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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Batavia Mainstreet

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 364243181
IL · NTEE S20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Beth Walker, Executive Director / CEO ($67,083) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 298 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 59th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

298 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 298 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$603 total compensation of comparable organizations → $180,844 $67,083
$17,56910th
$35,93725th
$61,555Median
$80,43975th
$105,79990th
$67,083This org · 59th
p10$17,569
p25$35,937
p50$61,555
p75$80,439
p90$105,799
$67,083

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Visions America CdcMD $282,496$39,437 990
Haverford Partnership For EconomicPA $282,424$47,120 990
Producir Inc Una Corp De Desarrollo Comunal Y Econ Para Cubuy Y LomasPR $283,505$52,883 990
New Mexico AppleseedNM $284,037$166,008 990
Sheppard Military Affairs CommitteeTX $284,060$86,655 990
The Montague Street District ManagementNY $284,926$54,714 990
Elyria Community PartnershipOH $280,473$82,957 990
Allston Village Main Streets IncMA $280,379$71,963 990
Erie TogetherPA $280,307$90,227 990
North Capital Main StreetDC $285,374$43,007 990
Partners For Livable OmahaNE $286,715$73,729 990
Connect Waukegan NfpIL $287,155$116,120 990
Ken-rock Community Center IncIL $287,423$64,820 990
Main Street Gettysburg IncPA $287,455$79,630 990
The High Point Community Development CorCA $277,109$67,994 990
Good Counsel CooperativeCO $276,718$30,395 990
West Bank Business AssociationMN $288,979$30,965 990
One In A Million IncIL $289,444$36,656 990
Shaker Heights Development CorporationOH $290,507$93,885 990
Community Action Team-california IncCA $273,760$89,579 990
New Season Community Development CorpCA $273,020$38,391 990
Foundation For Body Mind & SpiritTX $292,958$34,807 990
Urban UniversityCA $271,812$53,937 990
Experience The Heart OfIN $293,906$45,320 990
Moravia Park Community Development CorporationMD $294,013$27,971 990

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 IL 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 default59th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)55th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted60th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted54th

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 (Beth Walker) 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 298 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $67,083 is reasonable (approximately the 59th 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.