Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Gina Elise, Executive Director / CEO ($107,529) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 73 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 97th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended
Benchmarked executive: Gina Elise — reported title “President”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.
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.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watsontown American Legion Club Inc | PA | $189,157 | Finance Officer | $4,050 | $4,677 | 2024 |
| Walter Jones Post 2876 Veterans Of | IL | $191,118 | Jr Vice Comm | $10,830 | $12,330 | 2024 |
| American Patriot Service Corporatio | UT | $184,349 | President | $11,999 | $14,222 | 2024 |
| American Legion Post 0094 Charles Pratt Post | IN | $182,068 | Bar Gaming Manager | $38,055 | $45,277 | 2025 |
| Vietnam Veterans Of America #317 | MO | $195,555 | President | $34,182 | $40,846 | 2025 |
| Veterans Of Foreign Wars 9566vfw-mass | MA | $180,705 | Past Quartermaster | $4,410 | $4,589 | 2024 |
| American Legion Post 204 Harold N Keith | MA | $196,764 | Finance Officer | $7,200 | $7,493 | 2024 |
| Whitehall Lodge No 1491 Bpoe | NY | $180,612 | Secretary | $1,500 | $1,529 | 2025 |
| North Shore Veterans Counseling | MA | $197,898 | Executive Di | $53,000 | $55,155 | 2024 |
| Veterans Of Foreign Wars Of The United States Dept Of Florida | FL | $179,435 | Quartermaster | $2,600 | $2,756 | 2025 |
| Veterans Of Foreign Wars Of The United | CA | $199,976 | Treasurer | $42,000 | $42,000 | 2024 |
| Veterans Of Foreign Wars Department Of | AK | $176,865 | Quartermaster | $5,990 | $6,828 | 2023 |
| Lafayette War Veterans | CA | $201,261 | Center Director | $96,658 | $99,513 | 2023 |
| American Veterans Service Dog | IL | $201,691 | Treasurer - | $28,800 | $33,758 | 2023 |
| Pymatuning Veterans Home Assn | PA | $202,671 | President | $10,400 | $12,011 | 2024 |
| Hevin | WA | $203,834 | Vice-presden | $25,750 | $26,698 | 2024 |
| Us Army Warrant Officers Association | VA | $173,506 | Executive Director/ Editor | $62,398 | $69,772 | 2024 |
| Hero Expeditions Incorporated | CO | $170,678 | Executive Director | $36,000 | $39,976 | 2024 |
| American Legion Morris Snuggerud Post Membership | WI | $207,094 | 3rd Vice Commandergm | $51,688 | $62,514 | 2024 |
| Dtom 220 Foundation | SD | $207,188 | Ceo, Chairman Of The Board | $36,040 | $47,424 | 2023 |
| U S Veterans Post 104 Corporation | FL | $170,207 | Quartermaster | $2,000 | $2,240 | 2023 |
| Veterans Education Project | VA | $170,000 | Executive Director | $30,000 | $33,545 | 2024 |
| Peoples Foundation For Connecting Community Military & Veterans | CA | $207,511 | Secretary | $1,500 | $1,544 | 2023 |
| Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post 2832 Pike Memorial | OH | $169,487 | Quartermaster | $1,456 | $1,786 | 2024 |
| Fleet Reserve Club Of Jax Fl Inc | FL | $166,714 | Manager | $46,375 | $49,152 | 2025 |
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.
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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 97th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 99th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 97th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 93rd |
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.
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
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.