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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Vintage Racers For Rescues Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 832750155
NC · NTEE D20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Robyn Handy, Executive Director / CEO ($26,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 326 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 42nd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Robyn Handy — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

326 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 326 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,307 total compensation of comparable organizations → $543,348 $26,000
$8,21810th
$17,25925th
$31,919Median
$49,31875th
$64,63490th
$26,000This org · 42nd
p10$8,218
p25$17,259
p50$31,919
p75$49,318
p90$64,634
$26,000

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 NC 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
Dharamsala Animal Rescue CA$235,102 Chairman $120,000 $97,407 2024
Canopy Cat Rescue WA$234,586 Founder/cat Rescuer $80,400 $69,665 2023
Hope Animal Shelter AZ$236,021 President & Ceo $50,000 $46,538 2023
Northern Oklahoma Humane Society OK$236,125 Executive Di $24,902 $26,538 2023
Friends Of Camden Animal Shelter NJ$233,628 Former Executive Director $5,048 $4,237 2024
Luna's House Inc MD$236,166 President $26,460 $23,254 2024
Speak For Animals SC$236,332 President $7,262 $7,332 2023
The Kibble Kitchen Pet Pantry Inc IN$236,512 Organizer $31,116 $30,846 2024
The Oh Foundation OH$236,513 Secretary $90,000 $89,608 2024
Beaverhead Animal Shelter MT$233,176 Executive Dir. $22,100 $23,056 2023
Blooper Animal Rescue & Transport Incorporated FL$233,145 Executive Director $29,966 $26,463 2024
Rezq Dogs MT$236,801 Shelter Director $42,715 $44,562 2023
Humane Society Of Greene County Inc PA$232,935 Executive Director $53,790 $50,425 2024
Friends Of Ncvma Foundation Inc NC$232,527 Secretary/treasurer $1,970 $1,913 2024
Cheshire Abbey MS$232,269 Exect Director $72,000 $75,381 2024
Resilient Hearts Animal Sanctuary WA$238,040 Executive Director $37,430 $32,432 2023
Delmar Farm Es Inc FL$231,557 President/executive Director $88,300 $80,280 2023
Eden Animal Haven MO$231,536 Shelter Dir. $40,808 $40,630 2024
Operation Spot Inc MO$238,274 Executive Dir. $41,083 $40,904 2024
South West Florida Horse Rescue Inc FL$231,421 Director $13,475 $12,251 2023
Start Over Rover NE$238,528 Program Director $55,000 $55,609 2024
Oconto Area Humane Society & Animal Shelter Inc WI$238,590 Director $48,355 $48,874 2023
Protect 4 Paws Co KY$230,654 Shelter Director $17,628 $17,803 2024
Caring About The Strays Cats Inc NY$230,538 President/secretary $24,750 $21,024 2024
Paws For Life Animal League WY$239,356 Manager $37,440 $36,716 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NC 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 NC 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 default42nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)39th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted43rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted42nd

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 (Robyn Handy) 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 326 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (D20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $26,000 is reasonable (approximately the 42nd 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.