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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Algae Biomass Organization

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 262691686
IA · NTEE S41
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jon Kallen, Executive Director / CEO ($49,538) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 543 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: Jon Kallen — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

543 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 543 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$429 total compensation of comparable organizations → $387,837 $49,538
$22,70810th
$49,62625th
$76,846Median
$110,25875th
$149,23290th
$49,538This org · 25th
p10$22,708
p25$49,626
p50$76,846
p75$110,258
p90$149,232
$49,538

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 IA 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
Central Kentucky Apartment Association KY$376,420 Executive Officer $81,197 $79,672 2024
Ypo Bayou City TX$377,049 Chapter Manager $48,009 $42,730 2025
American Alliance Conference Ltd NY$376,205 Director $37,066 $30,590 2024
Digital Services Coaliton Inc MD$376,092 Executive Director $218,820 $186,839 2024
Boston Plasterers' & Cement Masons' MA$375,429 Trustee $85,072 $68,019 2025
Pennsylvania Academy Of General Den PA$375,404 Executive Di $85,400 $77,780 2024
Colorado Cleantech Industry Association Inc CO$378,128 Executive Director $133,416 $116,838 2024
Alabama Automotive Manufacturers AL$375,054 President $120,000 $121,897 2023
Identity Defined Security Alliance TX$374,829 Executive Director, President, Treasurer, And Secretary $77,560 $70,857 2024
Greater Stillwater Chamber Of Comme MN$378,463 Presidentexecutive Director $49,862 $44,997 2024
Provider Alliance For Community Service TX$378,644 Executive Director $125,748 $114,881 2024
Topeka Lodging Association KS$374,362 Exec. Dir $14,400 $14,627 2023
Oak Park Business Association CA$374,255 Executive Dir. $84,000 $68,202 2023
Logan Square Chamber Of Commerce IL$373,499 Executive Director $67,083 $60,232 2024
Concilio Hispano De Empresas CO$380,038 President & Ceo $131,538 $115,193 2024
Defined Contribution Alternatives Association DC$380,133 President $239,600 $192,026 2024
Greater Augusta Regional Chamber Of VA$380,216 President/ce $86,800 $76,543 2024
Beverage Association Of Tennessee TN$372,819 President & Treas $230,057 $220,855 2024
The Management Round Table VA$380,750 Interim Executive Director $32,883 $28,997 2024
California Attractions And Parks CA$371,560 Executive Di $209,249 $169,895 2023
Warrior Protection And Readiness MA$371,134 Executive Director $150,000 $126,742 2023
Element 8 WA$382,211 Executive Director $89,334 $75,204 2023
Corrections Usa FL$382,299 Chairman $54,000 $47,699 2023
Golden State Power Cooperative CA$370,753 General Manager $289,590 $228,380 2024
Alabama Cancer Congress MD$383,020 Board Member $2,000 $1,708 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to IA 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 IA 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)21st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted27th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted22nd

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 Kallen) 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 543 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $49,538 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.