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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Bellevue Chamber Of Commerce Incorporated

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 470465328
NE · NTEE S41
FY ending 2025-08-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Diane Bruce, Executive Director / CEO ($97,005) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 534 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 75th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Diane Bruce — reported title “President / CEO”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

534 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 534 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $405,272 $97,005
$16,18410th
$42,92725th
$69,055Median
$96,33175th
$132,78890th
$97,005This org · 75th
p10$16,184
p25$42,927
p50$69,055
p75$96,331
p90$132,788
$97,005

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 NE 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
Ypo Patriot Gold Chapter Of The Young Presidents Organization Inc MA$282,000 Chapter Administrator $50,000 $41,774 2025
International Milk Haulers Assn WI$279,994 Executive Director $65,000 $66,699 2023
Wosa Export Marketing Ltd NY$282,317 Manager $136,390 $117,620 2024
Catholic Healthcare Partnership Of New Jersey NJ$279,899 President $206,127 $175,637 2024
Medef International Washington - Dc Offi DC$282,567 Ceo $153,708 $128,726 2024
Florida Association Of Managing FL$279,644 Ceo $130,750 $117,222 2024
Structural Engineers Association Of UT$279,362 Executive Di $25,300 $24,712 2024
Savannah Area Chamber Of Commerce GA$283,246 President $37,720 $36,196 2024
Insurance Institute Of Kentucky KY$279,013 President $39,570 $40,572 2024
Associated Minority Contractors Of AZ$283,342 President $126,300 $115,921 2024
International Association For The Stability Handli GA$278,729 Secretary $7,200 $6,909 2024
O'brien County Economic Development IA$283,583 Exec Directo $94,272 $95,971 2025
Gloucester Tourism Alliance Inc MA$278,669 Marketing Director $34,104 $29,247 2024
Montana Petroleum Marketers & UT$278,309 State Execut $142,862 $139,541 2024
Dakota Territory Buffalo SD$278,261 Executive Di $10,200 $10,743 2024
Antelope Valley Chambers Of Commerce CA$278,248 Ceo $69,486 $58,953 2023
Shared Services Leadership Coalition VA$278,150 Founder, Ceo & Board Membe $180,000 $170,764 2023
Chester County Chamber Of Commerce SC$278,076 Clinton $78,613 $80,580 2023
Mobilizing And Organizing Virginians For Engagement VA$277,499 Executive Director $94,000 $86,618 2024
Carolina Fintech Hub NC$277,388 President $250,000 $253,806 2023
Invest Texas Council TX$285,000 Director $10,000 $9,829 2023
Evansville Regional Business Committee IN$285,032 President $116,700 $120,918 2023
San Juan Island Chamber Of Commerce WA$276,774 Executive Di $99,484 $85,003 2024
American Association Of Corporate Optometrists GA$276,603 Executive Director $57,200 $56,510 2023
Cen-tex Hispanic Chamber Of Comm TX$285,750 Presedent/ceo $75,315 $71,900 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NE cost of living and 2025 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 NE 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 default75th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)72nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted77th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted72nd

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 (Diane Bruce) 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 534 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $97,005 is reasonable (approximately the 75th 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.