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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Hartford Public Access Television Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 060935739
CT · NTEE A32Z
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Gilberto Martinez, Executive Director / CEO ($73,846) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 26 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 73rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Gilberto Martinez — reported title “Executive Director”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

26 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 26 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$6,009 total compensation of comparable organizations → $118,385 $73,846
$24,03910th
$43,89025th
$62,373Median
$74,94675th
$98,35990th
$73,846This org · 73rd
p10$24,039
p25$43,890
p50$62,373
p75$74,946
p90$98,359
$73,846

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 CT 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
Talking Eyes Media Inc NJ$218,402 Executive Director $85,000 $83,332 2023
Chelsea Community Cable Television Inc MA$219,326 Executive Director $101,780 $95,032 2025
Pleasantville Community Television Inc NY$211,864 Station Manager $114,138 $110,001 2024
Saco River Community Television ME$210,663 Executive Di $60,802 $64,935 2024
Millis Community Media Inc MA$205,615 Board Treasurer $5,850 $6,009 2022
Christian Education Enterprises Inc IN$227,489 President $20,700 $23,282 2024
Duluth Superior Public Access Community Television MN$204,500 Co-executive Director $58,431 $61,578 2024
Thurston Community Television WA$204,206 Ceo $72,850 $69,563 2024
Community Television Network Inc IL$237,584 Executive Dir. $41,832 $43,862 2024
Mcminnville Community Media OR$193,881 Executive Director $74,192 $73,483 2024
Mount Mansfield Community Television VT$188,073 Executive Director $61,712 $66,248 2024
Community Media Of The Foothills CA$246,617 Executive Dir. $66,620 $63,167 2023
Amesbury Community Television Inc MA$250,491 Exec. Dir. $42,148 $41,588 2023
Northeastern New Mexico Educational NM$178,655 Executive Di $38,333 $43,973 2024
The Defiance Community Cultural OH$259,524 Executive Di $32,692 $38,021 2023
Springfield Area Public Access VT$262,650 Former Exec Dir $46,565 $49,987 2024
Inside Out Media CA$266,598 Executive Direc $52,000 $47,890 2024
Okemo Valley Tv Corp VT$268,060 Director $67,717 $72,694 2024
Radnor Studio 21 Inc PA$161,949 Executive Director $68,888 $75,433 2023
Puget Sound Accesscarco Theater WA$270,706 Executive Director $59,211 $58,210 2023
Hamilton Wenham Community Access & Media Inc MA$277,593 Key Employee $58,173 $55,754 2024
Nevada County Digital Media Center CA$277,660 President $27,635 $24,795 2025
Billings Community Cable Corp MT$293,831 Executive Director $88,448 $101,686 2024
Salisbury Community Tv & Media Center Inc MA$298,299 Executive Director $78,832 $75,553 2024
Summit Public Radio And Tv Inc CO$298,564 Board Member $6,131 $6,270 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CT 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 CT 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 default73rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)73rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted73rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted73rd

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 (Gilberto Martinez) 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 26 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A32), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $73,846 is reasonable (approximately the 73rd 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.