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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

International Thriller Writers Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 134287988
OH · NTEE S41
FY ending 2024-09-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Kimberly Howe, Executive Director / CEO ($103,615) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 535 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 64th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Kimberly Howe — reported title “EXEC DIRECTO”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

535 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 535 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $400,940 $103,615
$30,03910th
$56,52325th
$83,598Median
$121,21475th
$174,87590th
$103,615This org · 64th
p10$30,039
p25$56,523
p50$83,598
p75$121,214
p90$174,875
$103,615

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 OH 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
Bothell Kenmore Chamber Of Commerce WA$416,609 Former Exec $68,125 $59,287 2023
Ingleside Chamber Of Commerce TX$417,508 Director $50,000 $47,222 2024
East Parker County Chamber Of Commerce TX$416,219 President/ceo $88,610 $83,687 2024
Isri Services Corporation DC$417,617 Isri President Designee $43,055 $35,672 2024
De Soto Chamber Of Commerce Inc KS$417,821 President $61,959 $63,198 2024
Mountain Brook Chamber Of Commerce Inc AL$415,379 Executive Director (Left June 2024) $122,496 $124,946 2024
Medical Staff Of University Of CA$414,604 President $48,000 $39,133 2024
Greater Pocatello Convention & ID$419,333 Chair $97,644 $98,071 2024
Construction Industry Progress Fund AK$419,504 Executive Director $33,091 $30,752 2023
International Serum Industry Association CA$420,217 Ceo $124,615 $101,596 2024
Airport Restaurant & Retail Association IL$421,000 Executive Director $249,874 $231,936 2024
Gbx Global CA$421,070 Executive Di $37,394 $31,387 2023
Medical Staff Of Newark Beth Israel NJ$421,376 President $12,500 $10,537 2024
National Association Of Travel WI$411,841 Executive Director Thru June $70,562 $69,577 2024
Vineland Downtown Improvement District Management Corporation NJ$411,178 Executive Director $83,239 $70,168 2024
Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council SD$410,762 Executive Director $144,260 $150,319 2024
Venango County Fair Inc PA$409,736 Treasurer $12,180 $11,468 2024
The Circuit OH$424,129 Exectuive Director $50,521 $52,013 2023
Usa Sprinkler Fitter Business FL$424,274 Director - Past $500 $443 2024
Blue Valley Farm Show Inc PA$409,333 President $2,119 $1,995 2024
Lawrence County Tourist Promotion Agency Inc PA$425,020 Executive Director $77,185 $72,673 2024
90 Minds Inc CA$425,280 Executive Director $94,300 $76,880 2024
Utah Plumbing & Heating Contractors UT$408,455 Executive Director $79,080 $76,416 2024
Heart Of The Valley Chamber Of Commerce WI$408,215 Executive Dir. $96,290 $92,498 2025
Anderson Valley Winegrowers Association Inc CA$408,095 Executive Director $98,601 $80,387 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OH 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 OH 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 default64th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)61st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted66th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted60th

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 (Kimberly Howe) 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 535 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $103,615 is reasonable (approximately the 64th 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.