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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Talons Reach Foundation Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 861702657
MT · NTEE W30
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Nicholas Jones, Executive Director / CEO ($18,462) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 79 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: Nicholas Jones — reported title “President”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

79 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 79 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$805 total compensation of comparable organizations → $359,319 $18,462
$6,32710th
$20,69425th
$52,833Median
$71,72375th
$93,17190th
$18,462This org · 23rd
p10$6,327
p25$20,694
p50$52,833
p75$71,723
p90$93,171
$18,462

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 MT 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
American Military Family Inc CO$493,976 Founder/ceo $76,397 $67,959 2024
The Veteran's Advocacy Foundation Inc MO$489,382 President And Executive Director $57,865 $58,536 2023
Veteran's Advocacy Alliance Inc VA$498,247 Vice President $70,301 $62,971 2024
Modern Warrior Live OH$503,699 Executive Vi $48,000 $47,163 2024
The United States Armor Association GA$481,890 Executive Di $72,000 $67,160 2024
Jerry Ambrose Veterans Council Of Mohave County AZ$475,017 President $2,550 $2,275 2024
Navy League Of The Us-honolulu Council HI$469,792 Executive Director/national Director $96,211 $79,910 2024
Angel Force Usa CA$467,001 President $19,000 $15,670 2023
Take A Vet Fishing Nfp FL$466,907 President $50,000 $44,862 2023
National Guard Association Of Sc SC$465,989 Executive Director $80,000 $77,425 2024
Service Dogs For Veterans SC$521,290 President $68,333 $66,133 2024
Wisconsin Veterans Network Inc WI$462,596 Executive Dir. $68,992 $66,843 2024
Commodore Denig American Legion OH$462,253 Adjutant $2,400 $2,358 2024
23rd Veteran MN$461,910 Executive Director $85,800 $78,650 2024
Department Of Alabama Veterans Of Foreign Wars AL$525,504 Adjutant $45,000 $45,100 2024
Skeleton Crew Adventures TX$459,641 Director Of $47,017 $44,920 2023
Captain Erick Foster Memorial Ride PA$529,637 Executive Director $82,548 $76,367 2024
Veterans Of Foreign Wars Of The Us MS$537,827 Commander $800 $805 2025
Liet Harold R Cornwall Post 1298 KY$447,276 Quartermaster $6,500 $6,670 2023
Roslyn Vfw Home Association PA$440,300 Bar Manager Board Member $39,600 $37,717 2023
Vets Helping Heroes Inc FL$546,501 Executive Director $91,253 $77,477 2025
Saratoga Warhorse Foundation Inc NY$439,809 Executive Di $155,357 $134,081 2023
The Veterans' Place Inc VT$547,509 Prog/admin M $71,135 $66,422 2024
American Legion Carl Neff Post 571 PA$547,985 Secretary/treas $5,200 $4,953 2023
Dogs2dogtags Inc WI$547,992 President $73,750 $73,563 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MT 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 MT 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)22nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted23rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted23rd

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 (Nicholas Jones) 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 79 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (W30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $18,462 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.