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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Runnin Free Ranch

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 474615353
TX · NTEE F30
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Amy Dojahn, Executive Director / CEO ($48,600) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 53 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 45th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Amy Dojahn — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIREC”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

53 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 53 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,374 total compensation of comparable organizations → $174,332 $48,600
$12,55510th
$30,92325th
$49,421Median
$67,28775th
$89,04790th
$48,600This org · 45th
p10$12,555
p25$30,923
p50$49,421
p75$67,287
p90$89,047
$48,600

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 TX 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
Mental Health America Of Hendricks County IN$173,989 Executive Director $66,000 $71,634 2023
Therapy Experienced OR$166,809 President $43,950 $40,802 2024
The Research And Recognition NY$166,782 Chief Executive Officer $25,000 $22,584 2024
Hillside Wellness Center CA$194,204 Cfo And Ceo $15,938 $13,758 2024
Petersburg Mental Health Services Inc AK$162,935 Executive Director $41,900 $39,014 2025
Jersey Innovative Services Foundati NJ$162,494 Trustee $2,660 $2,374 2024
Second Mile Psychological And Consulting NM$200,394 President $162,136 $174,332 2024
Family & Children Counseling Service CA$201,508 Ceo $77,300 $66,728 2024
New Life Behavioral Health Services MD$202,027 Executive Director $33,078 $30,915 2024
Christian Counseling Of Mid Michigan MI$205,033 Executive Director $40,189 $40,400 2025
Depression And Bipolar Support Alliance CA$205,574 Executive Director $66,000 $58,656 2023
Renovations For Life Inc ID$205,716 Secretary $30,155 $32,069 2024
Biblical Restoration Ministries Inc IA$154,580 President $76,077 $83,273 2024
Ground Work Inc AZ$206,523 Chair $16,000 $15,383 2024
Vista Center MI$153,500 Director $48,200 $48,453 2025
Live Oak Counseling Center SC$208,958 Executive Director $51,062 $54,826 2023
Logos Healing Institute CO$209,780 President And Director Of Ops $50,817 $48,712 2024
Animal Companion Counseling OH$210,989 Co-executive Director $44,007 $46,596 2024
Pennsylvania Association Of Psychiatric PA$214,452 Executive Director $74,542 $74,313 2024
Family Assessment Clinic MI$145,514 Co-director $3,500 $3,718 2023
Hope Valley - Helping Others Through Per OH$143,526 Executive Director $90,069 $98,184 2023
Vibrant Lives Of Montana MT$219,037 Therapist $44,522 $49,394 2023
Nami Lowcountry SC$219,077 Executive Di $62,000 $66,571 2023
Blue Mountain Health Cooperative WA$219,923 Executive Dir. $71,160 $63,690 2024
Rise Canyon Ranch CA$220,642 Board Member $61,021 $51,317 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to TX 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 TX 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 default45th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)47th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted51st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted43rd

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 (Amy Dojahn) 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 53 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (F30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $48,600 is reasonable (approximately the 45th 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.