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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Lebaron Post Home Association

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 271702253
PA · NTEE W30
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Joe Silka, Executive Director / CEO ($4,700) 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 37th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Joe Silka — reported title “DIRECTOR”, 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

$50 total compensation of comparable organizations → $94,044 $4,700
$1,49310th
$3,56325th
$12,044Median
$25,33475th
$45,76990th
$4,700This org · 37th
p10$1,493
p25$3,563
p50$12,044
p75$25,334
p90$45,769
$4,700

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
Cecil Field Powmia Memorial Inc FL$107,335 Director $10,408 $9,523 2024
Servicemen's Club Inc MN$108,950 Club Manager $40,062 $39,696 2023
American Legion Post 12 VT$109,920 Finance Offi $15,000 $14,706 2024
Gen Richard G Stillwell Korean War VA$114,696 President $100,000 $94,044 2024
Feast Of Crispian WI$98,596 President & Managing Director $28,125 $29,454 2023
Hershey Memorial Post 3502 Canteen PA$117,525 Canteen Mana $40,905 $40,905 2023
Kiester Legion Post 454 MN$97,728 Commander $4,716 $4,539 2024
Veteran Business Project Inc IL$118,064 Ceo $72,500 $69,423 2024
American Legion Post 333 IN$97,240 Service Officer $4,360 $4,478 2024
St Cloud Standdown Inc MN$96,010 Director $2,400 $2,310 2024
American Legion Post 87 NC$120,375 Finance Officer $2,200 $2,279 2023
The American Legion Northridge Post 746 Memorial Building Inc OH$120,835 Bartender $4,313 $4,334 2025
Hand In Hand Partnership AL$125,038 Secretary And Treasurer $67,084 $72,674 2023
American Legion Post 234 IN$125,706 Commander $9,809 $10,373 2023
American Legion Whitestown Post 1113 NY$127,346 Service Officer $58,425 $51,422 2024
Louisiana National Guard Enlisted Association LA$127,680 Executive Director $7,400 $8,171 2023
Operation Vet Fit Inc SC$86,309 President $17,240 $17,518 2024
Brockport Area Veterans Club Inc NY$84,547 Treasurer $1,275 $1,155 2023
Us For Warriors Foundation CA$84,114 Executive Director $2,175 $1,830 2024
Department Of Massachusetts Vfw Auxiliary Inc MA$83,297 President $4,703 $4,116 2024
American Legion Post 165 CT$81,585 Adjutant $500 $445 2025
Veterans Home Association Of Valley View PA$80,299 Head Bar Tender $23,188 $23,188 2023
Lake Zurich Post 964 American Legion IL$80,105 Finance Officer (Thru 10/24) $19,875 $19,032 2024
Warriors Rock PA$135,753 Secretary $40,800 $39,629 2024
100 Entrepreneurs Foundation Inc MD$79,404 President & $37,579 $35,230 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to PA cost of living and 2023 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 default37th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)35th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted41st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted35th

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 (Joe Silka) 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 sector (W30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $4,700 is reasonable (approximately the 37th 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.