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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Economic And Community Growth

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 463480562
PA · NTEE S30
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jason C Fink, Executive Director / CEO ($43,001) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 46 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 41st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

46 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 46 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$5,521 total compensation of comparable organizations → $1,087,546 $43,001
$12,48110th
$28,08025th
$49,656Median
$71,49075th
$89,63590th
$43,001This org · 41st
p10$12,481
p25$28,080
p50$49,656
p75$71,490
p90$89,635
$43,001

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Argentine Betterment CorporationKS $106,067$79,041 990
Northwest Nebraska Development CorpNE $112,564$59,420 990
Greater Topeka Partnership FoundationKS $113,645$57,265 990
Black Chamber Of Commerce Of Greater Kansas CityMO $103,214$31,644 990
Greater Chicago Advanced ManufacturingIL $103,136$46,208 990
Sonoma County Economic DevelopmentCA $115,632$11,448 990
Crawford County Development AssociationIL $116,392$59,151 990
Hudson Development CorporationNY $117,479$34,515 990
Xlerate Health IncKY $117,500$21,547 990
Greater Portland PartnershipOR $117,584$55,025 990
Greenfield Main Street IncIN $99,764$58,162 990
Chinatown Partnership Local DevelopmentNY $120,303$127,438 990
Vergennes Partnership IncVT $96,959$27,817 990
Lincoln Economic Advancement &IL $94,896$101,373 990
Carb Center For Small Business TechctrPA $123,973$51,027 990
City Urban Revitalization CorporationCA $124,456$30,357 990
Naugatuck Economic DevelopmentCT $125,130$52,316 990
Mt Washington Valley Economic CouncilNH $126,072$64,591 990
Made With Cola LoveSC $127,580$13,513 990
Opportunity Wichita IncKS $132,579$30,996 990
Overland Park Chamber FoundationKS $85,551$35,562 990
Camba Economic Development CorporationNY $133,495$81,653 990
The Greater Wilkes-barre DevelopmentPA $134,703$11,279 990
Orleans County Local DevelopmentNY $82,917$21,474 990
Community Development Fund Of UtahUT $81,669$28,867 990

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 PA 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 default41st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)43rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted80th

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 (Jason C Fink) 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 46 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $43,001 is reasonable (approximately the 41st 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.