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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Colorado Springs Forward

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 465601272
CO · NTEE S41
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Lynette Crow-iverson, Executive Director / CEO ($130,955) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 541 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 77th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Lynette Crow-iverson — reported title “Chairman”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

541 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 541 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$490 total compensation of comparable organizations → $442,868 $130,955
$26,66310th
$56,79325th
$88,056Median
$127,40675th
$175,34590th
$130,955This org · 77th
p10$26,663
p25$56,793
p50$88,056
p75$127,406
p90$175,345
$130,955

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 CO 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
South Carolina Funeral Directors Association Inc SC$383,410 Executive Director $45,000 $48,959 2024
Renewable Hydrogen Alliance OR$383,231 Executive Director $77,316 $74,879 2024
Cen-tex African American Chamber Of Commerce Inc TX$383,036 Executive Director $71,926 $77,250 2023
Alabama Cancer Congress MD$383,020 Board Member $2,000 $1,950 2024
Northeast Ms Board Of Realtors MS$384,769 Executive Di $62,378 $72,453 2024
Ranson Convention & Visitors Bureau WV$384,891 Executive Director $67,627 $76,363 2024
West Bend Area Chamber Of Commerce WI$384,995 President & $84,460 $94,707 2023
Corrections Usa FL$382,299 Chairman $54,000 $54,467 2023
Element 8 WA$382,211 Executive Director $89,334 $85,875 2023
Wisconsin Newspaper Association Inc WI$386,248 Executive Director $151,875 $170,301 2023
Housing Contractors Of California CA$386,344 Dir. Of Risk Mgmt $166,916 $154,753 2023
The Management Round Table VA$380,750 Interim Executive Director $32,883 $33,112 2024
Greater Augusta Regional Chamber Of VA$380,216 President/ce $86,800 $87,403 2024
Defined Contribution Alternatives Association DC$380,133 President $239,600 $219,273 2024
Concilio Hispano De Empresas CO$380,038 President & Ceo $131,538 $131,538 2024
The Georgia Association Of Conven- GA$387,454 Executive Di $118,070 $127,465 2023
International Association Of IL$388,116 Ceo $102,125 $102,008 2025
Provider Alliance For Community Service TX$378,644 Executive Director $125,748 $131,182 2024
Greater Stillwater Chamber Of Comme MN$378,463 Presidentexecutive Director $49,862 $51,382 2024
Colorado Cleantech Industry Association Inc CO$378,128 Executive Director $133,416 $133,416 2024
Ypo Bayou City TX$377,049 Chapter Manager $48,009 $48,793 2025
Algae Biomass Organization IA$376,631 Executive Director $49,538 $56,567 2024
Metro West Council Of Government IL$390,859 Executive Di $152,084 $151,909 2025
Central Kentucky Apartment Association KY$376,420 Executive Officer $81,197 $90,977 2024
American Alliance Conference Ltd NY$376,205 Director $37,066 $34,930 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CO cost of living and 2024 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 CO 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 default77th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)78th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted78th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted74th

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 (Lynette Crow-iverson) 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 541 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $130,955 is reasonable (approximately the 77th 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.