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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Angels Helping Animals Worldwide Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 462241717
MA · NTEE D20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Leslie Hurd Tully, Executive Director / CEO ($35,850) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 252 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 53rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Leslie Hurd Tully — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

252 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 252 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,670 total compensation of comparable organizations → $643,217 $35,850
$8,19110th
$18,59225th
$33,868Median
$53,88575th
$74,50390th
$35,850This org · 53rd
p10$8,191
p25$18,592
p50$33,868
p75$53,885
p90$74,503
$35,850

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 MA 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
Karma Cat & Zen Dog Rescue Society NJ$192,364 Executive Director $17,800 $18,208 2023
Southern Paws Inc NJ$190,639 Executive Director $12,000 $11,923 2024
Brighter Days Dog Rescue CO$190,413 Director $76,498 $81,628 2024
Grayhound Angels Rescue & NJ$190,070 Director $20,800 $21,276 2023
Lucky Day Animal Rescue Of Colorado CO$189,244 President $60,000 $64,024 2024
For Hanks Sake KY$194,714 President $8,000 $9,847 2023
Kentucky Horse Council Inc KY$188,605 Executive Director $66,519 $79,529 2024
Catalyst Council Inc MD$195,070 Executive Director $182,842 $195,845 2023
Glory Bound Rescue Ranch IL$195,165 President $12,403 $13,569 2024
Meals On Wheels For Helena West Helena Dogs AR$188,149 President $18,000 $23,181 2023
Give Me Shelter Cat Rescue CA$195,795 Executive Director $36,000 $34,593 2024
Pitiful Paws Rescue Inc WV$187,257 Executive Director $4,675 $5,633 2024
Hope Lives Here TX$196,111 President $43,219 $48,110 2024
Pawsibilities Animal Rescue PA$186,093 Director $14,700 $16,313 2024
Northern Colorado Friends Of Ferals CO$197,819 President $26,500 $28,277 2024
International Veterinary Outreach CA$198,080 Board Chair Chief Program Officer $42,500 $42,045 2023
Barbara Grannan Carie Feline IN$198,214 President $23,500 $27,578 2024
Home For Friendless Animals Inc IN$184,986 President $20,964 $24,602 2024
Animal Welfare Coalition Of Northeastern New Mexico NM$198,544 Office Assistant $21,558 $25,803 2024
Stay-a-while Cat Shelter Inc OH$183,198 Director $26,124 $29,998 2025
Small Dog Rescue Of New England Inc RI$182,061 Executive Di $6,750 $7,203 2024
Pawsitive Alliance WA$201,555 Executive Director $32,227 $33,057 2023
Panama City Beach FL$201,772 President $15,457 $16,159 2024
Faithful Friends Pet Rescue And Rehoming FL$181,527 Executive Director $41,471 $43,354 2024
Puppy Hill Farm Animal Rescue Inc FL$202,073 Executive Director $46,827 $48,953 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MA 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 MA 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 default53rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)57th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted53rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted53rd

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 (Leslie Hurd Tully) 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 252 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (D20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $35,850 is reasonable (approximately the 53rd 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.