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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Veterans Of Foreign Wars Department Of

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 237085507
CA · NTEE W303
FY ending 2024-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Richard Fetro, Executive Director / CEO ($12,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 46 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 54th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Richard Fetro — reported title “QUARTER MASTER”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

46 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 46 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$529 total compensation of comparable organizations → $145,767 $12,000
$1,31610th
$3,66725th
$10,363Median
$29,97475th
$77,55490th
$12,000This org · 54th
p10$1,316
p25$3,667
p50$10,363
p75$29,974
p90$77,554
$12,000

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 CA 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
Nebraska Association Of Former State Legislators NE$58,432 Executive Director $1,000 $1,246 2024
Verified Votingorg Inc PA$58,775 Managing Director $7,678 $9,129 2023
Eden Streets Inc UT$59,562 Executive Director $1,000 $1,154 2025
National Executive Forum Inc MD$57,500 President $28,000 $30,315 2024
Stamford Veterans Park Partnership Inc CT$57,293 Executive Director $82,500 $87,271 2025
Janet Johnston Housenick And PA$61,111 Vp & Treas $4,500 $5,351 2023
Beyond Housingnhs Community Lending MO$55,886 President $8,454 $10,370 2024
Institute For International MA$55,760 President $1,000 $1,041 2024
Caribou Acres Water ID$62,182 Secretary/treasurer $4,000 $4,928 2024
Council On Aviation Accreditation AL$62,412 President $13,750 $17,203 2024
Governor's Mansion Foundation MS$62,500 Vice President $2,825 $3,550 2025
Partners Making A Difference MI$54,116 President $104,094 $124,427 2024
Genius 100 Foundation Us NY$53,600 Ceo Secretary And Director $48,600 $50,858 2024
Valley Water Company CO$52,473 Director $7,800 $8,438 2025
Brave New Films Action Fund 501(c)4 CA$51,523 Cfo $4,390 $4,390 2024
New Jersey Utility Shareholders NJ$51,280 President $28,000 $28,951 2024
Michigan Forest Association MI$51,107 Executive Director $10,500 $12,551 2024
Kck 501 Minnesota All Inc KS$49,987 Vice President $61,208 $76,578 2024
Innsure Corporation MA$49,677 President $49,492 $59,620 2021
National Association Of Consumer DC$49,419 Executive Dir. $5,990 $6,267 2023
Miriam Foundation SC$48,535 Executive Di $65,000 $78,530 2024
Patriot Week Inc MI$70,005 Executive Director $19,500 $23,309 2024
Distribution And Assistance Inc MO$46,255 President $12,000 $14,719 2024
Cor Community Develope MO$70,827 Secretary $8,200 $10,355 2023
Global Resource Connections Inc IN$71,353 Secretary $25,410 $31,032 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CA 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 CA 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 default54th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)57th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted61st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted43rd

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 (Richard Fetro) 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 46 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (W), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $12,000 is reasonable (approximately the 54th 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.