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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Deaconess Medical Staff Office

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 462897348
WA · NTEE J40
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Benjamin Preiss Do, Executive Director / CEO ($6,375) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 63 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 19th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

How comparable organizations were selected

63 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 63 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$403 total compensation of comparable organizations → $271,482 $6,375
$5,49010th
$7,37025th
$11,699Median
$27,92475th
$74,44590th
$6,375This org · 19th
p10$5,490
p25$7,370
p50$11,699
p75$27,924
p90$74,445
$6,375

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Fall River AdministratorsRI $142,260$6,242 990
Santa Monica MunicipalCA $143,403$5,787 990
Security Police Association Of NevaNV $141,322$5,965 990
Miracosta College Faculty AssemblyCA $140,749$2,282 990
Metropolitan Dade County Solid WastFL $139,310$6,879 990
Northeast District Council Of The OpcmiaNY $139,071$57,799 990
Laborers Local 754NY $148,769$55,737 990
San Mateo County Probation And DetentionCA $148,806$3,279 990
Employees Association OfCA $135,902$6,090 990
Union Electrical Workers IncDE $134,122$114,684 990
Assoc Of Prof Police OfficersIL $151,134$6,440 990
United Union Of RoofersMA $132,418$100,902 990
Hudson Valley Community College Faculty Association IncNY $130,500$9,803 990
United Brotherhood Of CarpentersTN $157,157$403 990
Westchester & Putnam Plumbers & SteamfitNY $157,388$113,666 990
Professional Personnel Of Van DykeMI $159,395$7,094 990
The Steamfitting Industry Labor Management Cooperation CommitteeNY $161,422$71,466 990
Des Moines Police Bargaining Unit AssnIA $122,040$7,899 990
Seiu Local 721 Training Trust FundCA $163,512$33,236 990
Independent Soft Drink WorkersOH $163,962$17,239 990
Sheet Metal Workers Local No 3NE $164,742$75,190 990
Sacramento County AdministrativeCA $166,621$12,412 990
Faculty Association Of MonmouthNJ $166,674$5,662 990
North Castle Police Benevolent Assoc IncNY $117,223$5,447 990
Afge Tsa Local 1230CA $167,733$10,285 990

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 WA 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 default19th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)21st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted35th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted19th

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 (Benjamin Preiss Do) 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 63 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (J40), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $6,375 is reasonable (approximately the 19th 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.