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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Fishamerica Foundation

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 363219015
VA · NTEE D330
FY ending 2024-09-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Glenn D Hughes, Executive Director / CEO ($50,208) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 436 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 67th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

436 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 436 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$661 total compensation of comparable organizations → $598,632 $50,208
$9,17110th
$19,01825th
$35,047Median
$57,29075th
$77,54190th
$50,208This org · 67th
p10$9,171
p25$19,018
p50$35,047
p75$57,290
p90$77,541
$50,208

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 VA 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
Merritt Island Wildlife FL$214,153 Executive Di $1,609 $1,565 2024
James L West Presbyterian TX$213,560 Ceo $30,063 $32,065 2023
Sea Turtle Recovery Inc NJ$214,432 Co-executive Officer $47,600 $44,016 2024
Great Pyrenees Rescue Society Inc TX$214,729 Director $33,000 $35,198 2023
Second Chance For Homeless Pets UT$215,040 Executive Director $45,100 $47,806 2024
All Creatures Loving Care Inc FL$212,804 President $1,000 $973 2024
Foundation For North American Wild MT$215,222 Executive Di $25,002 $28,736 2023
Nmdog Inc NM$212,517 President $19,900 $22,167 2024
Wisconsin Big Cat Rescue Education Center Inc WI$215,665 Treasurer $8,663 $9,647 2023
Nowzad Dogs Nfp TX$216,388 President $55,254 $57,244 2024
National Walking Horse Association PA$216,467 Director $2,100 $2,169 2024
Vicksburg-warren Humane Society MS$211,204 President $45,000 $51,907 2024
Animals First Aid Nfp IL$211,091 President $7,358 $7,492 2024
Southern Hope Animal Rescue & Education NC$216,858 President $16,800 $17,978 2024
Tazzy Animal Rescue Fund Inc CA$210,832 Ceo $27,135 $24,267 2024
Gabby's Animal Rescue Inc CA$210,765 President $41,600 $38,303 2023
Stealing Hearts Rescue Inc AZ$217,211 President $32,885 $33,722 2023
Shaw Pit Bull Rescue MS$210,527 Employee $15,779 $18,739 2023
Pax Fauna CO$217,386 Board Member At Large $53,709 $53,338 2024
Diggity Dogs Services Dogs Inc MA$217,457 President/treasurer/clerk $122,699 $114,194 2024
Human-animal Alliance Inc FL$217,629 Exec Director; Treasurer & Secretary $80,000 $80,135 2023
South Carolina Wildlife Partnership SC$210,253 Executive Director $85,116 $94,682 2023
Northern New Mexico Street Homeless NM$217,766 Executive Di $58,920 $67,571 2023
Northern Lakes Rescue MN$210,094 President $24,259 $25,560 2023
Ark Rescue Rehab And Foster MS$210,046 Kennel Tech $33,347 $38,466 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to VA 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 VA 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 default67th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)69th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted99th

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 (Glenn D Hughes) 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 436 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (D), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $50,208 is reasonable (approximately the 67th 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.