Compensation Comparability

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of George K Otis Iii, Executive Director / CEO ($21,419) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 24 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 21^st percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

How comparable organizations were selected

Distribution of comparable compensation

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

Organization	State	Total revenue	Total comp	Source
Snoqualmie Valley Preservation Alliance	WA	$264,774	$85,597	990
Orcas Open Arts	WA	$257,731	$17,872	990
Slavic International Association	WA	$283,976	$55,947	990
Fishinko Payee Services	WA	$249,253	$84,248	990
Clallam-jefferson County Pro Bono	WA	$245,920	$78,840	990
People Of Praise Vancouver Wa	WA	$241,899	$31,227	990
Shoreline Public Schools Foundation	WA	$301,206	$39,086	990
Love In The Name Of Christ Of Skagi	WA	$238,190	$64,127	990
Salem Arms Community Housing	WA	$310,832	$69,546	990
The Master's Mission	WA	$312,909	$94,031	990
Channel Of Love Ministries	WA	$227,746	$40,765	990
Human Life Of Wa Education Foundation	WA	$223,600	$92,031	990
Ocean Beach School District Foundation	WA	$320,849	$10,200	990
Hough Foundation	WA	$330,408	$84,941	990
Fraternal Order Of Eagles	WA	$331,795	$6,225	990
Living Voices	WA	$334,859	$58,279	990
Called To Rescue	WA	$202,101	$18,455	990
Washington Association Of Criminal Defense Lawyers	WA	$342,213	$104,980	990
Interlink Inc	WA	$197,886	$20,967	990
Northwest Therapeutic Riding Center	WA	$190,810	$50,511	990
Friends Of Manito	WA	$361,004	$56,037	990
Va'ad Harabanim Of Greater Seattle	WA	$369,517	$64,579	990
Kadima	WA	$388,117	$136,763	990
The Hi-liners	WA	$402,726	$63,008	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 WA 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:

Basis	Subject percentile
Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default	21^st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)	21^st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted	25^th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted	21^st

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

The compensation of the Executive Director / CEO (George K Otis Iii) was approved in advance by [the Board / Compensation Committee], composed of members with no conflict of interest with respect to the arrangement.
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 24 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (Z99) + WA + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
The authorized body determined that total compensation of $21,419 is reasonable (approximately the 21^st percentile of comparable organizations) and documented the basis for this determination concurrently, on [date], by a vote of [__ for / __ against].