Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Megan Bell, Executive Director / CEO ($82,875) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 70 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 66th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Megan Bell — reported title “CHAPTER MANAGER”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.
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 TX cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Utilities Diversity Council Inc | CA | $237,185 | Executive Director | $75,000 | $62,885 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Region Clean Citiesinc | PA | $235,011 | Executive Di | $53,014 | $51,335 | 2024 |
| Maine Asphalt Pavement Association | ME | $244,900 | Executive Director | $39,500 | $38,407 | 2024 |
| Economic Club Of Kansas City | KS | $229,708 | President And Executive Director | $57,500 | $60,318 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Facilities Admin Association Inc | MA | $229,578 | Treasurer | $11,875 | $10,361 | 2024 |
| Virginia Heartland Regional Economic Development Alliance | VA | $245,437 | Executive Director | $24,757 | $22,613 | 2025 |
| Jefferson County Tourism Commission | MO | $245,774 | Key Employee | $61,250 | $62,993 | 2024 |
| Cuero Chamber Of Commerce & Agriculture | TX | $228,896 | Executive Director | $49,323 | $47,908 | 2024 |
| Dakota Institute For Business And | SD | $227,434 | Ceo | $159,655 | $176,146 | 2023 |
| Asociacion De Emprendedores | CA | $249,560 | President | $81,977 | $70,765 | 2023 |
| Automobile Dealers Association Of | KS | $224,223 | Chief Exec. | $310,865 | $317,696 | 2025 |
| Massachusetts Brewers Guild Inc | MA | $251,223 | Clerk/executive Director | $133,656 | $116,623 | 2024 |
| Lakeshore Realtors Association Inc | WI | $222,401 | Executive Director | $73,405 | $74,439 | 2024 |
| National Tribal Gaming Commissioners | WI | $252,445 | Executive Director | $60,000 | $62,642 | 2023 |
| Sheet Metal Contractors Association | PA | $255,785 | Executive Director | $97,500 | $94,412 | 2024 |
| Hibernian Building Association Of | MA | $218,829 | Clerk | $15,813 | $13,798 | 2024 |
| Oswego Area Chamber Of Commerce | IL | $218,743 | Executive Direc | $72,726 | $71,476 | 2023 |
| Cybersecurity Association Inc | MD | $256,137 | Executive Dir. | $85,648 | $80,048 | 2023 |
| Carolina Loggers Association Inc | NC | $257,542 | Executive Director | $79,788 | $80,052 | 2024 |
| Florida Society For Health Care Risk Mgmt & Patient Safety | FL | $257,972 | Executive Director | $84,000 | $74,649 | 2025 |
| Asphalt Pavement Association Of New | NM | $258,966 | Executive Di | $149,200 | $155,820 | 2024 |
| North Dakota Livestock Alliance | ND | $215,195 | Executive Di | $100,557 | $104,390 | 2025 |
| South 27th Street Business | WI | $214,468 | Executive Dir. | $66,000 | $66,929 | 2024 |
| Unicoi County Chamber Of Commerce | TN | $213,166 | Executive Di | $70,426 | $71,881 | 2024 |
| Florida Design And Construction Professionals Inc | FL | $211,348 | Co-chair | $67,359 | $61,444 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to TX cost of living and 2023 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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 TX 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 66th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 59th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 67th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 61st |
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.
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
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.