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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Kitticcino Charities

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 852798839
OH · NTEE D20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Breona Baines, Executive Director / CEO ($34,782) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 74 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 73rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Breona Baines — reported title “Chief Executive Officer”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

74 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 74 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,376 total compensation of comparable organizations → $530,067 $34,782
$5,48110th
$9,39425th
$24,856Median
$38,93775th
$53,93490th
$34,782This org · 73rd
p10$5,481
p25$9,394
p50$24,856
p75$38,937
p90$53,934
$34,782

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 OH 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
Whippet Health Foundation Inc MA$114,173 Director $5,081 $4,187 2024
Farm Animal Care Coalition Of Tn TN$113,999 Secretary $55,125 $54,708 2023
Voice For The Animals CA$116,536 Founder And Executive Director $27,000 $21,381 2024
Rescue K9-1-1 Inc AL$111,394 President $12,000 $11,889 2024
Seniors Pet Assistance Network TX$110,496 Executive Director $33,337 $30,582 2024
Quail & Upland Game Alliance IL$119,801 Regional Dir $27,500 $25,526 2023
Chance Shelter AZ$108,815 President & $10,800 $9,525 2024
Harry A Biszantz Memorial Center CA$108,711 President $30,000 $23,756 2024
Baby Kitten Rescue CA$108,397 Director, Ce $12,000 $9,503 2024
Margarets Saving Grace Bully Rescue Inc VA$122,054 Secretary $7,085 $6,274 2024
Leaders For Ethics Animals & The CA$106,134 Secretary & $100,000 $77,147 2025
Pet Rescue Pilots CA$105,089 Executive Director $36,000 $29,350 2023
Rescue Every Dog WA$124,668 Executive Director $34,560 $28,375 2024
Francis Halbrook Hensley Animal Shelter TN$103,574 Shelter Director $25,635 $24,712 2024
Country Roads Animal Rescue Society OK$103,547 Founder $5,000 $5,050 2024
Valley Shore Animal Welfare League CT$103,295 Treasurer $3,044 $2,695 2023
Delaware Society For The Prevention Of DE$125,496 Executive Director $10,422 $9,358 2024
Horses' Honor CA$126,431 President $4,500 $3,564 2024
Dawgs Fight Back Inc NH$126,901 President / Treasurer / Se $19,000 $16,089 2024
Arm Sanctuary Inc FL$101,520 Vice Preside $13,200 $11,708 2023
Puddy Tat Protectors Inc TN$101,133 President $48,100 $46,366 2024
Hibbing Animal Shelter Aka Precious Paws Humane Society MN$128,881 Shelter Manager $18,120 $16,420 2024
Feline Rescue Network CO$99,540 Secretary $6,901 $6,068 2024
The Centralia Humane Society IL$129,532 Secretary $26,071 $22,899 2025
Animal Rescue Front Inc MA$131,104 Executive Director $58,600 $49,718 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OH 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 OH 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 default73rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)62nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted73rd
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 (Breona Baines) 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 74 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (D20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $34,782 is reasonable (approximately the 73rd 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.