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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Horses Help Swi Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 870935482
IA · NTEE P20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Kori Nelson, Executive Director / CEO ($77,865) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 1031 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 86th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

1,031 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 1,031 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$202 total compensation of comparable organizations → $726,470 $77,865
$11,87710th
$24,78125th
$45,335Median
$66,23575th
$86,12490th
$77,865This org · 86th
p10$11,877
p25$24,781
p50$45,335
p75$66,235
p90$86,124
$77,865

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 IA cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Shepherds Table A Sc Eleemos CorpSC $285,014$7,366 990
Urban League Of Long Island IncNY $285,045$87,877 990
Ajc Childrens Foundation IncFL $284,940$21,200 990
Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts Ny IncNY $284,922$87,375 990
Sustainable Liberia IncGA $284,919$30,978 990
Serving All Vessels EquallyCT $284,865$67,220 990
Citychurch Outreach Ministry MckinneyTX $285,475$21,863 990
Rk MissionsMO $284,515$26,795 990
West Valley Water Polo FoundationCA $285,671$41,408 990
RezilientkidzCO $285,691$38,526 990
Flagstaff Youth Riders IncAZ $284,253$52,334 990
Love In The Name Of Christ Inc Of The Newberg AreaOR $286,287$68,063 990
Northshore Families Helping Families IncLA $286,290$29,551 990
LifebridgeCO $283,303$43,548 990
Together We CanNV $286,890$50,977 990
Leaps Of Love IncIL $287,106$18,063 990
Cityheart CorporationOH $287,198$61,164 990
Mission Mid-del IncOK $282,852$105,069 990
Fostering Hope IncSC $282,706$46,021 990
New American Resources Center IncOH $282,630$26,627 990
Village To VillageVA $287,606$33,501 990
Central WorksCA $282,412$42,752 990
Voices Of The Forgotten Foundation IncCA $287,659$26,368 990
San Francisco Students Back On TrackCA $287,822$75,709 990
Bread Of Life Ministries Of MinnesotaMN $287,826$13,356 990

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 IA 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 default86th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)79th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted88th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted83rd

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 (Kori Nelson) 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 1031 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $77,865 is reasonable (approximately the 86th 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). 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.