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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Solidarity Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 853924084
PA · NTEE M20
FY ending 2024-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Erin Hughes, Executive Director / CEO ($33,210) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 40 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 23rd percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

40 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 40 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$4,954 total compensation of comparable organizations → $305,703 $33,210
$15,00310th
$42,59225th
$64,772Median
$94,99975th
$158,52490th
$33,210This org · 23rd
p10$15,003
p25$42,592
p50$64,772
p75$94,999
p90$158,524
$33,210

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 PA 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
Grassroots Aid Partnership Inc NC$477,362 Executive Director $12,879 $13,738 2023
Florida Emergency Prepareness FL$479,466 Executive Di $100,000 $96,986 2023
Collier Disaster Alliance FL$479,909 Executive Di $23,706 $22,332 2024
Beasley Community Volunteer Fire TX$482,667 Assist Fire Chief $17,550 $17,604 2024
Central United States Earthquake TN$485,331 Executive Director $66,341 $71,993 2023
Kenova Volunteer Fire Dept WV$445,672 Treasurer $7,500 $8,143 2024
Hostage Aid Worldwide Inc DC$439,922 President $180,000 $158,394 2024
Relevant Expeditions MO$436,381 President $40,133 $43,883 2023
Thomas Jefferson Emergency VA$505,148 Executive Director $99,856 $94,191 2025
Recovering Oklahomans After Disaster Inc OK$432,295 President $66,000 $72,877 2024
Rebuilding Together Baton Rouge Inc LA$509,191 Executive Director $60,000 $64,543 2025
Yall Squad Incorporated KY$426,692 Director $13,654 $15,144 2023
Rebuilding Hope Inc GA$421,993 Executive Director $55,858 $57,984 2023
Grace's Place Inc MO$416,555 Executive Di $81,341 $88,944 2023
Louisiana Troopers Charities Inc LA$407,070 Executive Director $13,798 $15,236 2024
Homeland Preparedness Project TX$405,069 Executive Director $79,310 $79,555 2024
Rebuild Bay County Inc Fka Bay County Long Term Disaster Recov FL$398,977 Executive Director $118,000 $114,442 2023
Community Center Of St Bernard LA$397,956 Executive Dir. $62,500 $71,050 2023
Illinois Medical Emergency Response Team IL$547,917 Executive Director $104,280 $102,804 2024
House Of Hope International SC$565,585 Director $41,940 $43,875 2024
Coastal Alabama Partnership AL$374,253 Executive Director $177,000 $191,750 2024
Hatching Hope AL$566,127 Director $85,010 $92,094 2024
Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge F And A M Of Alabama AL$566,882 Grand Master $60,000 $65,000 2024
Never Alone Inc GA$567,029 President $49,650 $50,061 2024
Kentucky Bankers Relief Fund Company KY$572,202 Director $275,614 $305,703 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to PA cost of living and 2024 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 PA 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 default23rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)23rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted30th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted18th

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 (Erin Hughes) 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 40 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (M20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $33,210 is reasonable (approximately the 23rd 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.