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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Sewickley Hunt

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 250787870
PA · NTEE D03
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 10, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Lorraine Gronau, Executive Director / CEO ($26,416) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 125 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 46th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

125 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 125 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,181 total compensation of comparable organizations → $579,609 $26,416
$5,70910th
$10,58125th
$29,950Median
$44,13075th
$65,96390th
$26,416This org · 46th
p10$5,709
p25$10,581
p50$29,950
p75$44,130
p90$65,963
$26,416

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 PA 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
Hummingbird Society AZ$116,587 Ceo $36,025 $34,742 2024
Voice For The Animals CA$116,536 Founder And Executive Director $27,000 $23,379 2024
Kitticcino Charities OH$114,311 Chief Executive Officer $34,782 $38,032 2023
Whippet Health Foundation Inc MA$114,173 Director $5,081 $4,579 2024
Farm Animal Care Coalition Of Tn TN$113,999 Secretary $55,125 $59,821 2023
Ii Northeast Fishery Sector Ii MA$113,975 Manager $101,206 $93,891 2023
Healing Angels Organization NC$119,668 Director $28,653 $30,565 2023
Quail & Upland Game Alliance IL$119,801 Regional Dir $27,500 $27,911 2023
New York Therapy Animals Inc NY$111,789 Executive Director $42,956 $38,924 2024
Margarets Saving Grace Bully Rescue Inc VA$122,054 Secretary $7,085 $6,860 2024
Rescue K9-1-1 Inc AL$111,394 President $12,000 $13,000 2024
Seniors Pet Assistance Network TX$110,496 Executive Director $33,337 $33,440 2024
The Morgan Horse Foundation Inc KY$124,153 Executive Director $9,151 $9,859 2024
Alturas Wildlife Sanctuary Inc FL$109,294 President $10,000 $9,698 2023
Rescue Every Dog WA$124,668 Executive Director $34,560 $31,028 2024
Chance Shelter AZ$108,815 President & $10,800 $10,415 2024
Harry A Biszantz Memorial Center CA$108,711 President $30,000 $25,977 2024
Big Run Wolf Ranch IL$125,012 Secretary $3,600 $3,549 2024
Baby Kitten Rescue CA$108,397 Director, Ce $12,000 $10,391 2024
Delaware Society For The Prevention Of DE$125,496 Executive Director $10,422 $10,233 2024
Stanwood Wildlife Sanctuary ME$107,700 Executive Director $38,000 $38,157 2024
Hummingbird Farm NC$126,378 President $1,707 $1,723 2025
Horses' Honor CA$126,431 President $4,500 $3,897 2024
Lions Tigers & Bears Inc FL$106,991 President $14,400 $13,966 2023
Dawgs Fight Back Inc NH$126,901 President / Treasurer / Se $19,000 $17,593 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to PA 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 PA 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 default46th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)44th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted48th
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 (Lorraine Gronau) 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 10, 2026, comparing compensation against 125 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (D), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $26,416 is reasonable (approximately the 46th 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 10, 2026.