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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Humane Equine Aid & Rapid Transport Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 223740396
VA · NTEE B28
FY ending 2025-05-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Robin Sweely, Executive Director / CEO ($7,200) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 70 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 3rd percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Robin Sweely — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

70 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 70 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,661 total compensation of comparable organizations → $152,336 $7,200
$13,39410th
$30,71825th
$44,357Median
$71,27775th
$102,76190th
$7,200This org · 3rd
p10$13,394
p25$30,718
p50$44,357
p75$71,277
p90$102,761
$7,200

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 VA 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
Options For College Success IL$261,650 Executive Director And Pre $48,934 $52,653 2023
Community Alliance For Special Education CA$265,586 Executive Director $12,002 $11,343 2023
Suzuki Academy Of Columbia SC$267,327 Executive Director $37,129 $40,117 2025
Cptkd Academy Inc NY$256,141 Office Manager $149,946 $144,043 2024
Longleaf Academy Inc NC$255,509 Executive Director $72,549 $79,692 2024
The Shane Center For Therapeutic OH$252,632 Executive Director $63,540 $71,544 2024
Education Destination LA$273,913 Vice Preside $27,550 $32,250 2024
Illuminations Center For Dyslexia MS$274,388 Executive Director $43,753 $51,805 2024
The Shooting Star Foundation Inc MN$250,498 Executive Director $38,010 $39,928 2024
Samara Learning Center OR$279,040 Executive Director $35,397 $34,045 2025
Goldenrod Montessori OH$242,242 Head Of Scho $39,655 $44,650 2024
Montessori Intergenerational Learning Communities CO$242,078 Ceo $72,229 $73,628 2024
Minnesota Yucai Chinese School MN$241,151 Chair Principal $38,721 $40,674 2024
Flame Lily Montessori CO$241,009 Director $55,000 $56,065 2024
Walton County Christian Learning Ce GA$285,357 Executive Director $27,817 $30,612 2023
Monarch Home School Inc OH$238,294 President $64,246 $70,475 2025
Ludic Spectrum Center Inc TN$290,098 Executive Director, President $104,000 $113,219 2025
Dream Catcher Therapy Center Inc CO$235,687 Director $25,000 $26,237 2023
Chabad Girls Academy Inc NY$291,966 Executive Director $68,249 $65,563 2024
Spectrum Linx Foundation Inc TX$293,503 Executive Director $19,231 $20,451 2024
Westside Support Services Foundation CA$227,652 Cfo $14,760 $13,550 2024
Noticeability Inc MA$299,729 Executive Director $154,888 $152,336 2023
Appalachian Banner Academy TN$225,870 Executive Director $8,325 $9,303 2024
Sam Academy CA$300,722 Ceo $77,364 $73,117 2023
Resoarces Inc KY$224,564 Executive Director $45,760 $52,265 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to VA cost of living and 2025 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 VA 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 default3rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)3rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted4th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted3rd

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 (Robin Sweely) 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 70 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B28), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $7,200 is reasonable (approximately the 3rd 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.