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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Hawaii Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 030397547
HI · NTEE P80
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Paula Chun-vetter, Executive Director / CEO ($52,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 164 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 51st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Paula Chun-vetter — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

164 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 164 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$828 total compensation of comparable organizations → $184,370 $52,500
$12,32710th
$29,03125th
$49,497Median
$70,53975th
$82,33290th
$52,500This org · 51st
p10$12,327
p25$29,031
p50$49,497
p75$70,539
p90$82,332
$52,500

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 HI 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
Pettaway Pursuit Foundation PA$182,330 Executive Director/president $66,401 $71,839 2024
The Whatcom Dream WA$180,029 Executive Director $54,820 $54,820 2023
Nonprofitconnect Inc NJ$182,966 Executive Director $83,703 $81,078 2024
Laura Mahoney Autism And Epilepsy NH$183,743 Executive Director $34,614 $35,699 2023
Homes For Laurel Inc MD$184,441 Vice President & Director $27,109 $27,496 2024
Camp Bluebird Of West Michigan MI$178,194 Executive Dir. $60,030 $69,207 2023
Roots To Wings Inc NE$175,893 Executive Director $49,104 $57,297 2024
Hannah And Friends Inc IN$187,260 Secretary, Director Of Ope $18,545 $21,844 2023
The Shepherds Center Of Fairfax-burke VA$175,121 Executive Dir. $43,471 $45,537 2024
Volunteer Caregivers Program NY$174,381 Executive Director $75,000 $73,525 2024
Westfield Residence Inc CA$189,049 Director $2,450 $2,295 2024
Dress For Success Billings Inc MT$190,236 Executive Director $47,167 $55,160 2024
Ide Center Apartments Ii Inc OH$172,521 Ceo/president $18,970 $22,442 2023
Community Access Naperville Inc IL$190,504 President $1,305 $1,392 2024
Universal City Supportive Housing MN$171,303 President/tr $68,006 $71,023 2025
Hope House DC$170,608 Ex Executive Director $80,534 $76,670 2024
Coleman Road Supportive Housing Inc MN$192,374 President/tr $65,715 $72,527 2023
Helping Hands Of Yuma AZ$193,285 Executive Director $65,322 $70,168 2023
Hope Reins In Texas Inc TX$194,211 Director $20,300 $22,031 2024
Lowell Terrace Corp CO$194,511 Board President & Ceo Of Mhcd $24,467 $26,204 2023
Promoting Responsible Independence In Daily Endeavors Inc CA$195,145 President $30,000 $28,104 2024
Payee Plus OH$167,580 Executive Director $60,637 $69,676 2024
Fostering Life-changing Opportunities MO$167,579 Executive Director $30,228 $35,760 2023
Professional Student Government MN$195,627 Secretary Of Grants, President $5,200 $5,575 2024
Achieve Inc CO$166,539 Executive Di $31,250 $32,508 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to HI 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 HI 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 default51st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)59th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted55th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted40th

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 (Paula Chun-vetter) 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 164 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P80), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $52,500 is reasonable (approximately the 51st 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.