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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Omnah Foundation

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 853825948
VA · NTEE D31
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Joel Bremner, Executive Director / CEO ($68,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 233 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

Benchmarked executive: Joel Bremner — reported title “Associate Dir.”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

233 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 233 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$945 total compensation of comparable organizations → $581,457 $68,000
$5,63310th
$14,01025th
$30,663Median
$48,98975th
$68,21290th
$68,000This org · 90th
p10$5,633
p25$14,010
p50$30,663
p75$48,989
p90$68,212
$68,000

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 VA 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
League For Animal Protection Inc VA$152,059 Executive Director/cfo $66,152 $66,152 2023
American College Of Veterinary MI$153,368 Executive Vp $57,828 $61,818 2023
Nevada County Pets In Need CA$153,566 Director $36,885 $32,041 2024
Endangered Species Protection Agency UT$154,000 General Manager $12,000 $12,355 2024
Harleys Hope Foundation CO$154,409 Executive Director $26,088 $25,165 2024
Rescued Pets Are Wonderful MN$149,734 Director/president $36,660 $36,440 2024
Kennel To Couch Inc MD$149,067 President $22,917 $22,190 2023
Greyhound Health Initiative OH$147,941 President/ex $64,094 $68,291 2024
Wolf Paws Inc TN$147,379 President / Director $45,000 $48,989 2023
Vets To Vets United Inc NC$158,379 Executive Di $38,502 $41,202 2023
Sixteen Hands Horse Sanctuary Inc FL$158,857 President $11,232 $10,615 2024
Haines Animal Rescue Kennel AK$145,281 Executive Director $44,710 $44,270 2023
Happy Paws Foundation TN$159,943 Director $29,664 $32,294 2023
Animal Rescue Connections TX$160,585 Vice President $9,548 $9,608 2024
Remiatte Foundation CA$160,908 Secretary $66,500 $57,766 2024
The Ryan Animal Rescue Foundation RI$160,925 Executive Director $36,100 $35,851 2023
Uplands Peak Sanctuary Inc IN$143,446 Director Of Operations $39,288 $41,679 2024
Ark Incorporated AL$143,433 Executive Director $6,202 $6,939 2023
C A Maxey Appaloosa Heritage MI$143,364 Board Member $48,000 $51,312 2023
Pets On Wheels Inc MD$162,752 Executive Director $70,375 $66,187 2024
Southport Oak Island Animal Rescue NC$141,617 Manager $33,943 $36,324 2023
International Sea Turtle Society NC$141,451 Secretary $2,500 $2,784 2022
Finding Shelter Inc PA$141,215 President $17,680 $18,260 2023
Southern Paw Partners SC$163,903 President $45,000 $47,226 2024
Shark Team One Corp FL$164,046 Director $18,720 $18,214 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to VA 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 VA 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)88th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted90th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted88th

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 (Joel Bremner) 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 233 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (D), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $68,000 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). 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.