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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Humane Society Of East Texas

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 756043942
TX · NTEE D200
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Holli Jones, Executive Director / CEO ($1,500) 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 0th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Holli Jones — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, 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

$6,865 total compensation of comparable organizations → $150,000 $1,500
$11,50810th
$22,96225th
$42,050Median
$63,02275th
$72,67890th
$1,500This org · 0th
p10$11,508
p25$22,962
p50$42,050
p75$63,022
p90$72,678
$1,500

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 TX 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
Animal Refuge Foundation TX$475,195 Secretary $37,520 $37,520 2024
Center For Animal Research & TX$491,943 Exec. Dir. $36,435 $36,435 2024
The Pegasus Project Inc TX$501,762 President/ed $129,800 $129,800 2024
Laredo Animal Protective Society TX$508,826 Treasurer $60,000 $60,000 2024
Peace 4 Animals TX$447,109 President & $150,000 $150,000 2024
Barrio Dogs Inc TX$445,165 President $64,668 $64,668 2024
Midland Humane Coalition Inc TX$514,034 Executive Director $45,064 $45,064 2024
Golden Beginnings Golden Retriever Rescue Inc TX$516,538 Board Member $6,865 $6,865 2024
Noahs Ark Spcahumane Society TX$441,560 Executive Dir. $12,155 $12,514 2023
Collin County Humane Society TX$531,878 President & Ceo $63,880 $63,880 2024
Alamo Animal Encounters TX$421,016 President $59,500 $61,257 2023
Humane Society Of Wichita County TX$413,080 Executive Dir. $61,624 $61,624 2024
Love Pit TX$402,836 President And Executive Director $21,923 $21,923 2024
Lifeline Of Galveston County TX$396,066 Executive Director & Board President $32,664 $32,664 2024
Pearl's Place TX$390,772 Director $42,050 $42,050 2024
The Therapet Animal Assisted TX$388,287 Executive Dir. $69,996 $69,996 2024
Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society TX$582,108 Executive Di $62,164 $62,164 2024
Charming Pet Rescue Humane Society Inc TX$603,406 President $32,951 $33,924 2023
Helotes Humane Society TX$349,522 Executive Director $10,000 $10,000 2024
Cane Rosso Rescue TX$347,548 Kennel Technician $60,000 $60,000 2024
Second Chance Farm TX$338,118 President $36,000 $36,000 2024
Central Texas Animal Sanctuary TX$645,477 Executive Director $24,000 $24,000 2024
The Puppy Rescue Mission Inc TX$656,897 General Director $66,000 $67,949 2023
Highland Lakes Spca TX$661,154 Executive Director $15,237 $15,237 2024
Codys Friends Rescue TX$674,256 President Founder $7,200 $7,200 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to TX 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 TX 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 default0th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)0th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted0th

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 (Holli Jones) 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) + TX + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $1,500 is reasonable (approximately the 0th 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.