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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Washington State Medical Association

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 916074463
WA · NTEE E00E
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Hanscom Jennifer, Executive Director / CEO ($21,551) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 1176 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 14th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

How comparable organizations were selected

1,176 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 1,176 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$115 total compensation of comparable organizations → $3,656,665 $21,551
$15,23310th
$36,59625th
$61,976Median
$93,00775th
$137,29590th
$21,551This org · 14th
p10$15,233
p25$36,596
p50$61,976
p75$93,007
p90$137,295
$21,551

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.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Lifebridge Center For Hope IncMD $293,002$566,496 990
Giving Is A Family TraditionMO $292,945$49,686 990
Aonl Foundation For Nursing Leadership Research And EducationDC $292,913$169,710 990
Donate Life ScSC $292,890$99,516 990
Alpha Womens CenterIA $292,830$42,284 990
Team Tony Cancer Foundation IncFL $292,794$60,329 990
America's Choice Community Of Red OakIA $293,695$37,319 990
Westfields Hospital Foundation IncMN $293,816$76,772 990
Send Me St LouisMO $292,500$162,629 990
Mundo De Ninos AcademyCA $293,914$16,249 990
Center Point Ambulance Service IncIA $292,486$16,462 990
The Julie Fund IncMA $293,973$60,222 990
Family Voices Of MinnesotaMN $293,977$78,013 990
Hooves Of Hope Equestrian Center IncKY $292,364$57,601 990
Self-healing Research CenterCA $294,065$78,928 990
Disciples Clinic Of Athens TexasTX $294,110$55,864 990
Cgs IncWI $294,116$94,806 990
Messengers For HealthMT $292,200$109,857 990
Hueman PartnershipMN $292,159$114,165 990
Breath Of Life Maternity MinistriesTX $294,253$64,076 990
Holistic Health Community IncNY $294,421$85,992 990
Lake Sunapee Region Visiting NurseNH $294,478$30,097 990
In Concert For CancerWA $294,599$41,580 990
American Migraine Foundation IncNY $294,663$1,009 990
Grow Pediatric Therapy ServicesMO $291,608$296 990

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:

BasisSubject percentile
Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default14th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)16th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted88th

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 (Hanscom Jennifer) 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 1176 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (E), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $21,551 is reasonable (approximately the 14th 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.