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Compensation Comparability Determination

Greater Washington Partnership

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 463636802
DC · NTEE N71
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Kathy Hollinger, Executive Director / CEO ($584,053) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 261 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 97th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

How comparable organizations were selected

261 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 261 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$20,368 total compensation of comparable organizations → $3,080,645 $584,053
$135,14710th
$207,67825th
$276,059Median
$364,79975th
$439,79590th
$584,053This org · 97th
p10$135,147
p25$207,678
p50$276,059
p75$364,799
p90$439,795
$584,053

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Eagle Point Golf Club IncNC $9,830,360$1,250,714 990
United States Sailing Association IncRI $9,858,951$367,659 990
Harlem Lacrosse And LeadershipNY $9,862,245$202,001 990
Special Olympics SouthernCA $9,813,840$270,944 990
Elite Athlete Services LlcCA $9,872,185$207,954 990
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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 DC 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 default97th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)97th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted97th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted96th

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:

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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.