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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Cecil Field Powmia Memorial Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 812973800
FL · NTEE W30
FY ending 2024-09-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Pam Cain, Executive Director / CEO ($10,408) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 46 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 48th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

46 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 46 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$55 total compensation of comparable organizations → $102,781 $10,408
$1,63110th
$3,89525th
$13,163Median
$27,68775th
$50,02090th
$10,408This org · 48th
p10$1,631
p25$3,895
p50$13,163
p75$27,687
p90$50,020
$10,408

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
Lebaron Post Home Association PA$107,789 Director $4,700 $5,137 2023
Servicemen's Club Inc MN$108,950 Club Manager $40,062 $43,383 2023
American Legion Post 12 VT$109,920 Finance Offi $15,000 $16,071 2024
Gen Richard G Stillwell Korean War VA$114,696 President $100,000 $102,781 2024
Feast Of Crispian WI$98,596 President & Managing Director $28,125 $32,191 2023
Kiester Legion Post 454 MN$97,728 Commander $4,716 $4,960 2024
American Legion Post 333 IN$97,240 Service Officer $4,360 $4,894 2024
Hershey Memorial Post 3502 Canteen PA$117,525 Canteen Mana $40,905 $44,705 2023
Veteran Business Project Inc IL$118,064 Ceo $72,500 $75,872 2024
St Cloud Standdown Inc MN$96,010 Director $2,400 $2,524 2024
American Legion Post 87 NC$120,375 Finance Officer $2,200 $2,491 2023
The American Legion Northridge Post 746 Memorial Building Inc OH$120,835 Bartender $4,313 $4,738 2025
Hand In Hand Partnership AL$125,038 Secretary And Treasurer $67,084 $79,425 2023
American Legion Post 234 IN$125,706 Commander $9,809 $11,337 2023
American Legion Whitestown Post 1113 NY$127,346 Service Officer $58,425 $56,199 2024
Louisiana National Guard Enlisted Association LA$127,680 Executive Director $7,400 $8,931 2023
Operation Vet Fit Inc SC$86,309 President $17,240 $19,145 2024
Brockport Area Veterans Club Inc NY$84,547 Treasurer $1,275 $1,263 2023
Us For Warriors Foundation CA$84,114 Executive Director $2,175 $1,999 2024
Department Of Massachusetts Vfw Auxiliary Inc MA$83,297 President $4,703 $4,499 2024
American Legion Post 165 CT$81,585 Adjutant $500 $486 2025
Veterans Home Association Of Valley View PA$80,299 Head Bar Tender $23,188 $25,342 2023
Lake Zurich Post 964 American Legion IL$80,105 Finance Officer (Thru 10/24) $19,875 $20,799 2024
100 Entrepreneurs Foundation Inc MD$79,404 President & $37,579 $38,503 2023
Warriors Rock PA$135,753 Secretary $40,800 $43,311 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to FL 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 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 default48th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)48th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted50th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted43rd

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 (Pam Cain) 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 46 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (W30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $10,408 is reasonable (approximately the 48th 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.