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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Protect & Preserve Hawaii Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 833415430
HI · NTEE C36
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Tyrone Montayre, Executive Director / CEO ($130,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 800 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 90th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

800 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 800 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$331 total compensation of comparable organizations → $940,198 $130,000
$26,16710th
$52,58425th
$77,593Median
$102,61275th
$129,08090th
$130,000This org · 90th
p10$26,167
p25$52,584
p50$77,593
p75$102,612
p90$129,080
$130,000

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 HI cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Hammond Climate SolutionsCA $437,586$83,188 990
Waterkeepers Chesapeake IncMD $437,762$70,289 990
Climate Advocates Voces UnidasTX $437,100$144,188 990
Cool The Earth IncCA $436,919$51,524 990
Manada ConservancyPA $438,318$87,925 990
Floresta Project IncNY $438,344$10,295 990
Four Corners Office For Resource EffCO $438,494$67,390 990
Coalition For Sonoran Desert ProtectionAZ $436,402$81,294 990
Glen Canyon InstituteUT $436,232$83,639 990
California Clean Energy CommitteeCA $438,983$63,655 990
Eco-justice Center IncWI $436,056$66,508 990
Department Of BioregionWA $439,391$47,635 990
Alliance For Flushing Meadows CoronaNY $435,619$62,356 990
Alaskans For Litter Prevention AndAK $439,561$117,617 990
Southeast Alaska Land TrustAK $435,491$96,298 990
Khm InternationalHI $435,307$72,533 990
Carbon UndergroundCA $435,291$59,786 990
Dolores River Boating AdvocatesCO $434,872$94,087 990
Lake Katherine Nature Center And BotanicIL $440,469$99,021 990
Coral Bay Community CouncilVI $434,239$81,229 990
Earth Day New York IncNY $433,796$110,436 990
Royal African FoundationUT $441,715$25,903 990
Western Leaders NetworkCO $432,415$114,486 990
Ecology In Classrooms And OutdoorsOR $432,173$97,331 990
Seaworthy Foundation IncFL $431,973$81,534 990

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 default90th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)91st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted92nd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted86th

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 (Tyrone Montayre) 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 800 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (C), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $130,000 is reasonable (approximately the 90th 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). 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.