure is Form 990 Part VII columns D + F (reportable pay plus other compensation and benefits; column F may include amounts from related organizations), normalized to CA cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateRevenueMatched titleComp
(reported)
Comp
(adjusted)
FY
Cmrs Iv Inc NH$181,273 President & Ceo $32,010 $33,247 2024
His Daughters House CA$180,015 Ceo $20,097 $20,097 2023
Lotus Care House MO$179,774 Executive Director $77,885 $95,532 2023
Vesta Three Inc MD$183,633 President $21,417 $22,523 2024
Abigail's Place TX$177,282 Executive Director $48,000 $54,010 2024
The Safe Place Foundation IA$186,798 Executive Director $42,780 $54,246 2023
Stones River Development Corporation TN$189,803 Executive Director $29,224 $33,663 2025
Rock Garden Camp MO$189,911 Manager $18,600 $22,159 2024
Strategic Community Investments AR$172,088 Exec Dir/sec $22,377 $29,129 2023
Ingraham Housing Corporation ME$191,409 President $15,951 $17,966 2024
Dh Inc OR$170,222 President $15,031 $16,165 2023
The Rise Center OH$165,354 President/ceo $76,379 $90,997 2024
Narragansett Affordable Housing Inc RI$163,584 President $37,500 $39,404 2025
Friendsvva Apartments Inc OH$199,654 Director/president $24,254 $28,896 2024
Prairie Haven Inc IA$162,717 Top Management Official $19,545 $24,783 2023
Affordable Housing Association CA$200,264 Ceo $23,461 $22,788 2024
Mental Health Programs Inc Vi MA$200,470 President $12,032 $11,849 2025
Mobility Special Care Housing Inc NJ$201,437 President $72,000 $72,310 2024
Housing Continuum Inc IL$160,761 Executive Director $30,156 $34,333 2023
Bil Housing Development Fund Co Inc NY$202,828 Board Member/president $27,794 $27,523 2025
The Pec Foundation PA$203,812 President - Hopephl $11,844 $13,678 2023
Cannelton & Neighbors Development Inc IN$158,750 Executive Director $13,950 $16,548 2024
Fox Township Manor Inc PA$158,421 Director $34,650 $38,868 2024
Stephenson Place AZ$204,870 Chief Executive Officer $7,199 $8,018 2023
Mid-peninsula Murphy's Inc CA$157,402 Cfo / Assistant Secretary $77,467 $75,244 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CA cost of living and 2023 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.

Methodology

Comparable organizations were drawn from electronically filed IRS Form 990 returns and matched on sector (NTEE code), budget (a size-adaptive revenue band that tightens as the organization grows), and geography (same-state first, broadening only when too few peers qualify); every organization within the band forms the peer set. To compare fairly across regions and years, peer compensation is normalized to CA cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023) and to the subject's filing year (CPI-U). The figure benchmarked is Form 990 Part VII, Section A, columns D + F — reportable pay plus other compensation, benefits, and deferred amounts (column F may include amounts from related organizations) — with the chief executive matched by role. Related-organization amounts (column E) and institutional trustees are excluded. Full methodology: peerbasis.org/methodology.

Sample, role match & sensitivity

Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:

BasisSubject percentile
Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default65th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)78th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted89th

If the percentile moves materially across these definitions, the result is sensitive to methodology choices, and the board should weigh which basis best fits its facts.

Rebuttable presumption of reasonableness · 26 CFR 53.4958-6

Compensation paid by a tax-exempt organization is presumed reasonable — shifting the burden to the IRS — when three requirements are met. This report supplies the comparability data for the second. The board should record the following in its minutes concurrently with its decision:

Draft board minutes — executive compensation

  1. The compensation of the Executive Director / CEO (Michael J Vergura) was approved in advance by [the Board / Compensation Committee], composed of members with no conflict of interest with respect to the arrangement.
  2. Prior to its determination, the authorized body obtained and relied upon appropriate comparability data, namely the PeerBasis Compensation Comparability Determination dated June 9, 2026, comparing compensation against 63 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (L80), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $59,660 is reasonable (approximately the 65th percentile of comparable organizations) and documented the basis for this determination concurrently, on [date], by a vote of [__ for / __ against].

Sources: IRS Form 990 e-file data (apps.irs.gov); IRS Business Master File (NTEE classification). Every figure traces to an original public filing — click any organization above to verify it on ProPublica. PeerBasis is a service of Prismind Analytics; its methodology is published, was commissioned for independent adversarial review, and discloses its own limitations. This report is comparability data to support a board's good-faith determination under IRC 4958; it is not legal or tax advice. Generated by PeerBasis on June 9, 2026.