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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Goals For Life Foundation Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 954644197
CA · NTEE B91Z
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Reggie Berry, Executive Director / CEO ($46,996) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 1866 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 48th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

1,866 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 1,866 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $500,606 $46,996
$9,83010th
$25,07025th
$48,687Median
$72,72675th
$103,04090th
$46,996This org · 48th
p10$9,830
p25$25,070
p50$48,687
p75$72,726
p90$103,040
$46,996

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.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Victory High SchoolNH $191,837$23,374 990
The Black Fives FoundationCT $191,995$54,291 990
Pratyush Sinha FoundationPA $192,024$27,390 990
Best Resource Center IncNY $192,042$29,146 990
Hc Drugfree IncMD $191,679$134,008 990
The Morgan Oliver School For Anti-racism IncGA $192,109$16,981 990
Peace & Friendship Society Of Central Florida IncFL $192,244$79,171 990
Carden Educational FoundationFL $191,520$105,741 990
Empowering Garden IncIL $192,373$38,710 990
Capital Area Literacy CoalitionMI $191,294$69,500 990
Oj Anderson Scholarship Foundation IncNJ $191,208$14,889 990
Bookleggers Library IncFL $191,195$68,453 990
Laptops 4 LearningAZ $192,571$20,047 990
Society For Collegiate Travel &WA $191,182$12,442 990
Educational Support OrganizationMS $192,594$6,771 990
Omaha South High Alumni AssociationNE $192,684$17,495 990
Amplify Horse RacingKY $192,754$88,825 990
Springdale Free Public Library IncPA $192,770$64,124 990
Keys Montessori School IncPA $190,969$54,206 990
The Bearcamp Center For Sustainable CommunityNH $190,952$37,426 990
Caledonia Education FoundationMI $192,835$22,735 990
Heritage Mission Foundation IncIN $192,847$28,232 990
First Christian Church YouthAR $192,862$34,771 990
Loan Repayment Assistance Program OfMN $192,896$77,250 990
Antiquarian Book School FoundationCO $190,850$13,032 990

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 default48th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)53rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted54th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted41st

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 (Reggie Berry) 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 1866 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (B), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $46,996 is reasonable (approximately the 48th 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). 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.