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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Minnesota Firearms Association

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 463263485
MN · NTEE M40
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Ben Dorr, Executive Director / CEO ($72,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 26 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 58th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

26 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 26 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$3,482 total compensation of comparable organizations → $130,019 $72,000
$9,86810th
$30,14825th
$63,874Median
$82,31575th
$96,66690th
$72,000This org · 58th
p10$9,868
p25$30,148
p50$63,874
p75$82,315
p90$96,666
$72,000

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 MN 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
Missing Kid Alert Dba Gateway For Kids MI$370,048 Director $124,469 $130,019 2023
Thinkfirst Foundation IL$395,152 Executive Director $104,454 $100,944 2024
Arklatex Safety Council Inc LA$395,212 Executive Director $50,000 $55,719 2023
Tree Care Industry NH$356,090 Past Cfo $29,536 $26,809 2024
Valley Splash Aquatics Inc CA$401,774 Ceo $108,843 $92,388 2024
Safe 2 School CA$344,963 Executive Dir. $86,771 $73,653 2024
Bike Utah UT$414,065 Co Exec. Dir $85,373 $85,892 2024
Sarpy County Safety Program Corporation NE$418,354 Treasurer $6,000 $6,531 2023
Community911 Training Inc MA$418,434 President & Treasurer $48,166 $43,803 2023
Los Gatos Monte Sereno Safe Routes CA$333,345 Executive Dir. $9,000 $7,442 2025
National Center For Urban Operations Inc NY$330,379 Director $55,240 $50,517 2023
Wyoming-montana Safety Council WY$318,143 Executive Director $78,074 $80,063 2025
National Ohv Insurance & Services WI$446,105 President $66,830 $70,635 2023
Bikemore Inc MD$300,750 Executive Director $86,000 $79,035 2024
Waterfront Education CA$275,021 President $13,513 $12,293 2022
Greenville Area Parkinsons Society SC$271,642 Executive Director $81,000 $83,066 2024
Brightside Foundation Inc KY$481,773 Ceo - Non Voting $36,333 $39,505 2023
Behind The Scenes Foundation CT$485,902 Executive Di $130,197 $119,999 2024
Nseaswim NC$490,765 Head Coach $65,142 $66,164 2024
Community Alliance For Teen Safety NH$256,591 Executive Director $38,152 $34,629 2024
Crashcourse Village Inc OH$496,878 Treasurer/secretary $27,733 $28,130 2025
The West Central Montana Avalanche MT$253,739 Executive Dir. $71,680 $78,196 2023
National Drowning Prevention CA$523,481 Executive Di $101,563 $86,208 2024
American Bonanza Society Air Safety KS$536,628 Executive Director $26,982 $28,654 2024
Latino Worker Safety Center IL$558,706 Executive Dir. $3,500 $3,482 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MN 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 MN 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 default58th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)62nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted58th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted46th

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 (Ben Dorr) 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 26 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (M40), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $72,000 is reasonable (approximately the 58th 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.