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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Wayne County Historical Museum Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 350899077
IN · NTEE A800
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Tina Conti, Executive Director / CEO ($49,994) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 122 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 50th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

122 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 122 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,518 total compensation of comparable organizations → $137,118 $49,994
$12,35110th
$30,70925th
$50,749Median
$66,17275th
$79,50990th
$49,994This org · 50th
p10$12,351
p25$30,709
p50$50,749
p75$66,172
p90$79,509
$49,994

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 IN cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Coutts Memorial Museum Of Art IncKS $263,982$67,869 990
Virginia Piedmont Heritage AreaVA $264,630$77,089 990
Trail Of Tears Association IncOK $266,003$79,274 990
Discovery Expedition Of St Charles Mo IncMO $266,577$58,621 990
Central Virginia Battlefields TrustVA $261,071$64,784 990
Alliance For Historic HillsboroughNC $260,988$44,536 990
Historic Railroad Square AssociationCA $259,718$27,947 990
Middle Passage Ceremonies & PortFL $269,967$42,578 990
Adena Mansion And Gardens SocietyOH $256,847$56,933 990
Fptower IncNC $256,355$35,273 990
Louisiana Children'sLA $272,001$31,325 990
Berwick Historical SocietyPA $273,374$51,566 990
The Freedom ArchivesCA $254,114$40,941 990
Standing Bear Native American Foundation IncOK $253,128$7,518 990
Main Street PortsmouthOH $275,016$28,544 990
Destination Downtown Lancaster IncOH $252,889$71,503 990
Musical Arts Society Of New OrleansLA $275,504$43,000 990
High Plains Heritage Society IncSD $275,804$72,007 990
William H Gray Iii Memorial FoundationDC $251,862$71,963 990
The Whitesbog Preservation Trust IncNJ $276,286$49,106 990
Friends Of Harriet Beecher Stowe HouseOH $251,465$52,396 990
Charleston County Parks FoundationSC $276,622$60,874 990
T L C Carnival Club IncLA $250,592$7,753 990
The Casino Star Theater FoundationUT $245,564$5,995 990
Friends Of Florida History IncFL $285,007$19,889 990

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 IN 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 default50th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)44th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted51st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted48th

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 (Tina Conti) 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 122 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A80), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $49,994 is reasonable (approximately the 50th 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). 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.