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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Hershey Memorial Post 3502 Canteen

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 550897941
PA · NTEE W30
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Tandi Todd, Executive Director / CEO ($40,905) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 49 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 86th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

49 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 49 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$50 total compensation of comparable organizations → $94,044 $40,905
$1,70410th
$4,24825th
$15,817Median
$29,45475th
$50,79090th
$40,905This org · 86th
p10$1,704
p25$4,248
p50$15,817
p75$29,454
p90$50,790
$40,905

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Veteran Business Project IncIL $118,064$69,423 990
Gen Richard G Stillwell Korean WarVA $114,696$94,044 990
American Legion Post 87NC $120,375$2,279 990
The American Legion Northridge Post 746 Memorial Building IncOH $120,835$4,334 990
Hand In Hand PartnershipAL $125,038$72,674 990
American Legion Post 12VT $109,920$14,706 990
American Legion Post 234IN $125,706$10,373 990
Servicemen's Club IncMN $108,950$39,696 990
Lebaron Post Home AssociationPA $107,789$4,700 990
American Legion Whitestown Post 1113NY $127,346$51,422 990
Louisiana National Guard Enlisted AssociationLA $127,680$8,171 990
Cecil Field Powmia Memorial IncFL $107,335$9,523 990
Warriors RockPA $135,753$39,629 990
Feast Of CrispianWI $98,596$29,454 990
Wisconsin Vfw Foundation IncWI $136,914$4,765 990
Kiester Legion Post 454MN $97,728$4,539 990
Tioga American Legion Post 139ND $137,632$22,981 990
American Legion Post 333IN $97,240$4,478 990
St Cloud Standdown IncMN $96,010$2,310 990
American Legion Post 169 IncMI $139,586$2,174 990
American Legion Post 401OH $140,179$4,248 990
Acworth & Kennesaw Post 5408 Veterans Of Foreign WGA $142,715$50 990
Semper Fi Flo FoundationMN $143,143$50,632 990
Valhalla Veterans ServicesPA $144,845$23,311 990
Veterans Of Foreign Wars Of The United States IncNY $147,445$15,817 990

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 PA 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 default86th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)86th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted86th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted80th

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 (Tandi Todd) 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 49 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (W30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $40,905 is reasonable (approximately the 86th 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.