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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

American Horse Protection Association Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 540806695
VA · NTEE D200
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Robin C Lohnes, Executive Director / CEO ($72,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 39 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 97th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

Benchmarked executive: Robin C Lohnes — reported title “Executive Director”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

39 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 39 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,451 total compensation of comparable organizations → $87,126 $72,000
$6,62310th
$10,74525th
$26,165Median
$38,89075th
$52,85490th
$72,000This org · 97th
p10$6,623
p25$10,745
p50$26,165
p75$38,890
p90$52,854
$72,000

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 VA 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
Community Partnership For Pets Inc NC$80,686 Founder/pres $50,000 $53,507 2024
Pets Return Home AZ$82,718 President $24,110 $24,015 2024
Ferret Association Of Connecticut Inc CT$76,748 Executive Director $21,578 $20,954 2024
Animal Rescue And Care Fund Inc OR$84,424 President $58,000 $57,432 2023
Happy Paws Mobile Vet Clinic Inc CO$86,062 Vice President $44,800 $44,491 2024
Companion Animal Foundation CA$74,045 E.d. $24,000 $21,464 2024
Lagrange Troup County Humane Societ GA$73,286 Executive Di $2,354 $2,451 2024
Second Chance Rescue And Adoption Inc NJ$87,873 President $7,750 $7,378 2023
Pawsitive Beings Rescue Inc FL$87,943 President $7,079 $6,887 2024
Mayor's Alliance For Nyc's Animals Inc NY$88,630 President/chairman $15,700 $14,693 2024
The Buddy Fund Inc NY$69,412 Director $8,300 $7,768 2024
Contented Critters MN$92,288 Animal Rescue Director $36,540 $38,498 2023
Sophie Kerrigan For The Love Of OH$92,564 Executive Di $25,000 $28,233 2023
Paws For Life Inc MD$92,903 Secretary/treasurer $9,150 $8,860 2024
Pulaski County Humane Society MO$65,959 Shelter Manager $26,880 $30,357 2023
Animal Placement Agency Of The Windsors NJ$94,525 Manager $27,484 $26,165 2023
Jessica's Haven And Rescue CA$95,823 Secretary/coo/director $51,840 $46,361 2024
Feline Rescue Network CO$99,540 Secretary $6,901 $6,853 2024
Humane Society Of Richland Wilkin Co ND$60,587 Vice President $42,966 $50,276 2023
Puddy Tat Protectors Inc TN$101,133 President $48,100 $52,364 2024
Arm Sanctuary Inc FL$101,520 Vice Preside $13,200 $13,222 2023
Siamese Cat Rescue Center VA$57,172 Exec Directo $54,085 $52,691 2025
Scottsdale Equestrian Academy Inc AZ$56,905 President $35,000 $35,891 2023
Valley Shore Animal Welfare League CT$103,295 Treasurer $3,044 $3,043 2023
Country Roads Animal Rescue Society OK$103,547 Founder $5,000 $5,702 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to VA 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 VA 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 default97th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)97th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted97th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted97th

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 (Robin C Lohnes) 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 39 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (D20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $72,000 is reasonable (approximately the 97th 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.