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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Tomah Area Historical Society Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 391917878
WI · NTEE A99
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jim Weinzatl, Executive Director / CEO ($20,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 15 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 47th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Jim Weinzatl — reported title “EX DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

15 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 15 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,831 total compensation of comparable organizations → $106,192 $20,000
$3,43210th
$7,93725th
$20,254Median
$39,36175th
$73,33790th
$20,000This org · 47th
p10$3,432
p25$7,937
p50$20,254
p75$39,361
p90$73,337
$20,000

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 WI 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
Continuing Education Program Inc MA$76,768 Director (Ex-officio) (Hmfp Ceo) $109,829 $91,790 2024
The Krenov Foundation CA$62,712 President $4,000 $3,307 2023
Spirit Of Harmony Foundation Inc IL$85,413 Executive Di $30,000 $27,430 2024
Sephardi Voices Usa Inc FL$86,014 President/tr $7,250 $6,334 2024
Chenega Heritage Inc AK$60,338 President $2,000 $1,831 2023
Peaceweavers Inc NY$89,254 President $24,100 $20,254 2024
Australian International Screen FL$89,964 Executive Director $121,541 $106,192 2024
Pearl's Serenity House PA$52,498 President $45,100 $43,065 2023
Northview Education Foundation MI$51,425 Executive Director $19,200 $18,431 2024
Starfish Accelerator Foundation NY$50,000 Director $25,000 $21,631 2023
Thomas Paine Society Of Pasadena CA$49,977 Director $44,400 $35,657 2024
Indigenous Peoples' Day Philly PA$96,719 Cofounder, I $9,990 $9,539 2023
The Cappies Inc VA$99,934 Technology Officer/cfo $20,000 $18,491 2023
Textile Society Of America Inc MD$101,200 Director At Large Communications $4,043 $3,619 2023
Art In The Atrium Inc NJ$110,017 Ceo $54,985 $45,658 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to WI 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 WI 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 default47th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)40th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted53rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted47th

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 (Jim Weinzatl) 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 15 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $20,000 is reasonable (approximately the 47th 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.