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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Downtown Las Vegas Alliance

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 262775235
NV · NTEE S41
FY ending 2024-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Shahn Douglas, Executive Director / CEO ($110,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 411 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 86th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Shahn Douglas — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

411 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 411 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $278,867 $110,000
$12,06010th
$37,75325th
$62,772Median
$86,80175th
$122,53990th
$110,000This org · 86th
p10$12,060
p25$37,753
p50$62,772
p75$86,801
p90$122,539
$110,000

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 NV 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
Association Of Iowa Fairs Inc IA$209,873 Executive Dir. $13,500 $14,366 2025
Dickinson Area Economic Development MI$209,927 Executive Director $107,194 $110,380 2024
Unitedc3 Inc TX$209,835 Co-executive Director $63,450 $65,190 2023
Bath-brunswick Regional Chamber ME$210,199 Executive Di $88,500 $88,409 2024
Reflective Insulation Manufacturers Assn VA$210,409 Executive Direc $84,000 $83,303 2023
Black Business Association Of La CA$210,410 President $49,500 $43,902 2023
Mountain Counties Water CA$209,216 Executive Dir. $102,000 $90,464 2023
Professional Bail Agents Assn Of Ms MS$210,582 Executive Di $48,675 $54,083 2024
Alafave Inc TX$209,157 Executive Director $54,000 $53,889 2024
Rosemont Illinois Chamber Of IL$208,577 Executive Di $81,326 $79,764 2024
Michigan Association Of Airport MI$211,414 Executive Di $40,500 $41,704 2024
Elkhart Lake Chamber Of Commerce WI$212,172 Exec Direct $54,594 $56,881 2024
Apparel Industry Board Inc IL$207,450 Exec Director $41,667 $42,074 2023
Society For Cardiovascular Angiography DC$207,107 Chief Executive Officer $64,914 $58,507 2023
Sonoma Alliance For Vineyards And CA$212,922 Executive Dir. $86,996 $77,157 2023
Fishermans Wharf Association CA$206,829 President & Ceo $12,000 $10,337 2024
Oakland Vietnamese Chamber Of Commerce CA$206,602 Executive Director $75,000 $64,609 2024
Storm Lake United IA$213,673 Executive Di $33,350 $36,430 2024
Birch Bay Chamber Of Commerce WA$213,931 Executive Director $43,290 $39,808 2023
Medical Staff Of Research MO$205,781 President $20,000 $21,757 2023
Americans For Food And Beverage Choice DC$205,591 Principal Officer $158,319 $138,601 2024
Wall & Ceiling Industry Advancement Fund MO$205,355 Executive Director $36,684 $39,907 2023
Platte Chamber Of Commerce Inc SD$214,573 Executive Director $53,169 $58,540 2024
Moorhead Business Association Inc MN$214,949 Executive Director $74,380 $75,487 2023
Des Moines Downtown Chamber Of Commerce IA$204,780 Executive Director $28,700 $32,277 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NV 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 NV 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 default86th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)86th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted87th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted83rd

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 (Shahn Douglas) 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 411 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $110,000 is reasonable (approximately the 86th 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.