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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Lee County Medical Society Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 237026263
FL · NTEE S41
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Julie Ramirez, Executive Director / CEO ($104,355) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 20 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 70th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

20 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 20 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$500 total compensation of comparable organizations → $301,240 $104,355
$17,59810th
$51,45725th
$67,399Median
$111,10675th
$160,78090th
$104,355This org · 70th
p10$17,598
p25$51,457
p50$67,399
p75$111,106
p90$160,780
$104,355

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 FL cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Miami-dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber Of Commerce IncFL $339,350$119,596 990
Upper Tampa Bay Regional Chamber Of Commerce IncFL $328,174$72,048 990
Martin County Bar AssociationFL $327,681$54,026 990
Pan American International Movers Assoc IncFL $324,061$77,760 990
Corrections UsaFL $382,299$55,595 990
The Pride ChamberFL $309,347$43,750 990
Perdido Key Area Chamber Of CommerceFL $301,744$56,725 990
Haines City Economic Development CouncilFL $296,614$157,200 990
Tarpon Springs Merchants Association IncFL $407,835$11,050 990
Wellington Chamber Of Commerce IncFL $289,708$108,276 990
Small Business In TransportationFL $287,830$77,215 990
Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers AssociationFL $287,622$57,654 990
Florida Association Of ManagingFL $279,644$130,750 990
Usa Sprinkler Fitter BusinessFL $424,274$500 990
Florida Association For PupilFL $271,344$18,326 990
Builders Association Of South FloridaFL $438,863$193,000 990
Society Of Industrial And OfficeFL $242,179$33,500 990
Greater Miami Shores Chamber Of Commerce IncFL $237,014$79,464 990
Signature User Group IncFL $477,920$62,750 990
American Chamber Of Commerce In KazakhstanFL $502,260$301,240 990

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 FL 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 default70th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)70th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted70th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted70th

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 (Julie Ramirez) 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 20 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41) + FL + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $104,355 is reasonable (approximately the 70th 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.