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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Arm Sanctuary Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 830544964
FL · NTEE D20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Rachel Taylor, Executive Director / CEO ($13,200) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 63 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 33rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

63 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 63 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,447 total compensation of comparable organizations → $86,980 $13,200
$5,79010th
$8,30025th
$25,817Median
$38,66275th
$57,07990th
$13,200This org · 33rd
p10$5,790
p25$8,300
p50$25,817
p75$38,662
p90$57,079
$13,200

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
Puddy Tat Protectors Inc TN$101,133 President $48,100 $52,276 2024
Valley Shore Animal Welfare League CT$103,295 Treasurer $3,044 $3,038 2023
Feline Rescue Network CO$99,540 Secretary $6,901 $6,842 2024
Country Roads Animal Rescue Society OK$103,547 Founder $5,000 $5,693 2024
Francis Halbrook Hensley Animal Shelter TN$103,574 Shelter Director $25,635 $27,861 2024
Pet Rescue Pilots CA$105,089 Executive Director $36,000 $33,091 2023
Leaders For Ethics Animals & The CA$106,134 Secretary & $100,000 $86,980 2025
Jessica's Haven And Rescue CA$95,823 Secretary/coo/director $51,840 $46,284 2024
Baby Kitten Rescue CA$108,397 Director, Ce $12,000 $10,714 2024
Animal Placement Agency Of The Windsors NJ$94,525 Manager $27,484 $26,121 2023
Harry A Biszantz Memorial Center CA$108,711 President $30,000 $26,784 2024
Chance Shelter AZ$108,815 President & $10,800 $10,739 2024
Paws For Life Inc MD$92,903 Secretary/treasurer $9,150 $8,844 2024
Sophie Kerrigan For The Love Of OH$92,564 Executive Di $25,000 $28,186 2023
Seniors Pet Assistance Network TX$110,496 Executive Director $33,337 $34,480 2024
Contented Critters MN$92,288 Animal Rescue Director $36,540 $38,434 2023
Rescue K9-1-1 Inc AL$111,394 President $12,000 $13,404 2024
Farm Animal Care Coalition Of Tn TN$113,999 Secretary $55,125 $61,680 2023
Whippet Health Foundation Inc MA$114,173 Director $5,081 $4,721 2024
Kitticcino Charities OH$114,311 Chief Executive Officer $34,782 $39,215 2023
Mayor's Alliance For Nyc's Animals Inc NY$88,630 President/chairman $15,700 $14,669 2024
Pawsitive Beings Rescue Inc FL$87,943 President $7,079 $6,876 2024
Second Chance Rescue And Adoption Inc NJ$87,873 President $7,750 $7,366 2023
Voice For The Animals CA$116,536 Founder And Executive Director $27,000 $24,106 2024
Happy Paws Mobile Vet Clinic Inc CO$86,062 Vice President $44,800 $44,416 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 2023 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 default33rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)35th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted33rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted30th

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 (Rachel Taylor) 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 63 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (D20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $13,200 is reasonable (approximately the 33rd 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.