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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Central Iowa Tourism Region

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 421291415
IA · NTEE S33Z
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Ann Vogelbacher, Executive Director / CEO ($78,549) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 469 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 91st percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

Benchmarked executive: Ann Vogelbacher — reported title “Executive Dir.”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

469 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 469 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$444 total compensation of comparable organizations → $145,600 $78,549
$6,11210th
$15,84825th
$37,169Median
$59,48775th
$75,82890th
$78,549This org · 91st
p10$6,112
p25$15,848
p50$37,169
p75$59,487
p90$75,828
$78,549

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 IA 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
Ofbyfor All Inc NJ$120,200 Ceo $161,917 $132,031 2023
Defense Alliance Of North Carolina NC$120,168 Executive Director $79,022 $74,571 2023
Chinatown Partnership Local Development NY$120,303 Executive Director $136,604 $112,736 2023
Hustle Winston-salem NC$120,434 Executive Director $33,333 $31,456 2023
Bexley Area Chamber Of Commerce OH$119,719 Executive Di $47,539 $44,666 2024
Tourism-recreation Investment Partnership Of David NC$119,621 Executive Director $79,166 $70,694 2025
Moffett Park Business Group CA$119,560 Executive Dir. $107,539 $82,376 2024
East Valley Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce AZ$119,513 Exec Director $25,000 $21,958 2023
Santa Fe Area Council MO$119,485 President $2,150 $2,020 2024
Chattanooga Manufacturers Association TN$121,004 Operation Consultant Thru 9/2023 $6,559 $6,116 2024
Idaho Association Of Nurse Anesthetists ID$121,677 Executive Dir. $32,500 $30,670 2024
Tri Valley Medical Foundation NE$118,516 Foundation Director $56,751 $54,147 2024
Advance Delaware Opportunities NY$121,950 Secretary $23,767 $18,561 2025
Blackville Community Development SC$122,207 Executive Director $8,170 $7,784 2023
Circlevillepickaway Chamber OH$118,068 Executive Di $65,520 $61,560 2024
Signature Health Re Holdings Inc OH$122,456 President & Ceo $38,800 $36,455 2024
Ferndale Downtown Development Association WA$117,926 Exec Director $71,000 $58,055 2023
Quality Growth Institute Inc GA$122,617 Executive Director $74,554 $66,499 2024
Jamestown S'klallam Tribal Capital WA$122,619 Loan Portfolio Administrative Assistant $75,000 $59,566 2024
Benevolent Society MI$122,836 Cfo $550 $490 2025
Greater Portland Partnership OR$117,584 President And Ceo & Director $59,088 $48,677 2024
Kentucky Pest Management Association KY$117,563 Adminstrator $20,000 $19,061 2024
Xlerate Health Inc KY$117,500 Chief Executive Officer $20,000 $19,061 2024
Hudson Development Corporation NY$117,479 Executive Director $36,997 $30,533 2023
Go-edc Foundation Inc WI$117,428 President & Ceo $18,313 $16,966 2024

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.

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 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.

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 default91st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)85th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted90th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted71st

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 (Ann Vogelbacher) 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 469 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (S), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $78,549 is reasonable (approximately the 91st 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.