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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Central New York Defense Alliance Ltd

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 452572257
NY · NTEE S41
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Mary Carol Chruscicki, Executive Director / CEO ($11,325) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 391 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 8th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Mary Carol Chruscicki — reported title “SECRETARY AND EXEC. DIRECTOR EMERITUS”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

391 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 391 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $309,341 $11,325
$12,84810th
$40,20725th
$68,361Median
$94,46275th
$134,42090th
$11,325This org · 8th
p10$12,848
p25$40,207
p50$68,361
p75$94,462
p90$134,420
$11,325

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 NY 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
Pennsylvania State Assn Of County PA$199,332 Secretary/tr $20,125 $22,210 2024
Tennessee Infrastructure Alliance TN$200,000 Executive Director $90,000 $104,692 2024
Digital Energy Council DC$200,000 Board Member,exec Dir,president $25,000 $24,995 2023
The Village At Sherman Oaks Inc CA$198,810 Executive Director $12,000 $11,805 2023
Swedish Medical Center Medical CO$198,392 President $17,500 $18,570 2024
Association Of Health Care MO$200,730 Executive Director $5,416 $6,536 2023
Chemical Alliance Zone Inc WV$200,945 Executive Director $178,250 $213,582 2024
Wisconsin Badger Chapter Club Management WI$201,353 Managing Director $58,940 $68,120 2024
American Subcontractors Association Of O OK$197,551 Executive Director $64,174 $80,511 2023
Massachusetts Association Of MA$201,599 Executive Di $137,500 $136,738 2024
North Coast Fishermens Cable Committee CA$201,795 President $4,319 $4,127 2024
Independent Electrical Contractors CO$201,942 Executive Director $124,001 $131,583 2024
Association Of Extremity Nerve Surgeons TX$202,068 Director $53,722 $61,227 2023
Virginia Association Of Independent VA$202,244 Executive Dir. $108,934 $116,398 2024
Trussville Chamber Of Commerce AL$196,388 Interim Director $46,789 $57,591 2023
The Greater Okc Asian Chamber Of Commerce OK$196,154 Executive Director $25,927 $30,780 2025
Excelsior Springs Area Chamber MO$196,002 President $47,525 $55,705 2024
Certified Pest Control Operators Of Geor GA$203,348 Executive Director $37,048 $41,224 2024
Southern Berkshire Chamber Of MA$203,391 Executive Dir. $66,000 $67,572 2023
Bloomington-normal Plumbing & Heating IL$203,522 Executive Direc $33,146 $36,062 2024
American Institute Of Architecture Eastern Oklahom OK$203,816 Executive Director $82,409 $103,387 2023
Alliance For Gray Market & Counterfeit DC$203,863 Executive Director $130,494 $130,468 2023
Pomerado Hospital Medical Staff CA$194,837 Past Chief Of Staff $62,000 $60,997 2023
Fort Davis Chamber Of Commerce TX$194,789 Executive Director $13,770 $15,694 2023
American Society For Surgery Of The Hand IL$204,576 Ceo/executive Vp $96,961 $105,490 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NY cost of living and 2024 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 NY 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 default8th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)9th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted12th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted7th

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 (Mary Carol Chruscicki) 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 391 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $11,325 is reasonable (approximately the 8th 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.