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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Lower Santa Cruz River Allianceinc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 272673929
AZ · NTEE S41
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Steven W Bloch, Executive Director / CEO ($52,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 59 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 73rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Steven W Bloch — reported title “PRESIDENT CE”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

59 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 59 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,047 total compensation of comparable organizations → $210,437 $52,500
$8,43310th
$17,48125th
$35,966Median
$55,78475th
$73,60490th
$52,500This org · 73rd
p10$8,433
p25$17,481
p50$35,966
p75$55,784
p90$73,604
$52,500

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 AZ 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
Northwestern Showmen's Club OR$79,706 Secretary $9,000 $8,441 2024
Montgomery Area Chamber Of Commerce TX$79,463 Executive Dir. $57,750 $60,067 2023
Ohio High School Bowling Coaches OH$80,612 Executive Di $29,400 $30,638 2025
Federation Of Mental Health Services Inc NY$81,000 Presdent $19,200 $18,040 2023
National Independent Talent Organization CA$81,184 Executive Dir. $49,998 $43,604 2024
Monitor Inc DC$81,986 Director, Co-chairman $154,006 $140,524 2023
La Paz Economic Development Corp AZ$78,013 President $75,000 $70,970 2025
The Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce Of Grand Prairie TX$77,773 President $7,000 $7,072 2024
Tx Assoc Of Mexican American Chambers Of Commerce TX$82,485 President/ceo $35,600 $35,966 2024
Southwest Veterans Chamber Of Commerce AZ$76,695 Executive Dir. $26,791 $26,022 2024
Commercial Space Progress NM$83,608 Ceo And Director $42,914 $46,617 2024
Montana Avenue Merchant Association CA$83,773 Treasurer $1,750 $1,526 2024
Memphis & Shelby Co Vet Med Assn Inc TN$74,916 Executive Director $24,000 $25,478 2024
Indiana Pawnbrokers Assocation Inc IN$74,862 Executive Director $21,000 $23,027 2023
Dealercpa Network Inc NY$85,900 Executive Director $28,800 $27,060 2023
Parking Industry Institute DC$73,664 Secretary/treasurer/exec Dir $41,845 $36,130 2025
Certification Institute AR$73,200 President $12,828 $14,563 2024
Aerox NC$73,124 President & Director $195,867 $210,437 2023
International Forum On Ansi-41 Standards Technology MD$72,158 Secretariat $96,000 $90,646 2024
Whitetail Deer Farmers Of Ohio Inc OH$72,034 Executive Director $36,000 $39,647 2023
Namc-dallas Fortworth Chapter Inc TX$88,494 President $14,000 $14,562 2023
Grow Spink Inc SD$89,853 Executive Director $48,000 $55,083 2023
Bizworks Enterprise Center VA$90,466 Executive Director $65,048 $61,798 2025
Mat-su Cabaret Hotel Restaurant AK$92,053 Executive Dir. $39,300 $37,947 2024
Washington Contract Firefighters Association WA$92,115 President / Instructor $9,870 $9,188 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to AZ 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 AZ 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 default73rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)73rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted75th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted68th

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 (Steven W Bloch) 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 59 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $52,500 is reasonable (approximately the 73rd 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.