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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

California Operation Lifesaver Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 680336471
CA · NTEE W90
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Nancy Sheehan-mcculloch, Executive Director / CEO ($88,137) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 396 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 53rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

396 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 396 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,772 total compensation of comparable organizations → $988,069 $88,137
$20,49010th
$46,16825th
$83,920Median
$125,28475th
$172,50390th
$88,137This org · 53rd
p10$20,490
p25$46,168
p50$83,920
p75$125,284
p90$172,503
$88,137

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Women WinningMN $428,587$183,710 990
Maternity Bvm Credit UnionIL $426,649$77,964 990
Rjiok FoundationOK $429,260$116,936 990
Arena Fire BoardWI $423,367$40,552 990
American Legion Walter Graham Post 332IL $432,360$49,444 990
Five Frogs IncCT $423,214$93,381 990
Michigan Credit Union FoundationMI $432,747$3,727 990
Leadership Montgomery IncAL $422,862$107,667 990
Care LabDC $422,364$142,116 990
To The Village Square IncFL $422,019$92,473 990
Browns Creek Water Co IncSC $434,394$72,939 990
The National Foundation ForVA $421,029$271,052 990
California City Management FoundationCA $434,938$133,216 990
Citizens For Local Power IncNY $435,324$83,717 990
Returning Veterans ProjectOR $435,384$118,173 990
Global One80 IncAZ $419,585$51,232 990
The Future Of Heat Intiative IncMA $436,175$65,042 990
Friends Of Fisher House - Illinois IncIL $419,182$51,234 990
National Memorial Of MilitaryIL $436,890$12,296 990
Alabama Postal Credit UnionAL $437,267$77,445 990
Defi Education FundDC $438,672$241,140 990
Missoula Institute For Sustainable TransportationMT $416,493$19,086 990
716 Squash IncNY $416,006$84,802 990
Saratoga Warhorse Foundation IncNY $439,809$167,378 990
Massachusetts Association Of AssessingMA $415,740$59,310 990

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 CA 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 default53rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)62nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted56th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted46th

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 (Nancy Sheehan-mcculloch) 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 396 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (W), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $88,137 is reasonable (approximately the 53rd 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.