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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Clarinda Economic Development Corp

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 421526149
IA · NTEE S41
FY ending 2025-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Amy B Mcqueen, Executive Director / CEO ($80,504) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 215 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 82nd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

215 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 215 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $202,375 $80,504
$9,82310th
$25,81525th
$51,866Median
$70,95675th
$100,78290th
$80,504This org · 82nd
p10$9,823
p25$25,815
p50$51,866
p75$70,956
p90$100,782
$80,504

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
Grand Rapids New Car Dealers Association MI$150,255 Management $27,500 $26,610 2024
Mechanical Contractors Association Of IA$149,982 Executive Director $99,418 $105,063 2023
Association Of Professional Futurists DC$149,638 Award Facilitator $6,600 $5,590 2023
Bensalem Economic Development PA$152,640 Board Of Director $78,766 $73,636 2024
Southern Eagle Basketball Officials GA$149,164 President $1,500 $1,414 2024
Mill Creek Chamber Of Commerce WA$153,520 Treasurer $4,860 $4,079 2024
Chamber Of Commerce Of Kearney MO$153,676 Executive Director $51,200 $52,339 2023
Springfield Realtors OR$154,310 Association Executive $39,252 $35,182 2023
Maryland Society Of Anesthesiologists Inc MD$147,616 Executive Director $54,304 $47,594 2024
St Ignace Area Chamber Of Commerce MI$146,253 Executive Di $45,251 $43,785 2024
Metals Affordability Initiative IN$156,000 Sec/treas/di $10,200 $10,382 2023
Sky Ridge Medical Center Medical CO$145,922 Board Member $3,750 $3,371 2024
Southeastern Ohio Education Association OH$156,982 Executive Director $15,625 $15,514 2024
Mortgage Bankers Association Of The NC$145,128 Executive Di $69,878 $69,686 2023
International Association Of Venue TX$157,024 President & Ceo $28,854 $27,058 2024
Wadena Chamber Of Commerce MN$157,268 Executive Dir. $73,850 $68,408 2024
Hawaii Association Of Broadcasters HI$157,349 Exec Directo $57,599 $48,344 2024
Cibola County Chamber Of Commerce NM$144,751 Executive Di $3,167 $3,193 2024
Polish American Chamber Of Commerce IL$157,457 Executive Director $47,809 $44,062 2024
Menorah Medical Center - Medical KS$144,656 President $18,000 $18,768 2023
La Mesa Chamber Of Commerce Inc CA$157,627 President $90,000 $70,977 2025
Southeast Dairy Farmers Association Inc VA$157,907 Executive Director $145,944 $136,004 2023
Toledo Bar Association Foundation OH$159,344 Executive Director $19,180 $19,607 2023
Seattle Latino Metropolitan Chamber Of Commerce WA$159,386 President $72,606 $62,739 2023
Lewisville Clemmons Chamber Of Commerce Inc NC$159,746 Executive Director $60,895 $58,985 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 2025 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 default82nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)79th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted85th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted78th

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 (Amy B Mcqueen) 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 215 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $80,504 is reasonable (approximately the 82nd 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.