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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Humane Society Of Lake County Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 591602575
FL · NTEE D200
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Angie Klein, Executive Director / CEO ($50,390) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 27 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 78th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Angie Klein — reported title “Executive Dir.”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

27 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 27 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$4,720 total compensation of comparable organizations → $144,135 $50,390
$9,82010th
$20,05425th
$39,000Median
$48,37975th
$67,50790th
$50,390This org · 78th
p10$9,820
p25$20,054
p50$39,000
p75$48,379
p90$67,507
$50,390

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 FL 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
Nalas New Life Rescue Inc FL$350,560 Executive Dir. $33,600 $34,592 2023
Animal Shelter Of St Lucie County FL$353,501 President $44,775 $46,098 2023
St Francis Pet Care Inc FL$354,167 President $43,254 $44,532 2023
Wags & Whiskers Pet Rescue Inc FL$333,600 President $28,400 $28,400 2024
Guayabo Animal Rescue Fdn Inc FL$325,962 Executive Di $48,000 $48,000 2024
Remarkable Resques Inc FL$372,550 Vice President $39,000 $39,000 2024
Dreamcatcher Ranch Horse Rescue Inc FL$382,581 President $13,789 $13,789 2024
Miami Animal Rescue Inc FL$386,286 President $12,000 $12,354 2023
Hillsborough County Pet FL$303,119 Executive Director $77,308 $75,315 2025
Florida Urgent Rescue FL$401,223 Executive Director $36,000 $37,063 2023
All About Elephantsinc FL$285,172 Director $8,050 $8,050 2024
Humane Society Of South Brevard Inc FL$284,819 President $20,308 $20,908 2023
Small Lives Matter Kitten Rescue Inc FL$281,247 President $65,000 $65,000 2024
Suncoast Primate Sanctuary Foundation Inc FL$431,256 Director $5,000 $5,000 2024
Jefferson County Humane Society Inc FL$264,281 President $41,600 $41,600 2024
Animal Rescue Fund Inc FL$262,916 President $73,154 $71,268 2025
Ric Obarrys Dolphin Project FL$447,609 President $60,300 $62,081 2023
Greyhounds In Motion Inc FL$247,902 Import Specialist $48,000 $48,000 2024
Little Bear Sanctuary FL$245,123 Executive Officer $33,000 $33,000 2024
The Wright Ranch Rescue Inc FL$239,553 President $19,200 $19,200 2024
Humane Animal Care Coalition Inc FL$458,692 President $11,000 $11,000 2024
Blooper Animal Rescue & Transport Incorporated FL$233,145 Executive Director $29,966 $29,966 2024
Horse Protection Association Of FL$465,948 President & $140,000 $144,135 2023
Humane Society At Lakewood Ranch Inc FL$494,430 Shelter Director $48,757 $48,757 2024
600 Million Stray Dogs FL$498,330 Ceo, President $43,030 $43,030 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to FL 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 FL 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 default78th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)78th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted78th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted74th

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 (Angie Klein) 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 27 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (D20) + FL + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $50,390 is reasonable (approximately the 78th 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.