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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Certification Institute

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 331014773
AR · NTEE S41
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jane Mccoggins, Executive Director / CEO ($12,828) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 56 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 20th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Jane Mccoggins — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

56 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 56 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$922 total compensation of comparable organizations → $185,366 $12,828
$7,41810th
$15,64525th
$32,626Median
$50,54575th
$67,40390th
$12,828This org · 20th
p10$7,418
p25$15,645
p50$32,626
p75$50,545
p90$67,403
$12,828

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 AR 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
Aerox NC$73,124 President & Director $195,867 $185,366 2023
Parking Industry Institute DC$73,664 Secretary/treasurer/exec Dir $41,845 $31,825 2025
International Forum On Ansi-41 Standards Technology MD$72,158 Secretariat $96,000 $79,846 2024
Whitetail Deer Farmers Of Ohio Inc OH$72,034 Executive Director $36,000 $34,923 2023
Indiana Pawnbrokers Assocation Inc IN$74,862 Executive Director $21,000 $20,283 2023
Memphis & Shelby Co Vet Med Assn Inc TN$74,916 Executive Director $24,000 $22,443 2024
Southwest Veterans Chamber Of Commerce AZ$76,695 Executive Dir. $26,791 $22,922 2024
The Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce Of Grand Prairie TX$77,773 President $7,000 $6,229 2024
La Paz Economic Development Corp AZ$78,013 President $75,000 $62,515 2025
Montgomery Area Chamber Of Commerce TX$79,463 Executive Dir. $57,750 $52,911 2023
Northwestern Showmen's Club OR$79,706 Secretary $9,000 $7,436 2024
Lower Santa Cruz River Allianceinc AZ$80,000 President Ce $52,500 $46,245 2023
Ohio High School Bowling Coaches OH$80,612 Executive Di $29,400 $26,988 2025
Federation Of Mental Health Services Inc NY$81,000 Presdent $19,200 $15,891 2023
National Independent Talent Organization CA$81,184 Executive Dir. $49,998 $38,409 2024
Monitor Inc DC$81,986 Director, Co-chairman $154,006 $123,782 2023
Tama Toledo Area Chamber Of Commerc IA$64,262 Secretary/co $17,956 $17,491 2024
Quad City Association Of Finishing IA$64,036 Executive Director $37,724 $37,832 2023
Tx Assoc Of Mexican American Chambers Of Commerce TX$82,485 President/ceo $35,600 $31,681 2024
Commercial Space Progress NM$83,608 Ceo And Director $42,914 $41,063 2024
Montana Avenue Merchant Association CA$83,773 Treasurer $1,750 $1,344 2024
Seaside Downtown Development Association OR$62,351 Executive Director $46,344 $38,288 2024
Ketchikan Charr Inc AK$61,418 President $8,700 $7,400 2024
Mifflinburg Heritage & Revitalization Assoc Inc PA$60,502 Executive Director $16,800 $14,905 2024
Dealercpa Network Inc NY$85,900 Executive Director $28,800 $23,837 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to AR 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 AR 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 default20th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)16th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted23rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted16th

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 (Jane Mccoggins) 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 56 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $12,828 is reasonable (approximately the 20th 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.