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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

American Association Of Corporate Optometrists

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 463076382
GA · NTEE S41
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Peg Densmore, Executive Director / CEO ($57,200) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 527 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 37th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

527 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 527 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $410,224 $57,200
$16,48910th
$44,19425th
$69,954Median
$97,30775th
$134,52590th
$57,200This org · 37th
p10$16,489
p25$44,194
p50$69,954
p75$97,307
p90$134,525
$57,200

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 GA 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
San Juan Island Chamber Of Commerce WA$276,774 Executive Di $99,484 $86,042 2024
Fulton County Economic Development OH$276,024 Executive Di $17,308 $17,252 2025
Carolina Fintech Hub NC$277,388 President $250,000 $256,908 2023
Mobilizing And Organizing Virginians For Engagement VA$277,499 Executive Director $94,000 $87,676 2024
Pueblo West Chamber Of Commerce CO$275,151 Executive Director $27,738 $26,452 2023
Chester County Chamber Of Commerce SC$278,076 Clinton $78,613 $81,565 2023
Professional Travel Agents Of North VA$275,101 Treasurer $4,200 $3,918 2024
Shared Services Leadership Coalition VA$278,150 Founder, Ceo & Board Membe $180,000 $172,850 2023
Antelope Valley Chambers Of Commerce CA$278,248 Ceo $69,486 $59,674 2023
Dakota Territory Buffalo SD$278,261 Executive Di $10,200 $10,874 2024
Montana Petroleum Marketers & UT$278,309 State Execut $142,862 $141,246 2024
Quad Cities Foundation For Fair IL$274,541 Manager $129,654 $123,133 2024
Gloucester Tourism Alliance Inc MA$278,669 Marketing Director $34,104 $29,605 2024
International Association For The Stability Handli GA$278,729 Secretary $7,200 $6,993 2024
International Credit Union Regulators Network Inc WI$274,351 Executive Director $123,006 $127,762 2023
Prosser Chamber Of Commerce WA$274,312 Executive Dir. $41,181 $35,617 2024
Insurance Institute Of Kentucky KY$279,013 President $39,570 $41,068 2024
Charlottesville Business Innovation VA$274,073 Executive Director $76,667 $71,509 2024
Structural Engineers Association Of UT$279,362 Executive Di $25,300 $25,014 2024
Florida Association Of Managing FL$279,644 Ceo $130,750 $118,655 2024
The Medical Staff Of The Riverside CA$273,358 President $36,000 $30,029 2024
Catholic Healthcare Partnership Of New Jersey NJ$279,899 President $206,127 $177,783 2024
International Milk Haulers Assn WI$279,994 Executive Director $65,000 $67,513 2023
Truckers Service Association TX$273,129 President $1,500 $1,450 2024
Sunnyvale Downtown Association CA$272,720 Executive Director $110,000 $94,467 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to GA 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 GA 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 default37th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)36th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted38th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted34th

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 (Peg Densmore) 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 527 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $57,200 is reasonable (approximately the 37th 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.