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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

One Step For Animals

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 465536026
AZ · NTEE D20
FY ending 2025-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Anne Green, Executive Director / CEO ($36,542) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 210 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 58th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

210 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 210 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,602 total compensation of comparable organizations → $616,911 $36,542
$7,71610th
$17,31825th
$31,747Median
$49,34075th
$70,44890th
$36,542This org · 58th
p10$7,716
p25$17,318
p50$31,747
p75$49,340
p90$70,448
$36,542

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 AZ cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Hardin County Pet Protection IncKY $171,788$62,749 990
Mother Mayflower's AnimalOH $171,122$46,553 990
Golden Oldies Cat RescueCA $171,033$25,856 990
Animal Rez-q IncAZ $172,881$4,888 990
Illinois Horse Rescue Of WillIL $173,383$28,930 990
Maumee Valley Save A PetOH $173,463$25,372 990
Utah Animal Adoption CenterUT $173,845$36,794 990
Mostly Mutts IncPA $174,650$44,703 990
Canine ClassmatesTX $175,054$74,557 990
Institute For Animal HappinessNY $175,867$2,990 990
Path Of Hope RescueWA $167,266$37,267 990
Footloose MontanaMT $166,953$85,141 990
Rocky Mountain French Bulldog RescueCO $166,483$616,911 990
Mastiffs To MuttsPA $178,237$10,005 990
Petvet Relief IncTX $165,046$1,602 990
Kingman County Humane SocietyKS $178,866$30,076 990
Second Chance Animal Refuge SocietyKS $178,970$20,755 990
Southern Paw PartnersSC $163,903$50,106 990
Jans Rails To Trails Rescue SanctuaryCA $179,982$22,640 990
Animal Refuge Center IncKY $180,232$10,126 990
Hastings Animal Shelter Association IncNE $180,601$33,813 990
Faithful Friends Pet Rescue And RehomingFL $181,527$41,581 990
Small Dog Rescue Of New England IncRI $182,061$6,908 990
The Ryan Animal Rescue FoundationRI $160,925$38,037 990
Remiatte FoundationCA $160,908$61,288 990

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 AZ 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 default58th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)61st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted58th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted57th

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 (Anne Green) 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 210 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (D20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $36,542 is reasonable (approximately the 58th 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). 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.