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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

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Executive Director / CEO

EIN 200404386
NY · NTEE M20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Dennis Mckeon, Executive Director / CEO ($99,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 30 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 83rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

30 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 30 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$655 total compensation of comparable organizations → $205,542 $99,000
$5,41210th
$18,75125th
$67,612Median
$80,33275th
$109,24390th
$99,000This org · 83rd
p10$5,412
p25$18,751
p50$67,612
p75$80,332
p90$109,243
$99,000

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Jefferson County Long Term RecoveryTX $261,535$77,417 990
Israel Rescue Coalition IncNY $260,000$13,349 990
Compound Of CompassionCO $256,405$15,970 990
Us Hart Cares A Nj Nonprofit CorporationNJ $250,220$34,070 990
911 Environmental Action IncNY $249,408$73,000 990
Bac Disaster Relief Fund IncDC $248,957$158,468 990
Red LightningAZ $277,286$82,701 990
Arlington Fire Relief AssociationMN $279,106$956 990
4b Disaster Response NetworkTX $280,109$66,420 990
California Gun Rights FoundationNV $280,169$17,239 990
Ideal Firefighter Relief AssnMN $280,771$655 990
New Jersey Association For Floodplain ManagementNJ $234,675$11,963 990
Community Organizations ActiveFL $233,766$106,693 990
Hope Desoto Long Term RecoveryFL $230,888$70,988 990
Rebuild Paradise FoundationCA $230,879$70,078 990
Cb Avalanche Center IncCO $227,426$30,728 990
District 2 Hospital PreparednessIN $298,080$93,054 990
New York State United Teachers Disaster Relief & Scholarship FundNY $225,980$132,196 990
Communities United IncFL $224,071$49,901 990
Robbinsdale Fire Relief AssociationMN $222,352$2,166 990
Collaborating AgenciesCA $308,270$68,803 990
Family Assistance Education & Research FWA $214,674$80,839 990
Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery GroupTX $214,648$78,811 990
Helene Rebuild CollaborativeNC $210,920$5,773 990
Houtzdale Ramey Emergency MedicalPA $319,216$60,525 990

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 NY 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 default83rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)87th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted90th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted77th

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 (Dennis Mckeon) 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 30 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (M20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $99,000 is reasonable (approximately the 83rd 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.