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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Himalayan Childrens Fund

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 954121177
CA · NTEE Q330
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Debra Ann Robinson-menzies, Executive Director / CEO ($36,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 31 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 45th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Debra Ann Robinson-menzies — reported title “Director”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

31 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 31 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$5,008 total compensation of comparable organizations → $138,328 $36,000
$11,65610th
$23,31125th
$38,852Median
$67,81075th
$91,06090th
$36,000This org · 45th
p10$11,656
p25$23,311
p50$38,852
p75$67,810
p90$91,060
$36,000

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 CA 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
Business For Social Good CA$390,472 President & Ceo $70,000 $67,992 2024
Global Care Alliance Inc CA$394,195 President $40,000 $38,852 2024
Refugees United Foundation Usa CA$384,439 Treasurer $64,702 $62,846 2024
Mriya Report Inc CA$399,430 Secretary $7,940 $7,940 2023
The Chijnaya Foundation Inc CA$408,488 Operations M $69,625 $67,627 2024
Haiti Gospel Outreach CA$371,372 Development $50,400 $50,400 2023
Christ Sanctuary International CA$409,988 President $12,000 $11,656 2024
Valentino Achak Deng Foundation CA$368,263 Executive Director/co-founder $93,750 $91,060 2024
Africa Future Foundation CA$358,743 Cfo $12,000 $12,000 2023
Olive Tree Ministry Inc CA$358,573 Executive Di $36,000 $36,000 2023
Angel Of Faith Non Profit Organization CA$346,809 President $82,500 $80,133 2024
Bridges Of Hope International CA$332,038 President $112,857 $112,857 2023
Faith Hope And Charity Inc CA$329,606 Secretary/treasurer $25,200 $25,200 2023
Rising Worldwide CA$451,651 Ceo $81,153 $81,153 2023
Guatemala Deaf Ministries CA$321,509 Vice President $32,875 $31,932 2024
Hope Filled Hearts 4 Africa Inc CA$318,590 President $12,000 $11,656 2024
Adopt A Family Foundation CA$314,408 Ceo/chair $6,000 $5,828 2024
Lanna Foundation CA$471,922 Director $31,534 $29,840 2025
Gocare Inc CA$302,675 President $44,000 $44,000 2023
Brighter Children Inc CA$484,054 Director $142,414 $138,328 2024
Afghan Literacy Foundation CA$284,594 Executive Director $13,000 $12,627 2024
Project Pearls Usa Inc CA$497,737 Executive Director $67,340 $65,408 2024
Onmission Partners CA$275,568 Ceo & Secret $30,000 $30,000 2023
Embrace Global CA$514,249 Executive Di $71,240 $71,240 2023
The Charis Project CA$263,271 Ceo $24,000 $23,311 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CA 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 CA 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 default45th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)45th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted48th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted42nd

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 (Debra Ann Robinson-menzies) 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 31 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (Q33) + CA + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $36,000 is reasonable (approximately the 45th 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.