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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Health Foundation Fund Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 043521743
MA · NTEE E12
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Amie Shei Phd, Executive Director / CEO ($10,308) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 34 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 12th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

How comparable organizations were selected

34 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 34 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,408 total compensation of comparable organizations → $1,624,443 $10,308
$8,22310th
$16,64925th
$44,316Median
$85,44675th
$181,91190th
$10,308This org · 12th
p10$8,223
p25$16,649
p50$44,316
p75$85,446
p90$181,911
$10,308

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 MA cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Saint Alphonsus Foundation-ontario IncOR $14,718$85,592 990
Healthspan Integrated CareOH $14,676$48,076 990
Trimark Physicians GroupIA $15,273$114,396 990
The Osluv ProjectMN $14,432$178,655 990
Aldersbridge Foundation (Fka UnitedRI $15,423$24,071 990
St Margaret's Hospital FoundationIL $15,896$62,594 990
Mary Rutan Health AssociationOH $16,019$679,575 990
Park County Drop In CenterMT $16,708$25,191 990
Hospice Care In Westchester And Putnam IncNY $13,008$73,103 990
Evangeline Partners IncLA $16,835$14,326 990
Mgma Center For Research IncCO $16,896$70,505 990
Graphite Health IncUT $17,004$1,019,885 990
St Joseph Regional Health PartnersTX $17,560$64,082 990
Connected Care Of SoutheasternMA $12,045$183,307 990
The Harbor Lights Foundation IncNY $11,487$40,555 990
Butte Valley Ambulance Services IncCA $18,386$1,674 990
Pendleton Emergency AmbulanceIN $11,198$1,408 990
Los Angeles Free Clinic Hollywood CenterCA $11,197$15,495 990
Illinois Valley Community HospitalIL $10,912$73,309 990
Southwest Cares FoundationTX $19,092$6,679 990
Sk Therapy Associates IncTN $10,557$27,776 990
Barber Services Systems IncPA $10,500$16,182 990
Manor Care Of Lacey Wa AssociationOH $10,288$16,515 990
Loretto Hospital FoundationIL $10,181$95,020 990
Beaumont Medical TransportationMI $10,071$1,624,443 990

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 MA 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 default12th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)15th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted44th

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 (Amie Shei Phd) 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 34 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (E), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $10,308 is reasonable (approximately the 12th 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.