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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Paws For Life Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 522042769
MD · NTEE D20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Yvonne J Reynolds, Executive Director / CEO ($9,150) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 57 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 25th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

57 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 57 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$3,143 total compensation of comparable organizations → $89,981 $9,150
$6,18910th
$10,25625th
$27,023Median
$39,76075th
$58,51990th
$9,150This org · 25th
p10$6,189
p25$10,256
p50$27,023
p75$39,760
p90$58,519
$9,150

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Sophie Kerrigan For The Love OfOH $92,564$29,159 990
Contented CrittersMN $92,288$39,760 990
Animal Placement Agency Of The WindsorsNJ $94,525$27,023 990
Jessica's Haven And RescueCA $95,823$47,881 990
Mayor's Alliance For Nyc's Animals IncNY $88,630$15,175 990
Pawsitive Beings Rescue IncFL $87,943$7,113 990
Second Chance Rescue And Adoption IncNJ $87,873$7,620 990
Feline Rescue NetworkCO $99,540$7,078 990
Happy Paws Mobile Vet Clinic IncCO $86,062$45,949 990
Puddy Tat Protectors IncTN $101,133$54,080 990
Animal Rescue And Care Fund IncOR $84,424$59,314 990
Arm Sanctuary IncFL $101,520$13,656 990
Pets Return HomeAZ $82,718$24,802 990
Valley Shore Animal Welfare LeagueCT $103,295$3,143 990
Country Roads Animal Rescue SocietyOK $103,547$5,889 990
Francis Halbrook Hensley Animal ShelterTN $103,574$28,822 990
Pet Rescue PilotsCA $105,089$34,232 990
Community Partnership For Pets IncNC $80,686$55,260 990
American Horse Protection Association IncVA $80,085$74,359 990
Leaders For Ethics Animals & TheCA $106,134$89,981 990
Baby Kitten RescueCA $108,397$11,083 990
Harry A Biszantz Memorial CenterCA $108,711$27,709 990
Chance ShelterAZ $108,815$11,110 990
Ferret Association Of Connecticut IncCT $76,748$21,640 990
Seniors Pet Assistance NetworkTX $110,496$35,669 990

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 MD 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 default25th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)25th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted26th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted42nd

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 (Yvonne J Reynolds) 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 57 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (D20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $9,150 is reasonable (approximately the 25th 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.