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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Friends Of Sp Dinsmoor's Garden Of Eden Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 264459829
KS · NTEE N32
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Lynn Schneider, Executive Director / CEO ($25,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 314 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 61st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

314 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 314 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$123 total compensation of comparable organizations → $314,239 $25,000
$2,59010th
$6,65025th
$18,185Median
$36,22775th
$54,98490th
$25,000This org · 61st
p10$2,590
p25$6,650
p50$18,185
p75$36,227
p90$54,984
$25,000

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Grand Marais Sno-trails AssociationMI $130,644$493 990
Eagle River United Methodist CampAK $130,545$2,301 990
American Ukrainian Citizens ClubPA $131,048$4,464 990
Missoula Horse Council IncMT $130,056$29,933 990
College Of Diplomates Of The AmericanIL $130,025$937 990
Somo Endowment Fund IncMO $131,555$9,601 990
His Haven Ranch CoMN $131,994$36,222 990
Glad Tidings Bible Camp IncNE $129,102$31,517 990
ChicagamiMN $129,091$26,226 990
Western Reserve Hospital Medical StaffOH $129,046$29,412 990
Quit Qui Oc Athletic Alliance IncWI $128,828$49,554 990
Monroe County Education Foundation IncWV $133,506$19,821 990
Greater Hamilton Homes IncMD $133,766$24,863 990
Aloha Section Pga FoundationHI $133,816$6,296 990
Kidron Community Park IncOH $127,210$3,219 990
Team Paradise Sailing IncFL $127,172$34,957 990
Pulaski ClubPA $126,986$29,193 990
Sac Area Sports IncCA $134,383$15,986 990
Connecticut Storm BasketballCT $126,706$11,167 990
Slo Baseball Alliance Foundation IncCA $134,539$40,881 990
Marion Township Rod And Gun ClubPA $126,230$4,708 990
Aberdeen Family Y Foundation IncSD $135,191$8,352 990
Club Selah VolleyballWA $126,007$3,315 990
Yorkana Game And Gun ClubPA $125,956$4,371 990
John Jay Youth LacrosseNY $135,439$6,691 990

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 KS 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 default61st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)58th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted63rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted58th

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 (Lynn Schneider) 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 314 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (N), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $25,000 is reasonable (approximately the 61st 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.