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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Tbey Arts Center Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 020739623
WI · NTEE O50
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Contessa Lobley, Executive Director / CEO ($92,846) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 494 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 85th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Contessa Lobley — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

494 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 494 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$174 total compensation of comparable organizations → $199,841 $92,846
$18,61910th
$39,12225th
$63,483Median
$81,94075th
$101,11990th
$92,846This org · 85th
p10$18,619
p25$39,122
p50$63,483
p75$81,940
p90$101,119
$92,846

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 WI 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
Texas Tranquility Estates TX$417,506 President $30,750 $30,323 2023
Every Monday Matters Inc CA$416,604 Chairman/ceo $66,000 $54,570 2024
Reading Legacies CA$414,168 President & $72,135 $61,405 2023
Alpha Soccer Academy SC$413,324 Director $53,700 $53,642 2024
Firm Foundations Romania CA$413,062 Ceo $58,520 $49,815 2023
International Society For GA$412,762 Executive Director $70,583 $67,955 2024
Lifequest Usa Inc NM$412,433 President & Ceo $50,000 $51,493 2024
Urban Youth Conservation MN$412,066 Executive Director $143,060 $135,355 2024
Milton Soccer Inc MA$422,973 Registrar $21,728 $18,696 2024
Recreational Experiences Achieving Community Harmony Inc MN$423,013 Program Director $72,317 $68,422 2024
5110 Youth Ranch CO$423,405 Ranch Director $30,000 $27,544 2024
Active City Inc CT$410,753 Executive Dir. $34,667 $32,043 2023
Storied Inc NV$423,501 Executive Dir. $25,000 $23,995 2024
Success Through Academics And Role CA$410,603 President $46,240 $38,232 2024
Momentum Alliance OR$409,415 Coexecutive $97,406 $86,614 2024
Endless Outdoors Inc KS$424,916 President, Secretary, Treasurer $71,346 $73,803 2024
Z Girls Foundation WA$409,026 Executive Director $90,881 $80,211 2023
The Ross Foundation IN$408,829 Founder, Ceo $24,000 $24,950 2023
Aliquippa Impact Inc PA$408,510 Executive Director $58,118 $55,495 2024
Empower 7 Inc TX$408,060 Presidentfounder $36,000 $34,481 2024
Art Resource Collaborative For Kids MA$408,006 Executive Director $35,750 $30,761 2024
Ketchmore Kids Inc VA$426,408 Executive Director $91,808 $84,879 2024
Djs Training Facility Inc VI$407,175 Director $37,735 $38,850 2023
Dekalb Aquatics Swim Inc GA$427,684 President $131,263 $126,376 2024
Develop More Foundation Inc MD$427,790 Executive Director $88,000 $78,777 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to WI cost of living and 2024 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 WI 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 default85th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)80th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted87th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted84th

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 (Contessa Lobley) 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 494 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (O50), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $92,846 is reasonable (approximately the 85th 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.