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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Maine Grain Alliance

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 273965554
ME · NTEE B99
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Tristan Noyes, Executive Director / CEO ($60,343) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 371 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 61st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

371 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 371 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$126 total compensation of comparable organizations → $277,964 $60,343
$11,86910th
$30,90825th
$50,173Median
$74,93275th
$104,16590th
$60,343This org · 61st
p10$11,869
p25$30,908
p50$50,173
p75$74,932
p90$104,165
$60,343

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 ME 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
Northeast Missouri School Districts MO$246,614 Exec. Dir./s $12,978 $14,132 2023
Pro America Inmigration Services Corp NJ$246,521 Trustee/president $15,825 $14,527 2023
Abide Christian Academy UT$246,896 Pres & Exec $47,500 $48,550 2024
Hrh Health Services Corporation IN$247,208 Vice Chairperson $7,264 $7,650 2024
Exhibit Envoy CA$245,263 Executive Dir. $63,629 $54,870 2024
Faith Bible College VA$248,443 President $50,898 $49,078 2024
Massachusetts Organization Of Educational Collaboratives MA$248,531 Executive Director $105,899 $92,585 2025
Women In Data Science And Analytics Inc CA$244,455 President $101,265 $87,325 2024
Inspiring Educators MA$244,106 Managing Director $86,000 $77,177 2024
Buffalo Sports Wellness Association Inc NY$249,176 Manager $26,000 $24,156 2023
Chess Education Foundation Inc KY$249,241 President And Executive Director $23,998 $26,509 2023
Byrne Institute TX$249,283 Executive Director $70,000 $71,994 2023
Tree Foundation Inc FL$242,588 Executive Director $50,000 $45,699 2025
Books Are Wings RI$242,135 Executive Director $49,657 $48,956 2023
Association Of Paroling Authorities TX$251,327 Executive Director $19,900 $20,467 2023
Youth Science Academy Inc GA$241,924 President And Ceo $13,292 $13,742 2023
Alaska Society For Technology In AK$241,266 Executive Dir. $26,500 $24,649 2025
Career Gear Houston TX$240,960 Executive Director $20,050 $20,621 2023
10 Billion Strong MO$252,393 Executive Director $46,560 $49,248 2024
Evangelicals For Democracy VA$252,763 President & Ceo $20,157 $19,436 2024
Center For Learn Local MI$240,441 Cio $43,000 $45,633 2023
Cedar Hall Classical Academy TX$253,308 President $7,617 $7,413 2025
Elim Childrens Center Inc MN$239,451 President/ceo $137,532 $135,715 2024
Plan Pais Inc CT$253,841 Executive Di $62,100 $59,865 2023
Pharmacy Leadership & Education MI$239,271 Board Member $6,515 $6,913 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to ME 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 ME 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 default61st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)59th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted62nd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted55th

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 (Tristan Noyes) 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 371 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $60,343 is reasonable (approximately the 61st 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.