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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Dickinson Area Economic Development

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 383319448
MI · NTEE S41
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Mindy Meyers, Executive Director / CEO ($107,194) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 411 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 86th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Mindy Meyers — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

411 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 411 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $270,817 $107,194
$11,71210th
$36,66325th
$60,960Median
$84,29575th
$119,00190th
$107,194This org · 86th
p10$11,712
p25$36,663
p50$60,960
p75$84,295
p90$119,001
$107,194

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

OrganizationStateRevenueMatched titleComp
(reported)
Comp
(adjusted)
FY
Downtown Las Vegas Alliance NV$209,890 Executive Di $110,000 $106,825 2024
Association Of Iowa Fairs Inc IA$209,873 Executive Dir. $13,500 $13,952 2025
Unitedc3 Inc TX$209,835 Co-executive Director $63,450 $63,308 2023
Bath-brunswick Regional Chamber ME$210,199 Executive Di $88,500 $85,857 2024
Reflective Insulation Manufacturers Assn VA$210,409 Executive Direc $84,000 $80,899 2023
Black Business Association Of La CA$210,410 President $49,500 $42,634 2023
Professional Bail Agents Assn Of Ms MS$210,582 Executive Di $48,675 $52,522 2024
Mountain Counties Water CA$209,216 Executive Dir. $102,000 $87,853 2023
Alafave Inc TX$209,157 Executive Director $54,000 $52,333 2024
Rosemont Illinois Chamber Of IL$208,577 Executive Di $81,326 $77,461 2024
Michigan Association Of Airport MI$211,414 Executive Di $40,500 $40,500 2024
Elkhart Lake Chamber Of Commerce WI$212,172 Exec Direct $54,594 $55,239 2024
Apparel Industry Board Inc IL$207,450 Exec Director $41,667 $40,859 2023
Society For Cardiovascular Angiography DC$207,107 Chief Executive Officer $64,914 $56,818 2023
Sonoma Alliance For Vineyards And CA$212,922 Executive Dir. $86,996 $74,930 2023
Fishermans Wharf Association CA$206,829 President & Ceo $12,000 $10,039 2024
Oakland Vietnamese Chamber Of Commerce CA$206,602 Executive Director $75,000 $62,744 2024
Storm Lake United IA$213,673 Executive Di $33,350 $35,378 2024
Birch Bay Chamber Of Commerce WA$213,931 Executive Director $43,290 $38,659 2023
Medical Staff Of Research MO$205,781 President $20,000 $21,129 2023
Americans For Food And Beverage Choice DC$205,591 Principal Officer $158,319 $134,600 2024
Wall & Ceiling Industry Advancement Fund MO$205,355 Executive Director $36,684 $38,755 2023
Platte Chamber Of Commerce Inc SD$214,573 Executive Director $53,169 $56,850 2024
Moorhead Business Association Inc MN$214,949 Executive Director $74,380 $73,308 2023
Massachusetts Secondary School MA$215,034 Director $7,000 $5,938 2025

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.

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 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.

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 default86th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)85th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted88th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted83rd

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 (Mindy Meyers) 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 411 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $107,194 is reasonable (approximately the 86th 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). 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.