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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Columbia Humane Society

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 930919021
OR · NTEE D200
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Lisa Beggio, Executive Director / CEO ($59,856) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 365 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 78th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Lisa Beggio — reported title “Executive Dir.”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

365 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 365 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,454 total compensation of comparable organizations → $184,073 $59,856
$9,26110th
$19,73525th
$36,032Median
$56,10575th
$74,72090th
$59,856This org · 78th
p10$9,261
p25$19,735
p50$36,032
p75$56,105
p90$74,720
$59,856

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 OR 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
Farm Of The Free Animal Sanctuary GA$265,736 Exec Director $18,200 $19,141 2024
Happy Hills Animal Foundation Inc NC$265,807 President $8,900 $9,371 2025
Jefferson County Humane Society Inc FL$264,281 President $41,600 $40,875 2024
Creature Comfort Pet Therapy NJ$266,308 Executive Director $65,241 $62,725 2023
Tiny Paws Kitten Rescue Inc OK$264,018 Executive Director $26,355 $30,354 2024
Village Of Hope AZ$266,856 Executive Director $41,600 $41,846 2024
Norcal Aussie Rescue Inc CA$263,422 President $112,392 $104,507 2023
Animal Rescue Fund Inc FL$262,916 President $73,154 $70,027 2025
Unchained Melodies Inc MO$262,418 Director / President $23,000 $26,232 2023
Kitten Central Of Placer County Inc CA$261,760 Vice President $21,600 $19,508 2024
Humane Society Of Young County Inc TX$260,815 Shelter Dir. $25,326 $27,280 2023
Rescue Road Trips Inc OH$260,735 President $48,000 $54,745 2023
Naia Trust OR$269,835 Executive Di $80,000 $77,705 2024
Animal Services And Operations Support GA$269,850 President $3,181 $3,444 2023
Vivisection Investigation League CT$270,128 President $24,000 $24,231 2023
Peach County Animal Rescue And Rehabilitation GA$270,222 Director $27,700 $29,992 2023
Demis Animal Rescue Inc CO$271,323 President $3,600 $3,611 2024
Dixie Girl Dog Rescue AL$257,852 President And Director $38,962 $44,025 2024
Healing With Horseplay Inc MN$272,664 Chief Executive Officer And President $39,971 $41,310 2024
Gio Fund Corporation NC$257,144 Secretary $13,563 $14,658 2024
Animal Rescue Of Fresno CA$256,925 Member At Large $16,896 $15,260 2024
Zdr3 TX$275,245 Executive Director $136,358 $142,666 2024
Sarama Animal Rescue Inc NJ$255,088 Board Member $13,000 $12,140 2024
Animal Humane Assoc Of Star Valley WY$275,987 Treasurer $6,377 $7,353 2023
Parker's Animal Rescue CO$276,092 Executive Dir. $93,523 $93,796 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OR 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 OR 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 default78th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)79th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted77th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted77th

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 (Lisa Beggio) 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 365 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (D20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $59,856 is reasonable (approximately the 78th 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.