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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Minnesota Veterinary Medical Foundation

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 411678571
MN · NTEE D124
FY ending 2025-07-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Kelly Andrews, Executive Director / CEO ($16,050) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 631 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 16th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Kelly Andrews — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

631 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 631 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$458 total compensation of comparable organizations → $253,096 $16,050
$10,63110th
$24,35425th
$45,845Median
$64,17175th
$85,44790th
$16,050This org · 16th
p10$10,631
p25$24,354
p50$45,845
p75$64,171
p90$85,447
$16,050

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 MN 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
Omega Horse Rescue And Rehabilitation PA$371,753 Executive Director $35,100 $35,424 2025
American Association Of Equine TX$370,306 Exec Dir/ceo $33,975 $35,305 2024
Remarkable Resques Inc FL$372,550 Vice President $39,000 $38,059 2024
Delta Animal Shelter MI$369,806 Trustee/part $42,570 $46,993 2023
Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary MO$373,701 Executive Dir. $19,188 $21,112 2024
Animal Rescue And Foster Program Inc NC$367,729 Executive Director $56,000 $61,884 2023
Paws And Claws Rescue Inc IL$375,174 Cat Care Manager $45,000 $47,315 2023
Chasing Daylight Animal Shelter Inc WI$375,277 Director $38,923 $42,227 2024
Ruth Steinert Memorial Spca PA$367,298 Shelter Mana $42,687 $44,220 2024
A Friend Of Jack Rescue CO$375,848 Executive Director $57,333 $57,109 2024
Sugarland Ranch Inc NV$366,813 President $21,375 $22,258 2024
Cracker Box Palace Inc NY$375,977 Farm Director $23,078 $21,664 2024
Social Tees Animal Rescue Foundation In NY$366,592 Executive Director $111,240 $104,420 2024
American Bald Eagle Foundation Haines Chapter Inc AK$376,251 Executive Director $54,823 $54,448 2024
Carrie A Seaman Animal Shelter Inc MA$376,429 Treasurer $16,250 $14,778 2025
Bird Treatment & Learning Center AK$366,068 Executive Di $56,555 $56,167 2024
Cats Of San Bernardino CA$376,854 Vice President $86,565 $83,221 2022
Salt Pond Areas Bird Sanctuaries Inc MA$377,160 Executive Director $89,476 $83,525 2024
Darke County Agricultural Society OH$377,501 Secretary $48,308 $53,151 2024
Hubbs Florida Ocean Fund Inc CA$378,077 Trustee $15,924 $15,309 2022
East Greenwich Animal Protection League Inc RI$364,684 Executive Director $62,661 $64,260 2023
H U G S For Horses And Children MI$378,217 President $69,172 $74,168 2024
Tiny Hooves Rescue Inc WI$378,500 President Until 09/12/24 $12,254 $13,294 2024
Brookings Regional Humane Society Inc SD$363,863 Executive Dir. $68,006 $77,966 2024
Vegas Roots Rescue NV$363,855 President $4,500 $4,686 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MN cost of living and 2025 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 MN 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 default16th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)16th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted97th

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 (Kelly Andrews) 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 631 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (D), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $16,050 is reasonable (approximately the 16th 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.