Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Steve Louwers, Executive Director / CEO ($11,100) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 128 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 16th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations
Benchmarked executive: Steve Louwers — reported title “PRESIDENT”, 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 MI 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Harbor Chamber Of Commerce | NJ | $126,055 | Treasurer | $16,658 | $14,409 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Business Aviation | MN | $126,704 | Executive Di | $15,500 | $14,838 | 2024 |
| The Chamber Of Manitowoc County | WI | $126,770 | President | $8,910 | $9,015 | 2024 |
| Greater Seminole Area Chamber Of | FL | $128,163 | Executive Di | $72,600 | $66,077 | 2024 |
| Greater Gary Chamber Of Commerce | IN | $123,822 | Ceo | $66,769 | $68,217 | 2024 |
| Commonwealth Business Travel Group Inc | TX | $128,868 | Executive Director | $40,788 | $40,697 | 2023 |
| The Production Music Association Inc | CA | $129,901 | Executive Dir. | $157,663 | $131,899 | 2024 |
| Jamestown S'klallam Tribal Capital | WA | $122,619 | Loan Portfolio Administrative Assistant | $75,000 | $65,055 | 2024 |
| Florida Association Of Children's Hospitals Inc | FL | $130,318 | Executive Director | $50,000 | $46,852 | 2023 |
| Medical Staff Of San Gabriel Valley Medical Center | CA | $130,889 | President/chief Of Staff | $18,000 | $14,670 | 2025 |
| Idaho Association Of Nurse Anesthetists | ID | $121,677 | Executive Dir. | $32,500 | $33,496 | 2024 |
| Web3 Id Coalition Inc | NV | $131,220 | Secretary | $6,000 | $5,999 | 2023 |
| Clear Creek County Tourism Bureau Inc | CO | $131,401 | Director | $73,017 | $67,832 | 2024 |
| Chattanooga Manufacturers Association | TN | $121,004 | Operation Consultant Thru 9/2023 | $6,559 | $6,680 | 2024 |
| Union Chamber Of Commerce Inc | LA | $131,650 | President | $40,719 | $43,440 | 2024 |
| Rangely Area Chamber Of Commerce | CO | $131,870 | Executive Director | $30,386 | $28,228 | 2024 |
| Defense Alliance Of North Carolina | NC | $120,168 | Executive Director | $79,022 | $81,442 | 2023 |
| East Valley Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce | AZ | $119,513 | Exec Director | $25,000 | $23,981 | 2023 |
| The Indus Entrepreneurs | OR | $133,776 | Executive Director | $35,103 | $32,516 | 2023 |
| Kentucky Pest Management Association | KY | $117,563 | Adminstrator | $20,000 | $20,818 | 2024 |
| Chamber Of Commerce Trenton Mo | MO | $135,222 | Past Executive Director | $51,847 | $54,774 | 2023 |
| Interior Cabaret Hotel Restaurant & | AK | $135,245 | Sec/treas | $13,490 | $12,495 | 2024 |
| Tennessee Latin American Chamber Of Commerce | TN | $135,769 | Executive Director | $56,513 | $59,251 | 2023 |
| Trial Attorneys Of New Jersey | NJ | $114,526 | Executive Director | $49,265 | $42,615 | 2024 |
| Ripley County Economic Development Corporation | IN | $138,295 | Executive Director | $75,000 | $76,627 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MI 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 MI 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 | 16th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 16th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 20th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 13th |
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.