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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Better Wyoming

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 473490919
WY · NTEE W24
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Nathan Martin, Executive Director / CEO ($67,494) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 24 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 58th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

24 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 24 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$3,234 total compensation of comparable organizations → $134,266 $67,494
$15,28710th
$29,25425th
$55,837Median
$97,65175th
$117,55590th
$67,494This org · 58th
p10$15,287
p25$29,254
p50$55,837
p75$97,651
p90$117,555
$67,494

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Caesar Rodney InstituteDE $375,428$47,549 990
Minnesota Voters AllianceMN $367,012$97,520 990
The Rendell Center For Civics AndPA $356,748$98,044 990
True Texas Education CorporationTX $393,945$90,736 990
Fairvote Minnesota FoundationMN $397,347$91,092 990
Bikewalk North CarolinaNC $329,878$59,579 990
Good Knights IncOH $322,579$13,211 990
Taxpayer Foundation Of OregonOR $321,399$98,388 990
Wyoming Donor AllianceWY $298,228$27,920 990
Committee For A Unified IndependentNY $290,721$118,926 990
Fundacion Agenda Ciudadana IncPR $287,314$22,221 990
Mormon Women For Ethical Government FounUT $463,124$48,655 990
Ventura County Regional Defense PartnershipCA $274,910$38,459 990
The Maryland Public Policy Institute IncMD $472,932$19,505 990
Espacios Abiertos Puerto Rico IncPR $473,260$126,000 990
Endowment For Middle East TruthMD $473,288$134,266 990
Carbon Business Development CouncilNY $479,911$114,356 990
C4c Oakland Action IncCA $261,369$29,699 990
Coalition For Open DemocracyNH $258,105$52,095 990
Big Sky Fifty Five PlusMT $489,187$62,916 990
Free State Project IncNH $256,959$3,234 990
March To The PollsTX $498,297$81,030 990
Wisconsin Family ActionWI $502,418$48,293 990
South Asian Impact FoundationDC $523,620$13,479 990

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 WY 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 default58th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)58th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted58th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted54th

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 (Nathan Martin) 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 24 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (W24), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $67,494 is reasonable (approximately the 58th 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.