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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Texas Special Children's Projects

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 264472302
TX · NTEE P52
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of David Hanshaw, Executive Director / CEO ($43,420) against the 2000 closest of 2,441 comparable organizations — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 52nd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

2,441 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 2,000 within the band form the benchmarked peer set (closest by budget).

Distribution of comparable compensation

$166 total compensation of comparable organizations → $371,602 $43,420
$10,94210th
$24,51525th
$41,829Median
$61,89775th
$80,19290th
$43,420This org · 52nd
p10$10,942
p25$24,515
p50$41,829
p75$61,897
p90$80,192
$43,420

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Friends Of The Palapa Society Of Todos Santos IncCA $204,222$5,911 990
Hitha Healing House IncMI $204,220$4,982 990
Well Of Grace Ministries IncMI $204,250$21,213 990
Uptown Association IncMN $204,192$67,163 990
Good Samaritan Counseling IncGA $204,278$79,819 990
Forever Families Through AdoptionNY $204,283$84,467 990
Yanam2mCO $204,439$52,415 990
Pasadena Supportive HousingMN $204,006$63,567 990
Love Not Lost IncGA $203,992$45,233 990
Journey For LifeNC $203,981$123,056 990
Refuge Host HomesOH $204,493$22,214 990
To Whom It May ConcernOH $203,951$49,200 990
Youth And Family Advocacy ServicesSC $204,508$39,367 990
Valverde IncCA $204,608$3,496 990
Artist Mentorship ProgramOR $203,809$81,557 990
Every Warrior NetworkLA $203,801$38,074 990
Night Off The Streets IncNV $204,652$56,893 990
Unique Care Practical Solutions IncAR $203,792$84,973 990
Casa Del Valle IncCO $204,734$6,803 990
Thunderzoll IncKS $204,757$16,740 990
Little Hands A Parent Child CenterCA $203,667$59,920 990
Unbridled ChangeVA $203,658$38,610 990
Creative Citizen StudiosPA $204,801$31,969 990
88 BikesWA $203,613$13,754 990
Community Action Social Services & Education IncTX $203,584$47,973 990

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 TX 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 default52nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)51st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted55th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted44th

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 (David Hanshaw) 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 2000 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (P), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $43,420 is reasonable (approximately the 52nd 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.