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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Farming 4 Hunger Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 454827932
MD · NTEE K30
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Clyde B Fowler Jr, Executive Director / CEO ($75,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 95 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 76th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Clyde B Fowler Jr — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

95 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 95 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,104 total compensation of comparable organizations → $134,145 $75,000
$18,34910th
$36,75725th
$51,458Median
$69,77075th
$90,31090th
$75,000This org · 76th
p10$18,349
p25$36,757
p50$51,458
p75$69,770
p90$90,310
$75,000

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 MD 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
Purple Hearts Inc TX$354,196 Director $40,504 $44,617 2023
Amor Healing Kitchen Inc SC$349,724 Executive Di $68,019 $75,901 2024
Feeding Children International MN$357,553 Secretary/tr $97,100 $102,626 2024
La Clinica Del Pueblo CO$349,370 Program Director $23,675 $24,999 2023
Revive Ministries Inc MI$349,278 Vice Chairperson $35,048 $38,694 2024
Conroe Noon Lions Club Charities Inc TX$346,702 Employee $51,658 $53,847 2025
Nest Nourish Everyone Sustainably IL$346,219 Executive Dir. $40,625 $42,720 2024
Callaway Cares MO$345,104 Ceo $38,000 $43,050 2024
Provision Packs Inc FL$343,114 Administrative Staff $60,000 $60,290 2024
Feed And Be Fed CA$341,568 Executive Director Hnrf $13,750 $13,611 2022
Washington State Farmers Market Assoc WA$338,530 Executive Director $94,187 $90,197 2024
Matthews Ministry Inc NC$335,206 President $42,000 $46,419 2024
Ampleharvestorg Inc NJ$333,454 Exec Dir & P $84,700 $83,278 2023
Tc Food Justice MN$332,189 Executive Di $35,315 $37,325 2024
Brookings Harbor Community Helpers OR$329,518 Executive Di $70,680 $70,207 2024
Comeunity Cafe Oc OH$325,898 General Manager $60,211 $68,213 2024
Neighborhood Meals On Wheels Inc GA$325,274 Director $42,121 $45,301 2024
Fundamental Needs CO$383,569 Executive Director $37,170 $39,249 2023
Falls Area Community Services Inc WI$323,101 Executive Director $73,192 $81,761 2024
Backyard Blessings AL$323,067 Executive Director $35,000 $41,639 2023
Village Project OH$383,922 Executive Director $58,195 $65,929 2024
Mayors Feed The Hungry Program Inc FL$321,204 Executive Director $60,000 $62,070 2023
Mozell Sanders Foundation Inc IN$388,022 Ceo Director $18,500 $20,868 2024
Beef Bank Colorado Inc CO$388,431 Secretary $65,000 $66,667 2024
Living Hope Farm Inc PA$318,229 Head Farmer $40,000 $42,667 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MD 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 MD 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 default76th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)80th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted77th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted75th

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 (Clyde B Fowler Jr) 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 95 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (K30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $75,000 is reasonable (approximately the 76th 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.