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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Down Syndrome Association Of Central

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 383682694
KY · NTEE G25
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Traci Brewer, Executive Director / CEO ($75,750) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 308 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 83rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

308 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 308 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$678 total compensation of comparable organizations → $302,069 $75,750
$12,19110th
$25,44725th
$50,381Median
$68,79475th
$85,32990th
$75,750This org · 83rd
p10$12,191
p25$25,447
p50$50,381
p75$68,794
p90$85,329
$75,750

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 KY 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
Down Syndrome Association Of Acadiana LA$246,330 Office Administrator $19,608 $20,097 2023
Spinal Cord Society MN$246,759 President $19,550 $17,464 2024
Northwest Indiana Cancer Kids Inc IN$247,112 Executive Director $47,000 $46,133 2023
Epilepsy Foundation Of Delaware DE$244,273 Executive Director $68,161 $60,338 2024
The Face-to-face Project Inc NY$248,834 Executive Director $36,923 $31,055 2023
American Academy Of Audiology Foundation VA$243,732 Executive Director $35,535 $31,020 2024
Breast Cancer Network Of Western New Yorkinc NY$243,624 Executive Director $35,000 $27,857 2025
Alzheimers Services Center Inc GA$249,584 Executive Dir. $66,396 $62,139 2023
International Hyperhidrosis Society PA$250,063 Executive Director $126,370 $113,932 2024
Arizona Oncology Foundation AZ$250,440 Executive Director $85,000 $73,905 2024
Lucky Fin Project MI$241,990 President $56,024 $53,823 2023
Joi Life Foundation Inc GA$251,346 Director $29,250 $27,375 2023
Bleeding Disorders Alliance Illinois IL$251,972 Executive Director $29,167 $25,924 2024
Donna Terrell's Yoga Warriors AR$252,513 Director $10,000 $10,162 2024
Pacific Northwest Gastroenterology Society WA$252,579 Executive Director $36,000 $30,000 2023
Art Of Life Cancer Foundation Inc CA$252,814 Executive Dir. $91,445 $71,388 2024
Niekro Aneurysm And Avm Foundation TX$252,971 Executive Director $90,385 $81,740 2024
Bayou Council Behavioral Health Services Inc LA$239,090 Executive Director $57,969 $57,709 2024
Pj Parkinson's Support TN$238,983 Executive Di $60,000 $58,703 2023
California Nurse-midwives Foundation CA$238,858 Executive Director $12,000 $9,645 2023
Asociacion Puertorriquena De Diabetes Inc PR$254,138 Executive Director $42,000 $40,795 2024
Diabetes Solution Of Oklahoma OK$254,161 Executive Dir. $52,048 $53,345 2023
Autism After 21 Inc FL$254,859 Director $40,000 $33,972 2024
Seads Of Love PA$237,579 Gm/president $15,933 $14,789 2023
Candelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation Of Southern Arizona AZ$237,573 Executive Director $24,000 $20,867 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to KY cost of living and 2023 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 KY 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 default83rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)76th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted85th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted79th

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 (Traci Brewer) 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 308 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (G), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $75,750 is reasonable (approximately the 83rd 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.