Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Barbara Brooks, Executive Director / CEO ($83,875) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 318 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 88th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Barbara Brooks — reported title “Producing Artistic Dir”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable 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 MN 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Stage Company | VT | $485,273 | Executive Di | $60,000 | $61,118 | 2024 |
| Halifax Repertory Theatre | FL | $485,446 | President | $22,500 | $20,840 | 2025 |
| Rome Little Theatre Inc | GA | $481,871 | Executive Director | $51,691 | $52,600 | 2024 |
| Salt Pa | PA | $486,137 | Vice President | $37,233 | $38,687 | 2023 |
| Krymov Lab Inc | NY | $480,680 | Managing Director | $26,486 | $24,221 | 2024 |
| Mabou Mines Development Foundation Inc | NY | $488,018 | President | $18,120 | $16,571 | 2024 |
| Great Barrington Public Theater Inc | MA | $488,819 | Development Director | $41,250 | $37,514 | 2024 |
| Shattered Globe Theatre | IL | $490,442 | Director | $75,000 | $74,621 | 2024 |
| Lifeline Productions Inc | IL | $493,881 | Managing Dir. | $30,010 | $29,088 | 2025 |
| Fort Hill Performing Arts Center Inc | NY | $494,348 | President | $36,067 | $32,983 | 2024 |
| Educational Theatre Company | VA | $494,757 | Managing Director | $78,896 | $79,371 | 2023 |
| Theatre 831 | CA | $494,859 | Artistic Director | $50,400 | $45,345 | 2023 |
| Tennessee Theater Company | TN | $495,163 | Director | $96,000 | $102,123 | 2024 |
| The Hatch Inc | VT | $472,296 | Executive Director | $80,840 | $82,346 | 2024 |
| Georgia Ensemble Theatre Company | GA | $497,310 | Producing Artistic Director | $38,347 | $39,021 | 2024 |
| One More Productions Inc | CA | $498,048 | President | $80,514 | $70,360 | 2024 |
| Siudy Flamenco Dance Theatre Inc | FL | $468,461 | Executive Dir. | $44,790 | $43,841 | 2023 |
| Plan-b Theatre Company | UT | $467,893 | Managing Dir | $53,117 | $55,018 | 2024 |
| Solas Nua Inc | DC | $499,950 | President | $75,000 | $66,606 | 2024 |
| Augusta Mini Theatre Inc | GA | $500,509 | Executive Direc | $31,777 | $33,291 | 2023 |
| Hartbeat Ensemble Inc | CT | $467,053 | Managing Director | $59,333 | $57,964 | 2023 |
| Prospect Theater Project | CA | $500,736 | Executive Dir. | $29,449 | $25,735 | 2024 |
| The Inheiritance Project Ltd | NY | $466,527 | Executive Dir. | $74,750 | $68,359 | 2024 |
| The Sacred Fools Theater | CA | $501,859 | Managing Director | $27,500 | $24,032 | 2024 |
| Sweet Jane Productions Inc | NY | $465,782 | President & Chairman | $57,077 | $53,739 | 2023 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MN 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 MN 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 | 88th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 87th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 90th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 87th |
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.