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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 475463138
TX · NTEE M20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Christopher Brandt, Executive Director / CEO ($71,194) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 34 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 74th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Christopher Brandt — reported title “Ex Director”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

34 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 34 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$592 total compensation of comparable organizations → $143,152 $71,194
$4,35110th
$12,65125th
$49,877Median
$72,46475th
$94,29690th
$71,194This org · 74th
p10$4,351
p25$12,651
p50$49,877
p75$72,464
p90$94,296
$71,194

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
Family Assistance Education & Research F WA$214,674 Executive Director $84,000 $73,025 2024
Helene Rebuild Collaborative NC$210,920 Executive Director $5,198 $5,215 2024
Robbinsdale Fire Relief Association MN$222,352 President $1,900 $1,823 2024
Communities United Inc FL$224,071 Executive Director $48,000 $45,078 2023
Orange County Long Term Recove FL$205,014 Exec Dir $42,292 $39,718 2023
New York State United Teachers Disaster Relief & Scholarship Fund NY$225,980 Secretary $136,101 $119,419 2024
Cb Avalanche Center Inc CO$227,426 Executive Director $29,812 $27,758 2024
Rebuild Paradise Foundation CA$230,879 Executive Director $75,500 $63,304 2024
Hope Desoto Long Term Recovery FL$230,888 Executive Di $68,409 $62,401 2024
Community Organizations Active FL$233,766 Ceo $108,455 $96,381 2025
Apostleship Of The Sea Of The Usa TX$195,291 Secretary General $72,872 $70,781 2024
New Jersey Association For Floodplain Management NJ$234,675 Exec Director $12,466 $10,807 2024
Bac Disaster Relief Fund Inc DC$248,957 President $163,181 $143,152 2023
911 Environmental Action Inc NY$249,408 President $73,000 $65,944 2023
Us Hart Cares A Nj Nonprofit Corporation NJ$250,220 Ceo $35,500 $30,777 2024
Carlton Complex Long Term Recovery Group WA$175,703 Executive Director $84,335 $73,316 2024
Ua Charitable Fund Trust MD$174,618 Trustee $154,691 $140,429 2024
Compound Of Compassion CO$256,405 President $15,050 $14,427 2023
Bowmanstown Volunteer Fire Company PA$170,750 Treasurer $7,800 $7,553 2024
Israel Rescue Coalition Inc NY$260,000 Vice President $13,743 $12,059 2024
Jefferson County Long Term Recovery TX$261,535 Disaster Recovery Director $72,000 $69,934 2024
Where To Turn Inc NY$262,611 Exec. Direct $99,000 $89,431 2023
The Elevated Studio Inc NY$161,388 Executive Director/president $35,600 $32,159 2023
Florida National Guard Foundation Inc FL$154,888 Executive Dir. $31,200 $28,460 2024
Capracare Inc NY$154,101 President & Ceo $10,097 $9,121 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to TX 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 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 default74th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)59th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted82nd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted71st

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 (Christopher Brandt) 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 34 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (M20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $71,194 is reasonable (approximately the 74th 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.