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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Sherwood Forest Foundation

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 831345680
MO · NTEE A11
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Adalyn Bond, Executive Director / CEO ($42,364) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 240 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 88th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

240 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 240 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $198,650 $42,364
$2,87110th
$6,41325th
$15,370Median
$26,71475th
$43,11590th
$42,364This org · 88th
p10$2,871
p25$6,413
p50$15,370
p75$26,714
p90$43,115
$42,364

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 MO 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
216 E Washington Blvd Foundation IN$56,979 Treasurer $1,000 $996 2023
Central Texas Musical Arts TX$57,008 Music And Artistic Director $5,430 $4,981 2024
Southwest Florida Military Museum & Library Inc FL$57,296 Vp Aug - Dec $12,600 $11,634 2022
The Legacy Project Inc VA$57,462 Executive Director $16,540 $15,078 2023
Fashion Accessories Benefit Ball Inc CT$57,479 Executive Director $45,000 $39,836 2023
Western North Carolina Journalism NC$55,767 Executive Director $53,333 $50,537 2024
Trinity Communication Group Inc IN$58,094 Director $18,000 $17,408 2024
Story Preservation Initiative NH$55,576 Executive Director $26,918 $23,467 2023
Oliver Hazard Perry Shipyard PA$58,200 Executive Director/ceo/pre $20,630 $18,867 2024
The Narrow Gauge Preservation Foundation MO$58,293 Executive Dir. $8,800 $8,548 2024
A Call To Conscience MO$58,342 Secretary $9,600 $9,600 2023
Club Portuguese Of Stockton California CA$55,235 Secretary $1,200 $978 2023
Djoniba Dance & Drum Centre Inc NY$58,668 President $5,000 $4,266 2023
Timeless Melodies Fnd For Education Inc CA$55,035 Executive Direc $23,750 $18,322 2025
The Houston Center For After School Jazz Programs TX$55,008 Musician $1,950 $1,789 2024
Stoney Hill Foundation Inc PA$58,777 Assistant Executive Director $59,628 $53,125 2025
Mcduffie Museum Inc GA$58,877 Treasurer $1,065 $1,011 2023
Good News Unlimited CA$54,482 President $25,144 $20,499 2023
The Society For The Restoration Of The Gary Bathing Beach Aquatorium IN$54,419 Manager $12,962 $12,906 2023
Vision Historic Preservation Founda TX$59,350 Treasurerdirector $9,167 $8,409 2024
Sweet Grass County Museum Society MT$59,469 Curator $14,264 $14,101 2024
Motion Picture Hall Of Fame CA$59,521 Trustee $10,200 $9,350 2021
Zumix Firehouse Inc MA$54,182 Clerk $8,417 $6,937 2024
Olathe Youth Symphony Association KS$54,116 Music Director $6,500 $6,274 2025
Juneteenth Festival Inc NY$54,055 Office Clerk $12,352 $10,236 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MO 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 MO 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 default88th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)85th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted93rd

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 (Adalyn Bond) 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 240 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (A), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $42,364 is reasonable (approximately the 88th 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.