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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Edwardsville Arts Center

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 223798593
IL · NTEE N20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Beth Browne, Executive Director / CEO ($48,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 87 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

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

How comparable organizations were selected

87 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 87 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$587 total compensation of comparable organizations → $147,913 $48,000
$4,82110th
$18,01025th
$43,432Median
$60,15575th
$81,46390th
$48,000This org · 53rd
p10$4,821
p25$18,010
p50$43,432
p75$60,155
p90$81,463
$48,000

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 IL 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
Big Academy IL$320,922 President & Ceo $57,257 $58,948 2023
Ohio Mennonite Camp Association Inc OH$328,853 Director $46,753 $51,857 2023
Delano Athletic Booster Club Inc MN$329,291 Treasurer $3,000 $2,938 2025
Watertown Youth Soccer Association SD$329,908 Executive Di $50,600 $55,339 2025
Salt Lake Climbers Alliance Inc UT$307,239 Executive Di $85,200 $88,698 2024
Occohannock On The Bay Inc VA$336,537 Camp Directo $54,874 $53,893 2024
Central Oak Heights Association PA$306,112 Former Treasurer $1,400 $1,462 2023
Feliciana Retreat And Conference Center Inc LA$305,864 Executive Director $73,679 $82,524 2024
Camp Opportunity Incorporated MD$305,621 Executive Director $110,000 $104,606 2024
Northern Lights Figure Skating Club Inc MN$304,434 Treasurer $599 $587 2025
Healing Farm Ministries SC$301,409 Executive Di $63,302 $67,173 2024
Camp Eeshay Of Nj Inc NJ$341,460 Trustee $5,000 $4,541 2024
Barnyball WA$300,057 President $74,350 $69,709 2023
Red Bank Outdoor Academy CA$343,877 Secretary $24,750 $22,381 2023
Recreation Unlimited CA$297,394 President $74,025 $65,018 2024
Nami Lehigh Valley PA$295,595 Executive Director $59,922 $62,578 2023
Woods & Water Christian Retreat Inc OH$293,911 Executive Di $60,859 $65,566 2024
Florida Foundation For Special FL$349,570 Chief Executive Officer $24,427 $24,031 2023
Pine Grove Fish & Game Protective Assoc PA$291,581 President $1,171 $1,188 2024
Why Not Now Inc IL$290,721 Executive Director $57,115 $57,115 2024
Camp Putnam Inc MA$352,128 Director $11,750 $10,463 2025
Living Waters Ministries Inc NY$290,063 President $45,000 $42,583 2023
Central New York Baptist Youth Camp Inc NY$290,010 Executive Director $58,791 $54,037 2024
Carry On Foundation UT$289,920 Executive Di $22,250 $23,847 2023
Camp Tuckabatchee Inc IL$289,205 Executive Director $60,000 $60,000 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to IL 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 IL 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)55th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted53rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted48th

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 (Beth Browne) 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 87 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (N20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $48,000 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). 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.