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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Hopewell Ranch Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 203667572
MI · NTEE E50
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jodi L Stuber, Executive Director / CEO ($21,300) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 54 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 22nd percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

How comparable organizations were selected

54 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 54 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$249 total compensation of comparable organizations → $110,103 $21,300
$13,12910th
$24,74025th
$50,810Median
$59,95375th
$74,27790th
$21,300This org · 22nd
p10$13,129
p25$24,740
p50$50,810
p75$59,953
p90$74,277
$21,300

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Heartstrides Therapeutic RidingWA $251,000$51,078 990
Gestalt Training Institute Of Philadelphia IncPA $252,225$59,225 990
Adaptive Physical EducationCA $246,621$50,696 990
Help Me Grow Pediatric Rehab ServicesNH $256,370$19,550 990
Stable Friendships Foundation IncNY $258,980$17,858 990
Central New York Regional EmergencyNY $261,182$75,332 990
Meg FoundationCO $238,925$110,103 990
Wilderwood Equine TherapyNM $263,853$82,616 990
The Medicine Horse CenterCO $233,473$57,057 990
Healing Reins Of Kentucky IncKY $271,770$14,251 990
Small Miracles TherapeuticTN $229,287$50,924 990
Center For Adaptive RidingNV $280,867$9,905 990
Camelot Therapeutic Horsemanship IncAZ $281,224$72,664 990
Genuine Animate Navigate Assist SucceedCA $281,355$64,871 990
Childrens Therapy ClinicWV $281,494$53,840 990
Watch Us Farm IncIN $281,604$12,901 990
Mini Therapy HorsesCA $220,491$22,418 990
Rascal RodeoWA $287,600$64,591 990
Willow Creek Ranch IncWI $287,616$31,705 990
Boise Services Group IncID $287,658$65,898 990
Remount FoundationCO $212,567$39,741 990
Hilltop Horizons IncPA $211,681$36,095 990
Manes And Motions Therapeutic RidingCT $291,123$17,578 990
Grow Pediatric Therapy ServicesMO $291,608$249 990
Hope Springs Equestrian Therapy IncPA $209,781$70,526 990

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 MI 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 default22nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)20th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted22nd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted17th

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 (Jodi L Stuber) 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 54 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (E50), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $21,300 is reasonable (approximately the 22nd 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.