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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Hatedust Project Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 471084811
CA · NTEE T12
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Rob Baptie, Executive Director / CEO ($20,145) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 38 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 24th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

38 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 38 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,383 total compensation of comparable organizations → $229,183 $20,145
$10,06710th
$20,96825th
$60,358Median
$73,93175th
$93,55690th
$20,145This org · 24th
p10$10,067
p25$20,968
p50$60,358
p75$73,931
p90$93,556
$20,145

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 CA 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
Member To Member Inc PA$192,950 President & Ceo $77,918 $87,404 2024
Tony Laudadio Foundation TX$186,253 Executive Director $9,000 $10,127 2024
The Care Collaborative Inc MA$185,282 Executive Director $25,904 $26,184 2024
Collision Industry Foundation VA$200,134 Trustee $7,800 $8,471 2024
Mvp Foundation AZ$181,500 Executive Director $60,000 $66,825 2023
Bvm Foundation VA$201,839 Administrati $2,500 $2,795 2023
Robert U & Roberta Goldman Family IL$177,349 Treasurer And Assistant Secretary $80,133 $88,616 2024
The Sarah Michelle Peterson Foundation VA$175,954 Executive Director $67,029 $72,800 2024
Building Industry Charitable Foundation KY$206,718 Executive Vice-president $13,400 $16,194 2024
Unity Music Foundation CA$209,951 Secretary $23,168 $23,168 2023
Healing Hand Foundation AK$212,578 Executive Di $40,000 $43,016 2024
Charity Bridge Fund CT$168,840 Executive Director $56,194 $57,739 2025
Milwaukee Center For Independence WI$162,963 President/ceo $53,025 $62,292 2024
Zeitler Charitable Trust OH$219,576 Trustee $2,000 $2,383 2024
Banfield Better Together Fund WA$159,633 Board President $9,857 $9,927 2024
Hope For Autumn Foundation AL$222,332 Executive Director $60,049 $72,972 2024
Eclesia Christian Apostolic Community Inc FL$222,724 Da Silva Teixeira $45,269 $47,836 2024
The Oswald Supporting Organization OH$158,852 Secretary/treasurer $60,259 $73,912 2023
Ur Community Cares Inc CT$225,990 Executive Director $57,640 $60,791 2024
Indy Hub Foundation Inc IN$228,023 President $80,100 $95,016 2024
Music 4 Miracles Inc FL$228,283 President $70,356 $74,345 2024
Crecer Foundation KS$229,915 Executive Director $28,800 $34,999 2024
Southwest Members Care Inc TN$231,021 President $161,707 $191,198 2024
Washington State Legends Of Soccer WA$150,866 Executive Director $17,000 $17,120 2024
Air Capital Charities Inc KS$233,591 President/director $89,357 $108,588 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CA 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 CA 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 default24th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)24th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted47th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted21st

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 (Rob Baptie) 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 38 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (T12), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $20,145 is reasonable (approximately the 24th 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.