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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Mendocino Winegrowers Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 460690621
CA · NTEE S40
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Bonnie Butcher, Executive Director / CEO ($56,909) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 34 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 32nd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

34 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 34 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$7,578 total compensation of comparable organizations → $378,902 $56,909
$15,61310th
$38,98925th
$74,141Median
$95,38075th
$136,67890th
$56,909This org · 32nd
p10$15,613
p25$38,989
p50$74,141
p75$95,380
p90$136,678
$56,909

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 CA cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Manasota Air Conditioning ContractorsFL $163,127$7,578 990
Physicians Research Institute IncMD $170,200$97,492 990
Southern California Academy OfCA $147,132$56,806 990
Westwater Financial IncCA $183,506$78,049 990
Big Apple Greeter IncNY $184,029$62,835 990
Greater Fort Lauderdale TransportationFL $185,216$138,807 990
Better Business Bureau EducationNE $185,980$131,710 990
Egyptian Association Of PlumbingIL $187,230$36,717 990
Waltham Educators AssociationMA $138,874$13,915 990
Florida Justice AssociationFL $190,296$20,121 990
Unite Here Education And Support FundNY $135,771$89,043 990
North Dakota Construction CouncilND $132,470$15,251 990
The Society Of Entrepreneurs IncTN $127,102$124,469 990
International Public Safety InstituteNH $201,077$57,744 990
Tech BlocTX $203,547$19,344 990
Responsible Offshore Development AllianceDC $211,229$168,725 990
Florida Design And Construction Professionals IncFL $211,348$73,281 990
Unicoi County Chamber Of CommerceTN $213,166$85,729 990
South 27th Street BusinessWI $214,468$79,824 990
North Dakota Livestock AllianceND $215,195$124,502 990
Oswego Area Chamber Of CommerceIL $218,743$85,246 990
Hibernian Building Association OfMA $218,829$16,456 990
Lakeshore Realtors Association IncWI $222,401$88,780 990
Automobile Dealers Association OfKS $224,223$378,902 990
Dakota Institute For Business AndSD $227,434$210,081 990

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 CA 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 default32nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)41st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted35th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted29th

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 (Bonnie Butcher) 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 34 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S40), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $56,909 is reasonable (approximately the 32nd 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). 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.