Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Melissa Koenig, Executive Director / CEO ($20,295) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 279 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 65th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Melissa Koenig — reported title “President & CEO”, 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 IA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security Advisor Alliance Inc | MO | $204,200 | Executive Di | $49,229 | $49,572 | 2022 |
| Bike Walk Macon Inc | GA | $203,275 | Ececutive Di | $54,600 | $48,701 | 2024 |
| The Knox Community Hospital Foundation | OH | $204,797 | President | $48,233 | $46,657 | 2023 |
| Orange County Long Term Recove | FL | $205,014 | Exec Dir | $42,292 | $36,285 | 2023 |
| Cit Utah Inc | UT | $205,299 | Manager | $58,774 | $53,362 | 2024 |
| Safer Institute | RI | $202,500 | President/exec. Dir. | $155,769 | $132,499 | 2024 |
| Branch Volunteer Fire & Rescue Inc | WI | $202,352 | President | $860 | $796 | 2024 |
| Loyal Unified Fire & Ambulance Service Inc | WI | $205,530 | Fire Chief | $1,420 | $1,315 | 2024 |
| Jot-um-down Vol Fire Dept In | NC | $202,091 | Chief | $700 | $625 | 2025 |
| Monticello Fire Department Inc | NY | $206,137 | Treasurer | $1,200 | $990 | 2023 |
| Rider Training Of New Jersey | NJ | $200,333 | President | $22,880 | $18,122 | 2024 |
| Code Enforcement Officer Safety | CA | $207,719 | Vice President | $1,000 | $789 | 2023 |
| North Middleton Township Volunteer | PA | $207,824 | Trustee Thro | $2,074 | $1,889 | 2023 |
| Cranbury Fire Company Inc | NJ | $207,874 | Treasurer | $400 | $317 | 2024 |
| Waynesboro Volunteer Fire Department Inc | PA | $198,913 | Treasurer | $500 | $455 | 2023 |
| Stovall Volunteer Fire Department | NC | $198,740 | Chief | $5,775 | $5,293 | 2024 |
| Survivors Empowered Inc | CO | $209,360 | Vice-chair | $43,750 | $38,314 | 2023 |
| Beverly Hills Cpr | CA | $209,480 | Secretary | $65,360 | $48,775 | 2025 |
| Cody Volunteer Fire Department | WY | $198,218 | Treasurer | $1,500 | $1,425 | 2024 |
| Flint Police Foundation Inc | MI | $210,002 | Executive Di | $60,000 | $54,938 | 2024 |
| Hardin Volunteer Fire Department Inc | TX | $197,620 | President | $56,031 | $49,720 | 2024 |
| Center City Firemen's Relief Association | MN | $197,073 | Board Member/gamb Mngr | $20,230 | $17,733 | 2024 |
| Georges Creek Ambulance Service Inc | MD | $210,889 | President | $1,636 | $1,357 | 2024 |
| Helene Rebuild Collaborative | NC | $210,920 | Executive Director | $5,198 | $4,765 | 2024 |
| Biglerville Hose & Truck Co No 1 | PA | $196,883 | Treasurer | $3,600 | $3,279 | 2023 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to IA cost of living and 2023 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 IA 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 | 65th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 64th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 68th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 64th |
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.