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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Grand Forks Downtown Development Associa

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 464711617
ND · NTEE S41
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jill Proctor, Executive Director / CEO ($80,567) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 542 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 54th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Jill Proctor — reported title “PRESIDENT/CEO”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

542 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 542 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $375,862 $80,567
$24,90810th
$50,46225th
$76,685Median
$112,55375th
$160,95690th
$80,567This org · 54th
p10$24,908
p25$50,462
p50$76,685
p75$112,553
p90$160,956
$80,567

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 ND 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
Cary-grove Area Chamber Of Commerce IL$406,788 President/ceo/secretary $99,250 $86,363 2024
Michigan Mortgage Lenders Association MI$407,536 Chief Executive Officer $96,943 $88,564 2024
International Association Of Animal PA$405,782 Executive Director $102,923 $90,845 2024
Tarpon Springs Merchants Association Inc FL$407,835 President $8,450 $7,026 2024
Anderson Valley Winegrowers Association Inc CA$408,095 Executive Director $98,601 $75,359 2024
Heart Of The Valley Chamber Of Commerce WI$408,215 Executive Dir. $96,290 $86,713 2025
Utah Plumbing & Heating Contractors UT$408,455 Executive Director $79,080 $71,636 2024
Natchez Inc MS$404,949 Executive Director $183,000 $185,725 2023
New Mexico Information Technology And NM$404,728 Executive Director $114,948 $109,427 2024
Mechanical Contractors Assn Of IA$404,675 Executive Director $13,989 $13,957 2023
Staffing Services Association Of Il IL$404,500 Executive Director $50,500 $45,241 2023
Blue Valley Farm Show Inc PA$409,333 President $2,119 $1,870 2024
Venango County Fair Inc PA$409,736 Treasurer $12,180 $10,751 2024
Madison County Chamber Of Commerce IA$403,434 Executive Dir. $65,388 $63,369 2024
Utility Contractors Association Of OR$403,221 Executive Director $89,400 $73,482 2024
Boise Farmers Market Inc ID$402,996 Executive Director $81,650 $76,877 2024
Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council SD$410,762 Executive Director $144,260 $140,916 2024
San Diego Military Advisory Council CA$402,363 President & Ceo $100,000 $78,686 2023
Vineland Downtown Improvement District Management Corporation NJ$411,178 Executive Director $83,239 $65,780 2024
Fp2 Inc IL$401,909 Executive Director $80,000 $69,612 2024
Hartselle Area Chamber Of Commerce AL$401,838 President & Ceo $42,772 $42,107 2023
Conference On Asian Pacific American Leadership DC$401,759 Managing Director $86,744 $69,364 2023
National Association Of Travel WI$411,841 Executive Director Thru June $70,562 $65,225 2024
Oregon Chiropractic Association OR$399,982 Executive Di $63,029 $53,337 2023
Stark Trumbull Area Realtors Inc OH$399,578 Executivefinancial Adminstra $63,970 $61,740 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to ND 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 ND 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 default54th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)42nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted56th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted50th

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 (Jill Proctor) 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 542 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $80,567 is reasonable (approximately the 54th 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.