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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Packard Museum Association

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 341648683
OH · NTEE A540
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Mary Ann Porinchak, Executive Director / CEO ($61,205) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 94 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: Mary Ann Porinchak — reported title “Executive Dir”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

94 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 94 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$93 total compensation of comparable organizations → $130,492 $61,205
$14,91710th
$31,36625th
$47,121Median
$61,80675th
$72,66990th
$61,205This org · 73rd
p10$14,917
p25$31,366
p50$47,121
p75$61,806
p90$72,669
$61,205

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 OH 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
New Americans Museum Inc CA$219,841 Executive Dir. $133,200 $111,802 2023
Historic Georgetown Inc CO$221,096 Executive Di $67,083 $60,732 2024
The Haverstraw African American NY$225,077 Maintenance $1,500 $1,280 2024
Minnesota Fishing Museum & MN$210,554 Executive Di $44,914 $43,139 2023
Marietta Museum Of History Inc GA$210,201 Director $50,000 $47,466 2024
Alamance County Historical Museum Inc NC$209,161 Executive Director $52,714 $51,426 2024
Butler County Historical Society OH$228,610 Executive Dir. $40,837 $40,837 2024
International Women's Air & Space OH$207,319 Executive Di $45,424 $45,424 2024
Newcomb Historical Museum NY$230,909 Museum Director $52,800 $46,378 2023
Taos Historic Museums Inc NM$206,410 Treasurer $14,000 $14,217 2024
Golden Ball Tavern Trust MA$205,085 Exec. Direct $131,715 $111,751 2024
Historic Fallsington Inc PA$202,623 Executive Di $55,560 $52,312 2024
Mt Hood Cultural Center And Museum OR$202,350 Director $1,638 $1,478 2023
Seneca Museum Of Waterways And Industry NY$200,967 Executive Director $58,458 $49,874 2024
Harriet Tubman Home NY$237,460 President & Ceo $50,000 $42,658 2024
Fort Dodge Historical Foundation IA$200,110 Executive Di $48,961 $52,110 2023
Eastend Studio & Gallery MI$240,654 Executive Director $25,000 $24,363 2024
R E Olds Transportation Museum MI$241,806 Executive Director $60,000 $60,198 2023
Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation NJ$195,484 Board Chairman And President $39,260 $33,095 2024
The Hampton History Museum Association VA$242,171 Secrectary $7,899 $7,413 2023
Austin History Center Association Inc TX$195,201 Exec Director $64,099 $60,538 2024
Lynden Heritage Foundation WA$242,920 Director $55,951 $47,296 2024
The Texas Red Men Foundation Inc TX$243,278 Executive Director $62,433 $58,964 2024
Constable Hall Association Inc NY$243,851 Executive Di $22,880 $19,520 2024
Society For The Preservation Of The MI$192,803 General Manager $36,082 $35,163 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OH 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 OH 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)71st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted76th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted71st

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 (Mary Ann Porinchak) 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 94 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A54), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $61,205 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.