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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Rural Land Foundation Of Lincoln

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 046132391
MA · NTEE C300
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Geoff Mcgean, Executive Director / CEO ($176,952) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 77 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 100th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

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

How comparable organizations were selected

77 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 77 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,820 total compensation of comparable organizations → $150,098 $176,952
$10,57210th
$23,11025th
$54,432Median
$77,92275th
$95,62590th
$176,952This org · 100th
p10$10,572
p25$23,110
p50$54,432
p75$77,922
p90$95,625
$176,952

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 MA 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
Na Mamo Aloha Aina O Honokohau HI$175,740 Secretary $2,400 $2,391 2024
Kentucky Heartwood Inc KY$178,102 Executive Di $52,974 $65,206 2023
Tahoma Audubon Society WA$174,454 Executive Director $58,031 $59,525 2023
Reshoring Initiative FL$173,066 President $28,932 $31,140 2023
Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration MI$180,120 Executive Di $20,000 $22,972 2024
Florida Coastal Conservancy FL$180,492 President $35,250 $36,851 2024
Missouri Parks Association MO$170,375 Executive Di $51,200 $62,129 2023
The Urban Wildlands Group Inc CA$159,953 President $45,300 $44,816 2023
Integrated Vegetation Management Partners Inc DE$158,016 President $133,800 $150,098 2023
Coastal Resources Group Inc FL$157,240 Past Pres/treas/director $70,728 $76,124 2023
Ocean Fest Inc NC$195,966 Event Operations Manager $22,917 $27,129 2023
Conservation Technology Accelerator Inc CA$156,240 President $13,499 $12,972 2024
Cross Vermont Trail Assocation Inc VT$155,037 Executive Director $23,000 $26,522 2023
Overland Expo Foundation Incorporated IN$202,559 Executive Director $32,000 $37,553 2024
One Earth Conservation NY$202,605 Vice President & Secretary $22,982 $23,110 2024
Pelican Lakes Conservation Club MN$149,353 Gamb Mgr/dir $35,375 $37,895 2025
Downwinders At Risk Education Fund TX$203,759 Executive Dir. $43,750 $48,701 2024
Rosedale Conservancy Inc DC$148,888 Treasurer $5,072 $4,953 2024
Assateague Coastal Trust Inc MD$148,058 Executive Director $59,615 $62,023 2024
Restoring The Lake Depths NV$205,234 Executive Dir. $69,856 $77,922 2024
Center For Environmental Law & Policy WA$147,671 Executive Director $89,680 $89,350 2024
Coastal Shores Inc VA$205,828 President $42,769 $45,954 2024
Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association Inc WI$206,383 President $6,000 $6,973 2024
Play For All Foundation Inc IL$146,122 President $24,656 $26,975 2024
Blue Mountains Forest Partners OR$206,916 Executive Dir. $77,700 $80,297 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MA 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 MA 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 default100th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)100th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted100th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted99th

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 (Geoff Mcgean) 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 77 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (C30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $176,952 is reasonable (approximately the 100th 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.