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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 726027344
LA · NTEE D034
FY ending 2024-08-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Kimberly Little Dvm, Executive Director / CEO ($1,400) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 638 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

How comparable organizations were selected

638 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 638 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$579 total compensation of comparable organizations → $316,332 $1,400
$10,72910th
$23,80325th
$42,457Median
$58,66275th
$76,77090th
$1,400This org · 1st
p10$10,729
p25$23,803
p50$42,457
p75$58,662
p90$76,770
$1,400

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
International Institute For Astronautical Sciences IncCO $410,919$21,770 990
Determined To Rise Animal FoundationIL $410,735$16,546 990
Roscoe Animal RetreatIL $412,847$21,240 990
Humane Society Of Wichita CountyTX $413,080$55,981 990
Humane Society Of Clinton CountyIN $409,596$46,222 990
Canine Inspired ChangeMN $409,154$48,964 990
Two Pups Wellness FundAZ $408,975$36,682 990
Bonobo Conservation InitiativeDC $414,584$36,375 990
Animal Food Bank ServicesPA $414,647$48,560 990
4e Kennels Healing Hearts IncNV $408,217$67,010 990
Illinois Valley Animal RescueIL $414,708$13,964 990
Seattle Animal Shelter FoundationWA $407,890$89,037 990
Georgia Canine Rescue AndGA $415,331$15,523 990
Missouri River Bird ObservatoryMO $415,786$52,181 990
Help Animals IndiaWA $406,444$21,953 990
Mzuri Wildlife FoundationCA $417,839$94,370 990
Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation And EducatiPA $417,859$58,936 990
Stephens County Humane SocietyOK $418,092$59,915 990
Humane Pennsylvania FoundationPA $418,232$8,634 990
Heart Of Phoenix Equine Rescue IncWV $418,666$8,850 990
Family Dogs New Life ShelterOR $418,681$46,673 990
Pupstarz Rescue IncNY $403,942$16,741 990
Trio Animal FoundationIL $419,671$92,496 990
Southern Arizona Animal Food BankAZ $419,782$9,689 990
Love PitTX $402,836$19,916 990

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 LA 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)0th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted4th
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 (Kimberly Little Dvm) 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 638 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (D), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $1,400 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). 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.