Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Beverly Potts, Executive Director / CEO ($33,146) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 395 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 23rd percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations
Benchmarked executive: Beverly Potts — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIREC”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.
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.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Berkshire Chamber Of | MA | $203,391 | Executive Dir. | $66,000 | $62,109 | 2023 |
| Certified Pest Control Operators Of Geor | GA | $203,348 | Executive Director | $37,048 | $37,891 | 2024 |
| American Institute Of Architecture Eastern Oklahom | OK | $203,816 | Executive Director | $82,409 | $95,028 | 2023 |
| Alliance For Gray Market & Counterfeit | DC | $203,863 | Executive Director | $130,494 | $119,919 | 2023 |
| American Society For Surgery Of The Hand | IL | $204,576 | Ceo/executive Vp | $96,961 | $96,961 | 2024 |
| Des Moines Downtown Chamber Of Commerce | IA | $204,780 | Executive Director | $28,700 | $32,909 | 2023 |
| Virginia Association Of Independent | VA | $202,244 | Executive Dir. | $108,934 | $106,987 | 2024 |
| Association Of Extremity Nerve Surgeons | TX | $202,068 | Director | $53,722 | $56,276 | 2023 |
| Independent Electrical Contractors | CO | $201,942 | Executive Director | $124,001 | $120,944 | 2024 |
| North Coast Fishermens Cable Committee | CA | $201,795 | President | $4,319 | $3,794 | 2024 |
| Wall & Ceiling Industry Advancement Fund | MO | $205,355 | Executive Director | $36,684 | $40,689 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Association Of | MA | $201,599 | Executive Di | $137,500 | $125,682 | 2024 |
| Americans For Food And Beverage Choice | DC | $205,591 | Principal Officer | $158,319 | $141,315 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Badger Chapter Club Management | WI | $201,353 | Managing Director | $58,940 | $62,612 | 2024 |
| Medical Staff Of Research | MO | $205,781 | President | $20,000 | $22,184 | 2023 |
| Chemical Alliance Zone Inc | WV | $200,945 | Executive Director | $178,250 | $196,313 | 2024 |
| Association Of Health Care | MO | $200,730 | Executive Director | $5,416 | $6,007 | 2023 |
| Oakland Vietnamese Chamber Of Commerce | CA | $206,602 | Executive Director | $75,000 | $65,875 | 2024 |
| Fishermans Wharf Association | CA | $206,829 | President & Ceo | $12,000 | $10,540 | 2024 |
| Tennessee Infrastructure Alliance | TN | $200,000 | Executive Director | $90,000 | $96,227 | 2024 |
| Digital Energy Council | DC | $200,000 | Board Member,exec Dir,president | $25,000 | $22,974 | 2023 |
| Society For Cardiovascular Angiography | DC | $207,107 | Chief Executive Officer | $64,914 | $59,653 | 2023 |
| Apparel Industry Board Inc | IL | $207,450 | Exec Director | $41,667 | $42,898 | 2023 |
| Central New York Defense Alliance Ltd | NY | $199,533 | Secretary And Exec. Director Emeritus | $11,325 | $10,409 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania State Assn Of County | PA | $199,332 | Secretary/tr | $20,125 | $20,414 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to IL cost of living and 2024 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 23rd |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 22nd |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 24th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 20th |
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.
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
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.