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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Conservation Technology Accelerator Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 994126508
CA · NTEE C30
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Hunter Listwin, Executive Director / CEO ($13,499) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 59 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 10th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

How comparable organizations were selected

59 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 59 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,287 total compensation of comparable organizations → $184,148 $13,499
$12,54510th
$23,97925th
$47,823Median
$80,15575th
$103,45990th
$13,499This org · 10th
p10$12,545
p25$23,979
p50$47,823
p75$80,155
p90$103,459
$13,499

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
Coastal Resources Group IncFL $157,240$79,219 990
Cross Vermont Trail Assocation IncVT $155,037$27,601 990
Integrated Vegetation Management Partners IncDE $158,016$156,202 990
The Urban Wildlands Group IncCA $159,953$46,638 990
Pelican Lakes Conservation ClubMN $149,353$39,436 990
Rosedale Conservancy IncDC $148,888$5,154 990
Assateague Coastal Trust IncMD $148,058$64,545 990
Center For Environmental Law & PolicyWA $147,671$92,983 990
Play For All Foundation IncIL $146,122$36,745 990
Shamokin Creek Restoration AlliancePA $145,624$22,174 990
Friends Of The Nature Center In Rancocas State Park IncNJ $144,132$22,805 990
Missouri Parks AssociationMO $170,375$64,655 990
Keep Florida Beautiful IncFL $141,524$83,148 990
Reshoring InitiativeFL $173,066$32,406 990
Tahoma Audubon SocietyWA $174,454$61,946 990
Hartley Mason Reservation Co Jeffrey W McconnellME $136,817$5,798 990
Na Mamo Aloha Aina O HonokohauHI $175,740$2,488 990
Rural Land Foundation Of LincolnMA $176,486$184,148 990
Kentucky Heartwood IncKY $178,102$67,857 990
Human Impacts Institute IncNY $133,757$56,645 990
Aquatic Ecosystem RestorationMI $180,120$23,907 990
Florida Coastal ConservancyFL $180,492$38,349 990
Prairie Pines PartnersNE $126,575$27,069 990
Lake Fork Valley ConservancyCO $121,928$50,304 990
Ocean Fest IncNC $195,966$28,233 990

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 default10th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)14th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted14th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted10th

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 (Hunter Listwin) 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 59 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (C30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $13,499 is reasonable (approximately the 10th 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.