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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Wisconsin Veterans Network Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 821043745
WI · NTEE W30
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Quentin Hatfield, Executive Director / CEO ($68,992) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 82 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 68th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Quentin Hatfield — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIR.”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

82 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 82 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$831 total compensation of comparable organizations → $370,872 $68,992
$10,34710th
$20,75325th
$51,589Median
$73,24375th
$97,51590th
$68,992This org · 68th
p10$10,347
p25$20,753
p50$51,589
p75$73,243
p90$97,515
$68,992

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 WI 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
Commodore Denig American Legion OH$462,253 Adjutant $2,400 $2,434 2024
23rd Veteran MN$461,910 Executive Director $85,800 $81,179 2024
Skeleton Crew Adventures TX$459,641 Director Of $47,017 $46,364 2023
National Guard Association Of Sc SC$465,989 Executive Director $80,000 $79,914 2024
Take A Vet Fishing Nfp FL$466,907 President $50,000 $46,304 2023
Angel Force Usa CA$467,001 President $19,000 $16,173 2023
Navy League Of The Us-honolulu Council HI$469,792 Executive Director/national Director $96,211 $82,479 2024
Jerry Ambrose Veterans Council Of Mohave County AZ$475,017 President $2,550 $2,348 2024
Liet Harold R Cornwall Post 1298 KY$447,276 Quartermaster $6,500 $6,884 2023
The United States Armor Association GA$481,890 Executive Di $72,000 $69,320 2024
Roslyn Vfw Home Association PA$440,300 Bar Manager Board Member $39,600 $38,930 2023
Saratoga Warhorse Foundation Inc NY$439,809 Executive Di $155,357 $138,392 2023
National Memorial Of Military IL$436,890 Secretary $10,800 $10,167 2024
The Veteran's Advocacy Foundation Inc MO$489,382 President And Executive Director $57,865 $60,418 2023
Returning Veterans Project OR$435,384 Executive Dir. $109,882 $97,708 2024
American Legion Walter Graham Post 332 IL$432,360 Manager $43,428 $40,881 2024
Talons Reach Foundation Inc MT$493,351 President $18,462 $19,056 2024
American Military Family Inc CO$493,976 Founder/ceo $76,397 $70,144 2024
Veteran's Advocacy Alliance Inc VA$498,247 Vice President $70,301 $64,995 2024
Modern Warrior Live OH$503,699 Executive Vi $48,000 $48,680 2024
Friends Of Fisher House - Illinois Inc IL$419,182 President $45,000 $42,361 2024
It's About The Warriors Foundation PA$415,009 Executive Director/president/secretary $85,980 $82,100 2024
Department Of Sc Vfw Of United States SC$404,075 Service Officer $56,000 $54,498 2025
Service Dogs For Veterans SC$521,290 President $68,333 $68,260 2024
Newby-ginnings Of North Idaho Inc ID$401,878 Executive Director $52,000 $54,532 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to WI 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 WI 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 default68th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)63rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted71st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted67th

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 (Quentin Hatfield) 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 82 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (W30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $68,992 is reasonable (approximately the 68th 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.