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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Waggies By Maggie And Friends Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 331189031
DE · NTEE P99
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Ann Grunert, Executive Director / CEO ($4,747) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 106 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 8th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Ann Grunert — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

106 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 106 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$312 total compensation of comparable organizations → $183,889 $4,747
$9,67310th
$26,64125th
$44,883Median
$67,44675th
$87,35890th
$4,747This org · 8th
p10$9,673
p25$26,641
p50$44,883
p75$67,446
p90$87,358
$4,747

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 DE 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
Operation Red White And Brave Foundation AR$184,455 Chairman Of The Board $44,000 $52,003 2023
The 5ive Pillars Organization CA$181,873 Executive Dir. $19,000 $16,756 2024
A Second Wish By Demetrius Inc FL$187,840 Executive Director / Ceo $26,000 $24,945 2024
Hope Centers For Children Of Africa WI$179,084 Executive Di $38,001 $41,728 2023
Esteem Total Transformation NC$188,177 Owner $54,000 $56,984 2024
The Fuqua Foundation IL$190,580 Director $13,447 $13,153 2025
Hearts Of Empowerment Inc VA$192,110 Ceo $33,275 $33,782 2023
Pilipino Senior Resource Center CA$193,011 Executive Dir. $24,950 $22,003 2024
Inside Out Thrift Ministries Inc IL$173,631 President $3,780 $3,908 2023
Rosemarys Wish Kids Inc RI$170,748 Secretarytreasurer $31,200 $30,554 2024
The Bridge Of West Tennessee Inc TN$196,990 Treasurer $17,752 $19,057 2024
Samaritan Works Inc OH$170,065 Executive Di $50,000 $55,683 2023
Friends Of The Ulyssess S Grant NY$197,672 Executive Di $19,862 $18,872 2023
Servantworks Inc IL$197,794 Asian Ministries Director $75,600 $75,906 2024
The Charlotte Center For The Humanities Inc NC$198,268 Executive Director $60,250 $61,941 2025
Tears ND$199,121 President $3,790 $4,248 2024
Tipton County Council On Aging Inc IN$199,940 Executive Di $37,500 $40,388 2024
Four Winds American Indian Council CO$165,663 Exec Dir Chair $48,000 $47,006 2024
Hagars Heart TX$165,357 Executive Dir. $33,875 $34,607 2024
Marriage Missionaries CO$202,713 President $69,185 $67,752 2024
Love Not Lost Inc GA$203,992 Executive Director $45,000 $47,575 2023
Youth And Family Advocacy Services SC$204,508 Case Manager $38,862 $41,406 2024
Valverde Inc CA$204,608 President/ceo $4,050 $3,677 2023
Guardian Friend Associates Inc WI$206,489 Executive Dir. $76,412 $81,501 2024
Ma Hilas Heart Project Foundation TX$159,688 President & Ceo $180,000 $183,889 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to DE 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 DE 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 default8th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)8th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted9th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted7th

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 (Ann Grunert) 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 106 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $4,747 is reasonable (approximately the 8th 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.