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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Akahiao Nature Institute

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 833281045
HI · NTEE S99
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jeffrey Fuchs, Executive Director / CEO ($25,600) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 67 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 19th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Jeffrey Fuchs — 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

67 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 67 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,379 total compensation of comparable organizations → $401,638 $25,600
$10,60510th
$33,33625th
$70,756Median
$95,98175th
$118,12590th
$25,600This org · 19th
p10$10,605
p25$33,336
p50$70,756
p75$95,981
p90$118,125
$25,600

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 HI 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
Fraternal Order Of Police Maricopa Lodge Corp 5 AZ$417,353 Secretary $2,400 $2,578 2023
Outlaw Square Inc SD$424,561 Director $68,498 $84,437 2023
Jwc Foundation VA$408,956 Executive Dir. $94,364 $98,848 2024
Mid-atlantic Off-road Enthusiasts Inc VA$425,679 Executive Director $90,483 $94,782 2024
Osb Holdings Inc IN$428,952 President/secretary $20,168 $23,755 2023
National Talent Collaborative CA$434,295 Ceo $130,000 $121,784 2024
Child Advocacy Services Sega Inc GA$397,195 Executive Director $53,302 $59,861 2023
Spring Branch Human Resources Partnership Inc TX$395,476 Executive Director $139,200 $155,526 2023
Creative Class Collective CA$440,344 Secretary $62,576 $58,622 2024
Ten At The Top SC$389,789 Executive Director $70,300 $79,566 2024
Electric Lit Inc NY$445,570 Executive Director $61,777 $60,563 2024
Amherst Community Connections MA$385,047 Founder/exec. Dir., Ex-officio $111,534 $108,734 2024
Globe Aware TX$384,710 Chairman/director $65,200 $70,756 2024
Community Council WA$384,254 Executive Di $110,978 $110,978 2023
Rogue Action Center OR$450,439 Co-executive Director $61,150 $61,608 2024
The Bodgery Inc WI$377,838 Director At Large $1,443 $1,683 2023
Laramie Main Street Alliance WY$371,188 Executive Di $51,637 $59,988 2024
Armi Housing Corporation NY$363,810 Executive Vp & Ceo $114,621 $115,686 2023
Elevaate Biotech Inc NY$475,036 Executive Director $91,929 $90,122 2024
Dream Innovations Incorporated MS$358,479 Finance Manager $45,000 $54,373 2024
Long Island Business Development Council Inc NY$357,225 Executive Board $11,800 $11,568 2024
West Yellowstone Foundation MT$356,140 Executive Dir. $62,661 $75,443 2023
Everett Community Growers Inc MA$353,797 Director $1,893 $1,900 2023
Libertyville Civic Center Foundation IL$480,668 Executive Director $102,329 $112,365 2023
Shaylo Inc Socially Helping Adults Youth With Liveable Opportunities MD$346,941 Ceo $63,141 $65,934 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to HI 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 HI 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 default19th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)19th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted27th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted15th

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 (Jeffrey Fuchs) 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 67 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $25,600 is reasonable (approximately the 19th 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.