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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Hdc Foundation Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 593007548
FL · NTEE F99Z
FY ending 2025-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Gail Ryder, Executive Director / CEO ($68,495) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 205 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 75th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Gail Ryder — reported title “Vice President”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

205 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 205 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$254 total compensation of comparable organizations → $321,834 $68,495
$8,78410th
$25,82525th
$43,537Median
$68,50075th
$82,36390th
$68,495This org · 75th
p10$8,784
p25$25,825
p50$43,537
p75$68,500
p90$82,363
$68,495

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
Serenity Recovery Of Western Kenucky Inc KY$126,822 Managing Director $37,008 $43,444 2024
Tennessee Certification Board Inc TN$126,995 Executive Director $66,433 $76,300 2024
Siouxland Cares About Substance Abuse IA$127,423 Executive Director $58,548 $70,045 2024
Richmondwayne County Halfway House IN$127,551 Program Director $40,711 $46,910 2024
Wings Of Hope Recovery Services OH$128,019 Director $72,332 $83,709 2024
Wsk House Inc MA$125,238 Ceo $3,300 $3,336 2023
Kentucky Center For Grieving Children And Families Inc KY$125,230 Executive Director $79,833 $93,716 2024
Fresh Aire Samaritan Counseling Center MI$128,452 Ececutive Director $36,685 $42,595 2023
Community Coalitions Of Virginina VA$124,842 Coordinator $22,040 $22,653 2025
Obed Apartments Inc RI$124,781 President $52,490 $56,619 2023
Integrated Learning Institute CA$128,702 President $64,280 $60,649 2024
Above & Beyond Care OH$124,516 Ceo $110,975 $128,429 2024
Alaska Therapeutic Court Alumni AK$129,360 Executive Di $1,350 $1,411 2024
Emanuel Co Alcohol & Drug Inc GA$123,717 Director $33,233 $36,511 2024
The Stillpoint Resources CA$130,123 Executive Dir. $62,486 $60,697 2023
The Courage To Speak Foundation Inc CT$130,213 Ceo & Founder $52,000 $54,846 2023
A New Beginning Pregnancy Resource WV$123,182 Executive Di $43,651 $51,642 2024
Upmc Western Behavioral Health Foundation PA$130,735 President $51,624 $56,251 2024
The Cromwell Center For Disabilities ME$130,735 Executive Director $81,095 $86,440 2025
Ali's Hope Foundation Inc FL$131,213 Chairman $65,000 $66,720 2024
Dustins Place Inc IN$131,983 Executive Director $44,000 $52,197 2023
Seeds Of Faith AL$132,226 President $16,400 $19,931 2023
Newbridge Fund Inc NJ$121,147 Ceo $11,980 $11,687 2024
Restoried Life SC$120,599 Member $60,000 $66,631 2025
Consumer Avocates For Smoke Free Alternatives Association Inc NY$120,581 Ceo $56,837 $57,775 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to FL cost of living and 2025 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 default75th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)81st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted99th

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 (Gail Ryder) 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 205 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (F), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $68,495 is reasonable (approximately the 75th 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.