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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Maine Music Educators Association

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 237401207
ME · NTEE B03
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Beth Labrie, Executive Director / CEO ($20,602) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 73 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 25th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

73 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 73 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$269 total compensation of comparable organizations → $203,562 $20,602
$6,95610th
$22,32225th
$44,287Median
$80,75075th
$103,30990th
$20,602This org · 25th
p10$6,956
p25$22,322
p50$44,287
p75$80,750
p90$103,309
$20,602

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 ME 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
National Association Of Corporate Directors - Chicago Chapter IL$260,305 Executive Director $130,004 $123,976 2024
Northeast Greek Leadership PA$258,306 Executive Di $49,781 $48,155 2024
Southeast Missouri Preparatory School MO$261,800 President $30,666 $30,693 2025
New England Center For Attention VT$257,226 Executive Dir. $120,000 $120,621 2023
New Jersey Association For College NJ$263,150 Exe. Assist. $22,353 $19,931 2023
Lone Star State School Counselor Association TX$256,187 Executive Director $23,260 $22,570 2024
North Texas Chapter Of The National TX$263,912 Executive Dir. $85,500 $85,412 2023
National Council On School Facilities DC$255,554 Former Executive Director $23,505 $20,008 2024
Meadowlands Regional 2040 Foundation Inc NJ$253,386 President & Ceo $7,311 $6,332 2024
Consortium For North American Higher Education Collaboration Con AZ$253,145 Executive Director And Treasurer $13,266 $12,375 2024
Mass Assoc For Health Physical MA$267,123 Executive Di $65,611 $57,191 2024
Dyslexia Center Of Austin TX$252,836 Executive Dir. $36,000 $35,963 2023
California Association Of CA$269,871 Executive Dir. $217,913 $182,525 2024
Association For Practical & Professional IN$249,118 Executive Director $50,000 $49,829 2025
The Association Of Asset Management Prof NE$248,153 President $250 $269 2023
Universities Council On Water IL$273,112 Executive Director $104,938 $103,028 2023
Schuylkill Community Education Council PA$273,566 Executive Direc $103,805 $103,379 2023
Gamma Iota Sigma Foundation OH$246,200 Executive Director $5,056 $5,195 2024
Midwest Principals Center Inc IL$276,507 Co-director $47,532 $45,328 2024
Nebraska Legal Diversity Council NE$241,500 Executive Director $125,000 $130,413 2024
Ohio School Health Services OH$241,396 Treasurer $17,500 $18,510 2023
Entrepreneurs Organization Of Iowa IA$239,142 Chapter Admi $56,060 $58,006 2025
Consortium For Entrepreneurship WV$283,070 Ceo $75,000 $81,097 2023
Nevada Association Of School Superintendents NV$233,539 Executive Director $54,726 $53,211 2024
Pennsyvania Association For Supervision & Curriculum Development PA$233,394 Executive Director $62,946 $62,688 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to ME cost of living and 2023 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 ME 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 default25th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)22nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted27th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted19th

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 Labrie) 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 73 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B03), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $20,602 is reasonable (approximately the 25th 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.