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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Shoreline Chamber Of Commerce

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 061196325
CT · NTEE S41
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Dee Jacob, Executive Director / CEO ($72,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 461 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 53rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

461 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 461 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $452,914 $72,500
$15,18510th
$42,72625th
$69,072Median
$96,71375th
$135,94790th
$72,500This org · 53rd
p10$15,185
p25$42,726
p50$69,072
p75$96,713
p90$135,947
$72,500

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.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
New Mexico Independent Power ProducersAZ $227,260$187,432 990
Misquamicut Business AssociationRI $226,497$57,577 990
Fine Chocolate Industry AssociationWA $227,361$55,709 990
German American Business Assoc Of CalifCA $226,244$44,843 990
North Carolina MotorsportsNC $226,226$66,121 990
Development Partner Institute IncIL $227,747$107,027 990
Orange Chamber Of CommerceTX $227,908$82,382 990
Lamoille Economic Development CorpVT $225,726$99,353 990
Order Of The Engineer IncAZ $225,594$75,544 990
Airport Gateway Business AssociationWI $228,260$117,317 990
United Vegetable Growers CooperativeCA $225,143$230,240 990
Nevada Petroleum Marketers &UT $224,761$87,637 990
Main Street TexarkanaTX $229,139$64,354 990
Metropolitan Memphis Hotel &TN $229,231$184,978 990
Denver Petroleum Club IncCO $224,516$92,041 990
Welding Research Council IncOH $224,007$29,074 990
Western Medical CenterCA $223,931$56,889 990
Greater Blythewood Chamber Of CommerceSC $229,897$18,490 990
Creative Enterprise ZoneMN $223,848$96,458 990
Icti C A R E Foundation IncNY $223,734$127,423 990
Blair Chiropractic MembershipAL $223,589$76,996 990
Veterinary Specialty Practice Alliance IncOH $223,460$70,489 990
Secure Water AllianceCA $230,595$85,334 990
Next Generation In Trucking AssociationKY $223,098$166,825 990
Advanced Media Workflow Assoc IncWA $230,684$111,721 990

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 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 default53rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)58th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted54th
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 (Dee Jacob) 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 461 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $72,500 is reasonable (approximately the 53rd 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.