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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Mississippi Energy Institute

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 272480735
MS · NTEE S41
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Patrick Sullivan, Executive Director / CEO ($84,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 466 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 76th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Patrick Sullivan — reported title “PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, & TR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

466 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 466 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $381,286 $84,000
$12,92510th
$36,89725th
$59,495Median
$82,80375th
$119,13190th
$84,000This org · 76th
p10$12,925
p25$36,897
p50$59,495
p75$82,803
p90$119,131
$84,000

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 MS 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
Hemet San Jacinto Valley Chamber Of CA$235,344 Executive Dir. $68,577 $53,168 2024
Lakeshore Avenue Business Improvement CA$235,378 Co-director $14,356 $11,130 2024
Association Of Aai Professionals WA$234,468 President & Ceo $34,728 $27,917 2024
Superior Chamber Of Commerce CO$234,379 Exec Director $61,250 $52,733 2024
Ephraim Business Council Ltd WI$234,281 Administrato $56,000 $52,511 2024
Boulder Area Rental Housing Associa CO$235,863 Executive Di $142,521 $119,540 2025
North American Transit Alliance Inc MD$236,250 Executive Director $56,013 $47,019 2024
Foundation For Strategic Sourcing Inc VA$236,820 Executive Dir. $46,669 $41,653 2023
Greater Miami Shores Chamber Of Commerce Inc FL$237,014 Executive Director $77,184 $67,026 2023
Main Street Altus Inc OK$232,739 Program Director $45,041 $43,383 2025
Desoto Chamber Of Commerce TX$232,518 Presidentceo $60,000 $55,480 2023
Ccidc Inc CA$232,400 Executive Dir. $84,000 $65,126 2024
Professional Racers Owners IN$237,637 Secretary/tr $82,500 $78,116 2024
Maine Grocers & Food Producers ME$232,273 Executive Di $101,142 $90,934 2024
Association Of College & University Printers Inc MI$237,893 Admin Director $41,154 $38,140 2024
Cass County Visitors Bureau Inc IN$232,103 Former Direc $50,026 $47,367 2024
The Texas Cotton Association TX$231,903 Exec Vice Pres $63,000 $56,583 2024
The Minnesota Trappers Association MN$231,567 Magazine Editor $4,410 $4,028 2023
Association Of Club Executives Inc OH$238,577 Executive Di $180,000 $171,176 2024
Algonquin-lake In The Hills Chamber Of Commerce Inc IL$231,049 Executive Director $29,077 $26,425 2023
Advanced Media Workflow Assoc Inc WA$230,684 Executive Director $117,000 $94,052 2024
Secure Water Alliance CA$230,595 Executive Dir. $90,000 $71,839 2023
Professional Engineers Of North Carolina NC$239,713 Executive Director $66,632 $61,817 2024
Indiana Exchange Carrier Associationinc IN$239,920 President $125,600 $118,925 2024
Greater Blythewood Chamber Of Commerce SC$229,897 Admin Asst $17,058 $15,566 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MS 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 MS 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 default76th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)68th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted77th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted72nd

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 (Patrick Sullivan) 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 466 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $84,000 is reasonable (approximately the 76th 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.