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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Purple Hearts Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 452856302
TX · NTEE K30
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Anna Powell, Executive Director / CEO ($40,504) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 93 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 40th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Anna Powell — 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

93 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 93 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,002 total compensation of comparable organizations → $121,777 $40,504
$15,98610th
$33,29325th
$47,293Median
$63,73475th
$82,01890th
$40,504This org · 40th
p10$15,986
p25$33,293
p50$47,293
p75$63,734
p90$82,018
$40,504

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 TX 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
Farming 4 Hunger Inc MD$353,474 President $75,000 $68,085 2024
Feeding Children International MN$357,553 Secretary/tr $97,100 $93,164 2024
Amor Healing Kitchen Inc SC$349,724 Executive Di $68,019 $68,904 2024
La Clinica Del Pueblo CO$349,370 Program Director $23,675 $22,694 2023
Revive Ministries Inc MI$349,278 Vice Chairperson $35,048 $35,126 2024
Conroe Noon Lions Club Charities Inc TX$346,702 Employee $51,658 $48,883 2025
Nest Nourish Everyone Sustainably IL$346,219 Executive Dir. $40,625 $38,781 2024
Callaway Cares MO$345,104 Ceo $38,000 $39,081 2024
Provision Packs Inc FL$343,114 Administrative Staff $60,000 $54,732 2024
Feed And Be Fed CA$341,568 Executive Director Hnrf $13,750 $12,356 2022
Washington State Farmers Market Assoc WA$338,530 Executive Director $94,187 $81,882 2024
Matthews Ministry Inc NC$335,206 President $42,000 $42,139 2024
Ampleharvestorg Inc NJ$333,454 Exec Dir & P $84,700 $75,600 2023
Tc Food Justice MN$332,189 Executive Di $35,315 $33,884 2024
Brookings Harbor Community Helpers OR$329,518 Executive Di $70,680 $63,734 2024
Comeunity Cafe Oc OH$325,898 General Manager $60,211 $61,924 2024
Neighborhood Meals On Wheels Inc GA$325,274 Director $42,121 $41,125 2024
Fundamental Needs CO$383,569 Executive Director $37,170 $35,630 2023
Village Project OH$383,922 Executive Director $58,195 $59,850 2024
Falls Area Community Services Inc WI$323,101 Executive Director $73,192 $74,223 2024
Backyard Blessings AL$323,067 Executive Director $35,000 $37,800 2023
Mayors Feed The Hungry Program Inc FL$321,204 Executive Director $60,000 $56,348 2023
Mozell Sanders Foundation Inc IN$388,022 Ceo Director $18,500 $18,943 2024
Beef Bank Colorado Inc CO$388,431 Secretary $65,000 $60,520 2024
Living Hope Farm Inc PA$318,229 Head Farmer $40,000 $38,732 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to TX 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 TX 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 default40th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)37th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted41st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted39th

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 (Anna Powell) 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 93 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (K30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $40,504 is reasonable (approximately the 40th 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.