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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Homeless Pets Foundation Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 582522510
GA · NTEE D20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Ashley Good, Executive Director / CEO ($2,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 423 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 1st percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Ashley Good — reported title “President & CEO”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

423 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 423 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,382 total compensation of comparable organizations → $156,534 $2,000
$10,30210th
$21,71925th
$40,562Median
$58,62475th
$76,81890th
$2,000This org · 1st
p10$10,302
p25$21,719
p50$40,562
p75$58,624
p90$76,818
$2,000

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 GA 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
Standardbred Transition Alliance OH$349,045 Administrator $83,454 $90,505 2023
Helotes Humane Society TX$349,522 Executive Director $10,000 $9,949 2024
Fosters & Paws CA$348,916 Pres/exec Di $60,000 $51,528 2024
Turkeys For Tomorrow AL$349,674 Chief Operat $12,500 $13,827 2023
Humane Action Pittsburgh PA$348,539 Exec. Dir. & $52,000 $53,097 2023
Wonder Dog Rescue NY$350,452 Director $90,000 $80,883 2024
Oregon Pet Project OR$350,457 Executive Director $43,076 $39,785 2024
Buckeye Bulldog Rescue OH$350,497 Board President $82,450 $89,416 2023
Nalas New Life Rescue Inc FL$350,560 Executive Dir. $33,600 $32,319 2023
Humane Society Of Lake County Inc FL$347,950 Executive Dir. $50,390 $47,079 2024
Westfield Homeless Cat Project MA$350,652 President $52,000 $46,473 2024
Cane Rosso Rescue TX$347,548 Kennel Technician $60,000 $59,691 2024
Assisi Animal Foundation IL$351,325 Executive Dir. $30,000 $28,577 2025
Second Chance Sheridan Cat Rescue WY$351,477 Director $23,846 $26,145 2023
South Pacific County Humane Society WA$352,781 Shelter Manager $48,192 $44,178 2023
Bettertogether Forever CA$353,316 Executive Director $79,792 $70,549 2023
Animal Shelter Of St Lucie County FL$353,501 President $44,775 $43,069 2023
Marion County Humane Society IA$344,707 President $25,636 $27,917 2024
St Francis Pet Care Inc FL$354,167 President $43,254 $41,606 2023
Greenmore Farm Animal Rescue Inc PA$354,282 President $136,631 $132,017 2025
Animal Friends Connection Humane CA$344,128 Director $51,224 $43,991 2024
Homeless To Home Cat Sanctuary OH$343,305 President $22,932 $24,869 2023
Oswego County Humane Society Inc NY$342,786 Executive Di $50,865 $45,712 2024
Elfaro De Los Animales Inc PR$355,982 Executive Director $40,022 $40,022 2024
Bonapartes Retreat TN$356,353 Vice Presidenttreasurer $20,043 $20,953 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to GA 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 GA 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 default1st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)1st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted3rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted1st

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 (Ashley Good) 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 423 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (D20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $2,000 is reasonable (approximately the 1st 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.