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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Outpost Agriculture Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 851992590
OR · NTEE K99
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Colin Mcintosh, Executive Director / CEO ($13) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 31 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 0th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

31 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 31 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,602 total compensation of comparable organizations → $179,575 $13
$8,45010th
$37,10825th
$57,726Median
$78,03675th
$132,14690th
$13This org · 0th
p10$8,450
p25$37,108
p50$57,726
p75$78,036
p90$132,146
$13

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 OR 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
Foodshot Global Inc NY$361,782 Executive Director $190,000 $179,575 2024
Our New Way Garden Inc NY$351,174 President $40,000 $37,805 2024
Mwanzo WA$365,792 Director $80,751 $75,617 2024
Food4kids Backpack Program Of North Florida Inc FL$368,640 Executive Director $36,212 $36,632 2023
Broad Street Market Alliance PA$376,010 Director $73,200 $78,606 2023
Grow Jackson MI$332,851 Executive Director $67,388 $72,751 2024
North American Vegetarian Society NY$389,680 President And Treasurer $50,800 $48,013 2024
Wells For Life KS$390,266 Key Employee $66,000 $76,780 2023
Community Food Initiatives OH$323,073 Past Director $29,162 $32,305 2024
Fox Valley Food For Health Inc IL$317,807 Executive Di $43,846 $46,417 2023
Urban Community Agri-nomics Ucan NC$401,221 Executive Di $30,200 $32,638 2024
Incubator Kitchen Collective KY$307,620 Executive Di $54,546 $61,294 2024
Mckeesport Meals On Wheels Inc PA$295,500 Coordinator $26,000 $27,119 2024
Hillside Agricultural Society MA$425,887 President $1,750 $1,602 2025
Raleigh City Farm Inc NC$282,282 Executive Director $53,248 $57,546 2024
Chester Agricultural Center Inc NY$277,859 Executive Director $110,000 $103,964 2024
Natural Soybean And Grain Alliance Inc AR$277,315 Director $112,400 $132,146 2024
Hollywood Farmers Market Inc OR$273,190 Interim Market Director $37,583 $37,583 2023
Hillsdale Farmers Market Inc OR$267,831 Manager $44,925 $43,636 2024
Ventura County Farm To School CA$266,589 Executive Di $102,000 $92,123 2024
Chattanooga Food Center TN$266,455 Executive Director $51,000 $57,726 2023
Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society SD$260,683 Executive Director $85,421 $98,603 2024
Organiceye Inc WI$457,331 Executive Director $142,806 $155,992 2024
Mustard Seed - A Community Cafe TX$252,621 Executive Director $48,000 $50,220 2024
Fort Worth Food & Wine Foundation TX$470,466 Director/executive Directo $69,615 $74,987 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OR 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 OR 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 default0th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)0th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted0th

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 (Colin Mcintosh) 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 31 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (K99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $13 is reasonable (approximately the 0th 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.