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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Presque Isle Partnership Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 251737521
PA · NTEE N320
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jon Demarco, Executive Director / CEO ($75,059) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 45 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 67th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

45 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 45 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$890 total compensation of comparable organizations → $191,605 $75,059
$5,70410th
$30,27825th
$63,536Median
$79,31475th
$91,91490th
$75,059This org · 67th
p10$5,704
p25$30,278
p50$63,536
p75$79,314
p90$91,914
$75,059

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 PA 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
Castle Rock Parks And Trails Founda CO$329,215 Executive Di $19,192 $18,454 2023
High Peaks Alliance ME$314,954 Executive Di $86,440 $86,796 2023
World Trails Network - Hub For The Americas NH$305,579 Chair $5,000 $4,630 2023
Tahoe-pyramid Trail Inc NV$304,263 Executive Dir. $69,428 $67,784 2024
Top Of Michigan Trails Council MI$347,614 Executive Dir. $90,084 $90,565 2024
Friends Of Wisconsin State Parks Inc WI$300,825 Executive Director $68,520 $69,699 2024
Santa Barbara County Trails Council CA$299,723 Executive Director $60,000 $50,464 2024
Friends Of International Friendship Park CA$350,167 Executive Dir. $36,000 $30,278 2024
Downtown San Diego Public Spaces CA$296,290 President And Ceo $8,270 $6,956 2024
United Parks As One NJ$352,284 Treasurer $5,600 $4,870 2024
Enid Sports Association OK$362,098 Executive Director $86,539 $92,814 2024
Brec Foundation LA$363,185 Executive Director $177,692 $190,577 2024
American Academy For Park And WA$277,983 Executive Di $17,307 $15,092 2024
Idaho Trails Association ID$373,154 Executive Director $68,992 $71,485 2024
Mccoy Farm And Gardens TN$274,627 Employee Executive Director $75,000 $76,786 2024
Parkway Council Foundation PA$271,602 Executive Di $115,000 $115,000 2023
Scott Community Golf Course Inc KS$270,783 Employee $55,312 $59,921 2023
Harlem Valley Rail Trail Associatio NY$385,167 Executive Di $48,750 $44,174 2023
Finger Lakes Trail Conference Inc NY$388,351 Executive Director $48,333 $42,539 2024
Ogden Dunes Home Association IN$389,620 Treasurer $4,439 $4,560 2024
Lititz Springs Park Inc PA$258,164 Treasurer $916 $890 2024
Woodlands Conservancy LA$391,920 Executive Director $68,000 $72,931 2024
Mt Ascutney Outdoors Inc VT$395,041 Executive Dir. $40,000 $39,214 2024
Trails 2000 Inc CO$398,572 Executive Director $81,334 $75,963 2024
Grand Rapids Whitewater Inc MI$247,817 President/ce $185,120 $191,605 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to PA 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 PA 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 default67th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)67th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted53rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted64th

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 (Jon Demarco) 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 45 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (N32), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $75,059 is reasonable (approximately the 67th 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.