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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Nancy A Shaw Foundation Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 874610010
GA · NTEE D20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Craig Horton, Executive Director / CEO ($35,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 416 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 47th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Craig Horton — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

416 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 416 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,343 total compensation of comparable organizations → $152,043 $35,000
$9,45110th
$20,08125th
$37,741Median
$56,03775th
$72,72790th
$35,000This org · 47th
p10$9,451
p25$20,081
p50$37,741
p75$56,037
p90$72,727
$35,000

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 GA 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
Kamins Farm Sanctuary IL$319,817 Executive Di $58,000 $55,083 2024
My Pit Bull Is Family MN$319,945 Executive Director $53,830 $52,900 2023
Aruba Flight Volunteers Inc NY$319,071 President $49,980 $44,917 2023
Fur-angel Foundation HI$318,660 President $27,000 $24,041 2023
Thurston County Humane Society WA$318,563 Executive Director $68,863 $59,558 2024
Breeder Release Adoption Service CO$320,681 Director $14,400 $13,733 2023
A New Chance Animal Rescue Inc NY$318,086 President $65,000 $56,739 2024
Friends Of Normie Rescue CA$321,126 Managing Dir. $2,885 $2,406 2024
Wwwpilotsnpawsorg Inc SC$321,196 Executive Director $146,540 $152,043 2023
Pet Assistance League Store CO$322,134 Executive Dir. $34,570 $32,022 2024
The Long Way Home Inc TX$316,953 Executive Director $61,500 $61,184 2023
Indigo Rescue Inc OR$316,578 Executive Dir. $69,018 $61,916 2024
Pet Assistance Foundation CA$323,505 Director $16,187 $13,503 2024
Humane Society Of Southern Illinoisspca Inc IL$314,265 Shelter Manager $23,970 $22,764 2024
Sullivan County Humane Society NH$313,933 Vice President $4,628 $4,128 2024
Jay County Humane Society Inc IN$325,350 Consultant/director $33,846 $34,480 2024
Here Today Adopted Tomorrow Animal MA$313,379 Director $2,725 $2,366 2024
Guayabo Animal Rescue Fdn Inc FL$325,962 Executive Di $48,000 $43,560 2024
The Mosby Foundation VA$325,983 Executive Di $42,000 $39,175 2024
A Forever-home Rescue Foundation Inc VA$312,657 President $60,000 $57,617 2023
Happy Tails Rescue Foundation MN$312,524 Director $51,750 $49,397 2024
Releash Atlanta Inc GA$311,821 Operations Manager $13,526 $13,138 2024
Orcas Animal Protection Society WA$327,485 Executive Director $72,335 $62,561 2024
No Time To Spare Animal Rescue & MO$328,202 President $34,397 $36,233 2023
Russell Rescue Inc TN$310,926 President $22,998 $23,352 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to GA 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 GA 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 default47th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)45th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted48th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted46th

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 (Craig Horton) 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 416 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (D20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $35,000 is reasonable (approximately the 47th 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.