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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Main Street Portsmouth

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 364565140
OH · NTEE A80
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Emily Uldrich, Executive Director / CEO ($27,605) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 121 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 22nd percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

How comparable organizations were selected

121 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 121 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,467 total compensation of comparable organizations → $132,607 $27,605
$14,41310th
$33,69125th
$50,672Median
$64,80975th
$77,24990th
$27,605This org · 22nd
p10$14,413
p25$33,691
p50$50,672
p75$64,809
p90$77,249
$27,605

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.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Musical Arts Society Of New OrleansLA $275,504$41,586 990
High Plains Heritage Society IncSD $275,804$69,638 990
The Whitesbog Preservation Trust IncNJ $276,286$47,490 990
Charleston County Parks FoundationSC $276,622$58,871 990
Berwick Historical SocietyPA $273,374$49,870 990
Louisiana Children'sLA $272,001$30,294 990
Middle Passage Ceremonies & PortFL $269,967$41,177 990
Discovery Expedition Of St Charles Mo IncMO $266,577$56,692 990
Trail Of Tears Association IncOK $266,003$76,666 990
Friends Of Florida History IncFL $285,007$19,235 990
Virginia Piedmont Heritage AreaVA $264,630$74,552 990
Wayne County Historical Museum IncIN $263,992$48,349 990
Coutts Memorial Museum Of Art IncKS $263,982$65,636 990
Historical Society Of Montgomery CountyPA $287,660$68,748 990
Central Virginia Battlefields TrustVA $261,071$62,653 990
Alliance For Historic HillsboroughNC $260,988$43,071 990
The Cambridge Historical SocietyMA $290,178$96,101 990
Historic Railroad Square AssociationCA $259,718$27,027 990
Aristides De Sousa Mendes Foundation-usNY $292,011$42,266 990
Sarpy County Historical SocietyNE $292,637$58,000 990
Adena Mansion And Gardens SocietyOH $256,847$55,060 990
Fptower IncNC $256,355$34,112 990
The Freedom ArchivesCA $254,114$39,595 990
Camelot Days IncFL $296,448$8,615 990
Standing Bear Native American Foundation IncOK $253,128$7,270 990

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 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 default22nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)20th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted25th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted21st

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 (Emily Uldrich) 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 121 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A80), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $27,605 is reasonable (approximately the 22nd 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.