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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Metro Milwaukee Mediation Services Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 454194546
WI · NTEE I51
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Amy Koltz, Executive Director / CEO ($80,328) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 18 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 94th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

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

How comparable organizations were selected

18 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 18 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$12,891 total compensation of comparable organizations → $106,040 $80,328
$28,00710th
$42,83525th
$57,180Median
$64,68675th
$70,65990th
$80,328This org · 94th
p10$28,007
p25$42,835
p50$57,180
p75$64,686
p90$70,659
$80,328

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 WI 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
Georgia Conflict Center Inc GA$218,862 Employee-ceo $55,000 $51,433 2024
Center For Alternative Dispute Resolutio MD$219,992 President & Ceo $14,400 $12,891 2023
Oklahoma Agriculture Mediation Program OK$217,000 Executive Dir. $103,544 $106,040 2024
Community Mediation Of St Marys County Inc MD$216,436 Director $72,545 $61,452 2025
Mediation Center Of Greater Gb Inc WI$206,166 Executive Di $54,786 $53,214 2024
Neighborhood Mediation Center NV$204,667 Executive Director $69,000 $64,325 2024
Cape Cod Dispute Resolution Center MA$241,448 Executive Di $83,968 $70,177 2024
Community Solutions Of Central Oregon OR$252,526 Executive Dir. $47,269 $40,826 2024
Family Resource Connection Inc FL$254,755 Executive Director $21,185 $18,509 2024
Center For Creative Justice IA$260,473 Executive Dir. $67,053 $68,283 2024
San Joaquin Fair Housing Foundation Inc CA$261,677 Executive Dir. $60,375 $49,919 2023
Yolo Conflict Resolution Center CA$263,331 Executive Director $78,134 $64,603 2023
St Croix Valley Restorative WI$264,006 Executive Di $71,784 $71,784 2023
The Congress Of Neutrals CA$156,876 Executive Di $39,943 $32,078 2024
Restorative Arlington VA$280,733 Executive Director $68,091 $61,146 2024
Conflict Resolution Center Inc NC$285,387 Executive Director $44,101 $41,289 2025
Resolution Center Of Jefferson And NY$312,427 Executive Di $56,488 $47,473 2024
Utah Dispute Resolution UT$313,746 Executive Director $69,783 $64,713 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to WI 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 WI 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 default94th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)89th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted94th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted94th

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 Koltz) 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 18 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (I51), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $80,328 is reasonable (approximately the 94th 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.