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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Global Conservation Corps Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 474160868
GA · NTEE D31
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Justin Walker, Executive Director / CEO ($26,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 631 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 28th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Justin Walker — reported title “Treasurer”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

631 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 631 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$426 total compensation of comparable organizations → $235,360 $26,000
$10,08710th
$24,04425th
$44,247Median
$61,82275th
$80,67690th
$26,000This org · 28th
p10$10,087
p25$24,044
p50$44,247
p75$61,822
p90$80,676
$26,000

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 GA 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
El Paso Zoological Society TX$398,248 Executive Dir. $112,971 $109,166 2024
Spots Last Stop Inc MN$398,172 Manager $85,900 $81,995 2024
Humane Society Of Westmoreland County PA$398,055 President & Treasurer $18,652 $17,968 2024
The Heart Of The Horse Therapy Ranch CA$397,147 Vice President $41,798 $34,866 2024
Kitten Rescue Of Mason County WA$396,894 Executive Director $23,847 $20,625 2024
Florida Urgent Rescue FL$401,223 Executive Director $36,000 $33,635 2023
Green Lake Area Animal Shelter Ltd WI$396,338 Board Member $53,778 $54,255 2024
Lifeline Of Galveston County TX$396,066 Executive Director & Board President $32,664 $31,564 2024
Humane Society Of Rowan County NC$395,854 Vice Preside $1,800 $1,850 2023
Midwest Animal Resq MO$395,358 President $95,000 $97,199 2024
Watching Over Whiskers MO$395,235 President And Ceo $80,000 $81,853 2024
Shelter Animal Resource Alliance OR$402,531 Secretary $40,350 $36,197 2024
Kentucky Reining Horse Association KY$402,559 Director $2,325 $2,413 2024
Love Pit TX$402,836 President And Executive Director $21,923 $21,184 2024
Etowah Valley Humane Society Inc GA$394,728 Executive Director $72,010 $69,944 2024
Pupstarz Rescue Inc NY$403,942 President $20,400 $17,808 2024
Wild At Heart Horse Rescue CA$393,791 President $78,168 $65,204 2024
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy VA$393,437 Executive Director (From 06/24) $47,874 $44,654 2024
Crash's Landing MI$391,648 1721 Graham Ct Nw Grand Rapids, Mi 49504 $42,000 $41,878 2024
Help Animals India WA$406,444 Founding Director $27,000 $23,351 2024
Wee Companions CA$391,299 President $71,438 $59,590 2024
Alkylphenols & Ethoxylates Research Council DC$391,258 Exe Dirch Acct Officer Blcs $192,338 $167,862 2023
Charlie's Angels Saving Animals Inc TN$390,924 President $26,850 $27,264 2024
Pearl's Place TX$390,772 Director $42,050 $40,634 2024
Colorado Springs All Breed Rescue CO$390,375 Executive Di $28,500 $26,399 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to GA 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 GA 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 default28th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)26th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted29th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted26th

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 (Justin Walker) 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 631 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (D), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $26,000 is reasonable (approximately the 28th 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.