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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Shepherd's Hand

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 454060960
CO · NTEE P20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Abbie Brewer, Executive Director / CEO ($65,625) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 33 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 73rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

33 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 33 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$7,361 total compensation of comparable organizations → $172,447 $65,625
$21,32710th
$30,00125th
$47,083Median
$65,85075th
$87,88890th
$65,625This org · 73rd
p10$21,327
p25$30,001
p50$47,083
p75$65,850
p90$87,888
$65,625

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 CO 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
Wldforce Inc CO$310,296 President Ceo $167,500 $172,447 2023
Esther House CO$309,910 Director $32,640 $32,640 2024
Lubick Foundation CO$326,003 Executive Dir. $54,238 $54,238 2024
One Challenge Usa CO$327,988 Executive Director $8,466 $8,466 2024
Swp Inc Dba Shadow Warriors CO$303,540 Treasurer $52,379 $52,379 2024
Africa Development Promise CO$340,321 Executive Director $28,038 $28,038 2024
Arboretum Coffee CO$345,091 Executive Dir. $22,635 $22,635 2024
Love For Lily CO$348,154 Executive Director $55,000 $56,625 2023
Rezilientkidz CO$285,691 President $42,730 $43,992 2023
Para Ti Mujer CO$350,881 President $46,709 $46,709 2024
Lifebridge CO$283,303 President $48,300 $49,727 2023
Rise Foundation Inc CO$358,363 Executive Director $73,875 $73,875 2024
Milestone Community Wellness Llc CO$359,674 Executive Dir. $65,850 $65,850 2024
Colorado East Community Action CO$274,123 Executive Di $47,083 $47,083 2024
From The Heart Foundation CO$364,050 Executive Director $51,584 $51,584 2024
Western Slope Native American Resource Center CO$252,717 Executive Director $87,969 $87,969 2024
Good Life Refuge CO$243,200 President/director $21,000 $21,000 2024
Crazy Faith Street Ministry CO$239,948 Executive Director $57,000 $57,000 2024
Loaves & Fishes Inc CO$236,304 Exec Director $40,000 $40,000 2024
Confluence Ministries CO$235,973 Director & P $75,800 $75,800 2024
Fish For Change CO$232,757 Vice Chair And Secretary $15,000 $15,000 2024
Collegiate Crossings Inc CO$223,288 Executive Director $63,111 $63,111 2024
Restored Hope Network CO$220,134 Executive Dir. $69,784 $69,784 2024
Hope Has No Borders CO$217,462 Board Member $23,372 $23,372 2024
Touching Africa Ministries CO$216,525 President $7,150 $7,361 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CO 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 CO 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 default73rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)73rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted79th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted70th

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 (Abbie Brewer) 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 33 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P20) + CO + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $65,625 is reasonable (approximately the 73rd 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.