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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Vista Homes Housing Corporation

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 954536615
CA · NTEE L80
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Bonnie Schlachte, Executive Director / CEO ($26,967) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 37 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 51st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

37 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 37 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,346 total compensation of comparable organizations → $129,740 $26,967
$6,19510th
$10,77825th
$26,529Median
$47,79375th
$67,03390th
$26,967This org · 51st
p10$6,195
p25$10,778
p50$26,529
p75$47,793
p90$67,033
$26,967

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.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Vesta Four IncMD $88,794$22,523 990
Lss Housing Center Street IncWI $89,500$47,793 990
Lss Housing Granville IncWI $91,084$46,248 990
Asi Ramsey County IncMN $92,103$73,041 990
Coburn Woods IncOR $94,131$18,941 990
Maxcen Housing Society Inc Indiana BranchIN $80,935$6,121 990
Houston Area Urban CommunityTX $80,841$129,740 990
La Casa Dona Here IncPR $80,730$7,200 990
Marblehead Community Housing CorporationMA $79,953$25,057 990
Central Ohio Housing DevelopmentOH $79,340$10,220 990
Riverview Resident Assistance FoundationWA $98,197$33,450 990
1213 William Street CorporationFL $98,568$21,173 990
Greater Lake City Community Development Corp IncFL $100,105$10,778 990
Maxcen Housing Society Inc New Mexico BranchNM $75,884$6,245 990
Union Apartment Project IncNJ $75,452$101,948 990
Adirondack Housing Development Fund CoNY $75,437$12,194 990
Collaborative Development CorporationFL $74,770$18,293 990
New Visions Housing CorporationCA $74,606$26,967 990
Oscar Housing FoundationCA $105,151$61,000 990
Dakota Land TrustSD $70,961$3,687 990
Thomas' Contentment IncMD $105,820$8,230 990
Housing Works 874 Jefferson AvenueNY $106,811$17,750 990
Oak Manor AssociatesWA $109,450$25,358 990
Walnut Affordable Housing IncNY $66,667$40,644 990
Heritage Plaza Phase ICA $64,407$3,271 990

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 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 default51st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)54th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted49th

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 (Bonnie Schlachte) 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 37 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (L80), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $26,967 is reasonable (approximately the 51st 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.