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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Thirst Relief International Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 203398554
FL · NTEE Q33
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of David Bielby, Executive Director / CEO ($100,376) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 239 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 91st percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

Benchmarked executive: David Bielby — reported title “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

239 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 239 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,949 total compensation of comparable organizations → $195,951 $100,376
$11,34010th
$24,29125th
$47,630Median
$68,30175th
$99,15290th
$100,376This org · 91st
p10$11,340
p25$24,291
p50$47,630
p75$68,301
p90$99,152
$100,376

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 FL 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
Hasten International Inc NC$384,351 Executive Director $115,792 $127,359 2024
Refugees United Foundation Usa CA$384,439 Treasurer $64,702 $59,473 2024
Life Connection Mission Inc MD$384,578 Treasurer/se $10,000 $9,695 2025
The Small Things Inc CT$383,229 Executive Dir. $36,000 $35,931 2024
Freedom Firm Usa VA$385,379 President/treasurer $41,394 $41,448 2025
Building Everyones Success Together In West Africa TX$387,914 Executive Director $53,648 $57,125 2024
Casa Viva IL$379,428 Director $81,102 $84,874 2024
Global Assistance Inc OR$390,374 Ex President $11,333 $11,203 2024
Himalayan Childrens Fund CA$390,400 Director $36,000 $34,068 2023
Business For Social Good CA$390,472 President & Ceo $70,000 $64,343 2024
Answer Relief MI$377,270 Treasurer $49,416 $55,899 2023
The Kings Embrace KY$377,150 Board Member $9,270 $10,602 2024
Volunteers For Honduran Communities Inc VA$376,504 Executive Director $130,376 $134,001 2024
Impact Ministries With The Michalski WA$392,818 President & Ceo $16,231 $15,469 2024
Akonda Ministries Inc KY$375,284 President $19,517 $22,321 2024
Tractors For Africa MN$374,845 Board Member $42,000 $44,177 2024
Caleb Corps Inc OR$393,365 Director $126,500 $128,743 2023
Water4life Mozambique Inc FL$394,039 President $70,000 $70,000 2024
Global Care Alliance Inc CA$394,195 President $40,000 $36,767 2024
Life Center Ethiopia CO$373,686 Executive Director $52,000 $53,077 2024
Americas Hand In Hand MT$394,922 Secretary $2,400 $2,835 2023
Fne International Inc MA$396,470 Executive Director $31,200 $30,727 2023
Haiti Gospel Outreach CA$371,372 Development $50,400 $47,695 2023
Embracing Hope Ethiopia Inc PA$397,418 Managing Dir $35,880 $38,088 2024
Abandoned Little Angels Nhom Tinh Thuong TX$370,370 Executive Director $50,000 $53,241 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to FL cost of living and 2024 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 FL 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 default91st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)91st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted86th
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 (David Bielby) 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 239 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (Q33), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $100,376 is reasonable (approximately the 91st 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.