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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Renewable Hydrogen Alliance

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 830912208
OR · NTEE S41
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Erin Childs, Executive Director / CEO ($77,316) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 540 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 38th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Erin Childs — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

540 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 540 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$506 total compensation of comparable organizations → $457,281 $77,316
$27,48810th
$58,65625th
$91,211Median
$131,72975th
$181,14390th
$77,316This org · 38th
p10$27,488
p25$58,656
p50$91,211
p75$131,729
p90$181,143
$77,316

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 OR 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
South Carolina Funeral Directors Association Inc SC$383,410 Executive Director $45,000 $50,553 2024
Cen-tex African American Chamber Of Commerce Inc TX$383,036 Executive Director $71,926 $79,764 2023
Alabama Cancer Congress MD$383,020 Board Member $2,000 $2,013 2024
Colorado Springs Forward CO$383,700 Chairman $130,955 $135,217 2024
Corrections Usa FL$382,299 Chairman $54,000 $56,240 2023
Element 8 WA$382,211 Executive Director $89,334 $88,670 2023
Northeast Ms Board Of Realtors MS$384,769 Executive Di $62,378 $74,811 2024
Ranson Convention & Visitors Bureau WV$384,891 Executive Director $67,627 $78,848 2024
West Bend Area Chamber Of Commerce WI$384,995 President & $84,460 $97,789 2023
The Management Round Table VA$380,750 Interim Executive Director $32,883 $34,189 2024
Greater Augusta Regional Chamber Of VA$380,216 President/ce $86,800 $90,248 2024
Wisconsin Newspaper Association Inc WI$386,248 Executive Director $151,875 $175,843 2023
Defined Contribution Alternatives Association DC$380,133 President $239,600 $226,409 2024
Housing Contractors Of California CA$386,344 Dir. Of Risk Mgmt $166,916 $159,789 2023
Concilio Hispano De Empresas CO$380,038 President & Ceo $131,538 $135,819 2024
The Georgia Association Of Conven- GA$387,454 Executive Di $118,070 $131,613 2023
Provider Alliance For Community Service TX$378,644 Executive Director $125,748 $135,451 2024
Greater Stillwater Chamber Of Comme MN$378,463 Presidentexecutive Director $49,862 $53,054 2024
International Association Of IL$388,116 Ceo $102,125 $105,328 2025
Colorado Cleantech Industry Association Inc CO$378,128 Executive Director $133,416 $137,758 2024
Ypo Bayou City TX$377,049 Chapter Manager $48,009 $50,381 2025
Algae Biomass Organization IA$376,631 Executive Director $49,538 $58,408 2024
Central Kentucky Apartment Association KY$376,420 Executive Officer $81,197 $93,937 2024
American Alliance Conference Ltd NY$376,205 Director $37,066 $36,067 2024
Digital Services Coaliton Inc MD$376,092 Executive Director $218,820 $220,293 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OR 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 OR 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 default38th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)43rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted39th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted34th

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 (Erin Childs) 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 540 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $77,316 is reasonable (approximately the 38th 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.