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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Warrior Strong Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 821347022
PA · NTEE W30
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Thomas Tice, Executive Director / CEO ($75,385) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 81 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 89th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Thomas Tice — reported title “President”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

81 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 81 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$792 total compensation of comparable organizations → $604,222 $75,385
$2,38610th
$12,92525th
$30,802Median
$47,82675th
$79,16790th
$75,385This org · 89th
p10$2,386
p25$12,925
p50$30,802
p75$47,826
p90$79,167
$75,385

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 PA 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
Lake County Honor Flight IL$234,502 Executive Director $28,680 $29,109 2023
Dunham House Inc NE$239,278 Executive Director $110,000 $118,639 2024
Burn Pits 360 TX$239,581 Director $60,000 $60,185 2024
Armed Forces Services Center MN$240,858 Executive Di $48,677 $46,988 2025
Watson & Black American Legion Post 126 PA$242,753 Manager $19,624 $20,204 2023
South Dade Womens Veterans Alliance Inc FL$229,790 Ceo/executive Director $65,936 $62,114 2024
Enlisted Assoc Of Natl Guard O TN$244,860 Exec Asst $41,000 $43,216 2024
Lutheran Military Veterans IN$227,755 Executive Di $62,385 $65,971 2024
American Legion Post 13 AK$226,785 Manager $33,600 $33,163 2023
Knott Alone--hold Fast VA$225,184 Ceo $16,197 $15,682 2024
Veterans Of Foreign Wars MN$224,089 Quartermast $9,705 $9,901 2023
Amigo Air Sho Inc TX$250,000 Ceo $30,707 $30,802 2024
American Legion Post 233 IL$250,649 Manager $43,705 $43,086 2024
Patriot Military Family Foundation NC$250,832 Executive Director $19,500 $20,801 2023
Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post 614 NM$221,500 Commander $12,301 $12,925 2025
Mattersville CO$255,780 President & Ceo $11,500 $11,385 2023
American Legion Post #144 MI$256,579 Office Manager $30,913 $31,996 2024
Veterans Of Foreign Wars CA$216,406 Commander $2,020 $1,749 2024
Utah Veterans Alliance UT$258,394 President $46,600 $47,826 2024
Joint Service Special Operations MT$258,941 Executive Di $40,000 $43,237 2024
Peoples Foundation For Connecting Community Military & Veterans CA$207,511 Secretary $1,500 $1,337 2023
Veterans Of Foreign Wars Department DE$266,283 Service Offi $60,000 $57,393 2025
Dtom 220 Foundation SD$207,188 Ceo, Chairman Of The Board $36,040 $41,064 2023
American Legion Morris Snuggerud Post Membership WI$207,094 3rd Vice Commandergm $51,688 $54,131 2024
Bourn Free Foundation NV$267,799 Cfo Treasure $9,000 $9,046 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to PA 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 PA 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 default89th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)89th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted90th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted88th

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 (Thomas Tice) 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 81 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (W30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $75,385 is reasonable (approximately the 89th 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.