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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Massachusetts Association Of

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 237274677
MA · NTEE C033
FY ending 2024-06-30
June 10, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Dorothy Mcglincy, Executive Director / CEO ($78,023) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 18 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 17th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

18 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 18 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$28,690 total compensation of comparable organizations → $307,846 $78,023
$58,54810th
$85,47825th
$108,687Median
$125,17275th
$198,01290th
$78,023This org · 17th
p10$58,548
p25$85,478
p50$108,687
p75$125,172
p90$198,012
$78,023

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 MA 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
Nc Foundation For Soil And Water NC$480,077 Executive Director $70,000 $82,867 2023
National Energy Resources Organization DC$474,508 Executive Director $99,000 $96,677 2024
High Ambition Climate Collective CA$525,000 Chief Executive Officer $224,780 $215,996 2024
Coastal Georgia Indicators GA$418,865 Executive Di $113,191 $126,652 2024
Environmental Design Research DC$409,765 Executive Dir. $65,735 $64,192 2024
Southeastern States Air Resource FL$592,880 Executive Di $111,927 $117,010 2024
Alliance For Pulp And Paper Technology DC$399,350 Executive Director $194,878 $190,305 2024
North American Process Technology TX$395,970 President $93,304 $106,931 2023
Abundant Earth Foundation CA$385,009 Director/president $29,000 $28,690 2023
Colorado Association For Recycling Inc CO$380,488 Executive Director $106,430 $113,567 2024
Central States Water Environment IL$621,534 Executive Ma $100,950 $110,443 2024
Botanic Gardens Conservation MA$364,663 Director Of Conservation $121,606 $121,606 2024
Association Of Nature Center UT$361,700 Executive Dir. $72,315 $84,796 2023
Yellowstone River Parks Association MT$660,074 Executive Director $37,830 $45,379 2024
North American Lake Management Society WI$675,527 Executive Director $82,654 $96,060 2024
Tree Research And Education Endowment IL$686,919 President/ceo $115,500 $126,361 2024
Sustainableitorg Inc CA$728,918 Executive Director Gm $311,174 $307,846 2023
American Water Resources Association IL$735,326 Interim Ceo $80,000 $87,523 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MA 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 MA 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 default17th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)28th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted17th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted17th

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 (Dorothy Mcglincy) 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 10, 2026, comparing compensation against 18 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (C03), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $78,023 is reasonable (approximately the 17th 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 10, 2026.