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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Holiday Heroes Foundation Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 611586696
IL · NTEE E86
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Lynn M Reckamp, Executive Director / CEO ($82,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 65 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 69th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Lynn M Reckamp — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

65 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 65 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$3,271 total compensation of comparable organizations → $136,087 $82,500
$15,52210th
$42,07325th
$66,458Median
$89,31375th
$111,05790th
$82,500This org · 69th
p10$15,522
p25$42,073
p50$66,458
p75$89,313
p90$111,057
$82,500

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 IL 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
Open Arts Alliance Inc CT$435,833 Executive Dir. $3,846 $3,574 2025
Sobriety Foundation UT$436,521 Advocate $12,734 $13,257 2024
Common Ground Society CA$438,922 $114,708 $98,154 2025
Hanson House Foundation Inc CA$445,045 Executive Dir. $55,086 $49,813 2023
Kaitlyn's Cottage Inc OH$447,376 Trustee/ceo $14,012 $15,096 2024
Children Of Bellevue Inc NY$419,084 Executive Director Until 10/2024 $148,058 $136,087 2024
Neuroendocrine Cancer Foundation CA$418,963 Director, Executive Director, Treasurer $82,016 $72,037 2024
Chelsea Hicks Foundation OR$415,127 Ceo $78,090 $73,764 2024
In The Pink Boutique Inc FL$455,848 Ceo & Direct $40,200 $38,413 2024
Ronald Mcdonald House Trust Fund KY$457,279 Chief Executive Officer $31,964 $34,931 2024
Griffin's Guardians Inc NY$404,424 President $61,462 $56,492 2024
Aunt Susie's Cancer Wellness Center OH$464,586 President & Ceo (Began Aug 2024) $5,292 $5,701 2024
Parents And Friends Of Children AR$465,334 Executive Director $114,680 $134,992 2023
Patrick Place-a Comfort Care Home Inc NY$465,622 House Director $43,182 $39,691 2024
Domus Pacis Family Respite Inc CO$399,822 Executive Director $92,000 $92,382 2023
Radiant Hope PA$391,173 Executive Director $59,500 $60,354 2024
Veterans2veterans Group NH$389,519 President $3,383 $3,271 2023
Power For Parkinsons TX$480,850 Executive Director/ex-officio Board Chair $85,000 $89,042 2023
Care Fund AZ$483,071 Executive Di $114,045 $111,563 2024
Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund PA$483,691 Executive Director $87,000 $88,249 2024
Healing Hoof Steps Corporation FL$487,946 Ceo $49,080 $46,899 2024
Claire's Place Foundation Inc CA$378,719 Ed And Board Secretary $86,500 $75,976 2024
Verdecares Inc AZ$374,099 Executive Director $49,647 $50,001 2023
Bumblebee Foundation Inc CA$494,061 Ex.dir./secr $64,500 $56,652 2024
Young Adult Survivors United PA$371,993 Executive Director $75,000 $76,077 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to IL 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 IL 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 default69th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)68th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted74th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted65th

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 (Lynn M Reckamp) 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 65 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (E86), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $82,500 is reasonable (approximately the 69th 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.