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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Solar Responders Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 833822965
NY · NTEE M20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Hunter Johansson, Executive Director / CEO ($100,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 18 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 89th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Hunter Johansson — reported title “FOUNDER/CEO”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

18 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 18 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$486 total compensation of comparable organizations → $155,454 $100,000
$3,59910th
$8,79525th
$28,840Median
$65,14575th
$93,16390th
$100,000This org · 89th
p10$3,599
p25$8,795
p50$28,840
p75$65,145
p90$93,163
$100,000

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 NY 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
Thirsty Lands Inc PA$128,413 Executive Dir. $1,600 $1,715 2024
Pender United Inc NC$133,204 Executive Director $24,000 $28,568 2022
Acts Allowing Christ To Shine Inc IN$135,174 President $61,180 $71,399 2023
Greene County Interfaith Volunteers NC$122,266 Ex Director $41,760 $46,381 2024
Amo Membership Assistance Program Trust FL$136,225 Trustee $80,688 $81,478 2024
Dewey Henderson United Professional KY$119,230 Executive Director $11,395 $13,159 2024
Eastport Chemical Fire Engine Company Nu NY$116,198 Secretary $500 $486 2024
Westhaven Water Supply Corporation TX$141,971 General Manager $15,945 $17,145 2024
Iada Foundation ID$142,147 Executive Director $105,318 $120,427 2024
Lovington Comm Ambulance Serv Inc IL$145,867 Treasurer $4,050 $4,406 2023
Capracare Inc NY$154,101 President & Ceo $10,097 $10,097 2023
Florida National Guard Foundation Inc FL$154,888 Executive Dir. $31,200 $31,505 2024
The Elevated Studio Inc NY$161,388 Executive Director/president $35,600 $35,600 2023
Good Will Fire Company Of Bridgeport Pa PA$94,439 President $4,470 $4,792 2024
Georgia Association Of Realtors GA$93,549 Ceo $26,163 $29,112 2023
Bowmanstown Volunteer Fire Company PA$170,750 Treasurer $7,800 $8,361 2024
Ua Charitable Fund Trust MD$174,618 Trustee $154,691 $155,454 2024
Carlton Complex Long Term Recovery Group WA$175,703 Executive Director $84,335 $81,161 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NY 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 NY 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 default89th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)89th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted100th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted72nd

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 (Hunter Johansson) 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 18 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (M20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $100,000 is reasonable (approximately the 89th 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.