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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Gage Area Growth Enterprise

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 455174295
NE · NTEE S41
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Rachel Kreikmeier, Executive Director / CEO ($92,211) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 540 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 54th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Rachel Kreikmeier — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

540 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 540 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $394,825 $92,211
$30,22210th
$58,66625th
$87,393Median
$127,78475th
$177,69690th
$92,211This org · 54th
p10$30,222
p25$58,666
p50$87,393
p75$127,784
p90$177,696
$92,211

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 NE 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
New Mexico Angels Inc NM$465,415 Chairman $12,844 $12,844 2024
Broussard Chamber Of Commerce LA$466,085 Ceo $76,800 $78,627 2024
The Real Estate Valuation Advocacy DC$465,210 Secretary $223,850 $182,636 2024
Ceo Roundtables Of Minnesota Inc MN$464,858 Ceo & President $150,000 $141,876 2023
American Business Council Kuwait $466,769 Executive Director $54,539 $56,150 2023
La Crosse Area Realtors Association WI$467,721 Assoc Execut $111,858 $108,614 2024
Trebic Inc NC$463,665 Director/president $91,705 $88,099 2024
Chicago Area Independent Constructi IL$467,890 Director $114,400 $107,656 2023
Cfa Society Of Minnesota MN$462,913 Executive Director $106,721 $100,940 2023
Kelso Longview Chamber Of Commerce WA$462,716 Ceo $79,740 $68,337 2023
Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber Of GA$462,685 President & Ceo $124,200 $116,108 2024
Greater Ocean City Golf Association MD$462,314 Managing Director $90,000 $78,231 2024
Illinois Solar Energy Association IL$462,254 Executive Director $119,000 $108,772 2024
Pike County Economic Development AL$469,860 President $174,187 $174,961 2024
League City Chamber Of Commerce TX$461,383 President/ce $43,077 $41,246 2023
Armed Forces Marketing Council VA$470,536 President $351,695 $315,722 2024
Camara De Comercio Del Sur De Puerto Rico Inc PR$470,820 Executive Director $38,377 $38,377 2024
Maine Outdoor Brands Inc ME$470,897 Executive Director $82,944 $79,502 2023
White House Chamber Of Commerce TN$470,907 Director $88,461 $86,453 2024
Dayton Agricultural & Mech Assoc PA$460,350 President $1,680 $1,558 2024
Whatcom Business Alliance WA$459,458 Executive Director $124,327 $103,491 2024
Grand County Board Of Realtors CO$459,320 Executive Dir. $92,340 $82,323 2024
Nevada Rural Electric Association NV$459,040 Executive Director $164,976 $153,751 2024
American Concrete Pavement NY$458,268 Executive Di $95,582 $80,303 2024
Sister Bay Advancement Association WI$457,953 Comm Coordin $53,131 $51,590 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NE 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 NE 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 default54th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)47th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted56th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted50th

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 (Rachel Kreikmeier) 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 540 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $92,211 is reasonable (approximately the 54th 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.