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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Ohio Gun Owners

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 475056180
OH · NTEE N50
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Christopher Dorr, Executive Director / CEO ($72,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 87 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 93rd percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

Benchmarked executive: Christopher Dorr — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

87 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 87 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$458 total compensation of comparable organizations → $86,108 $72,000
$1,72410th
$5,01625th
$19,125Median
$42,82875th
$61,72290th
$72,000This org · 93rd
p10$1,724
p25$5,016
p50$19,125
p75$42,828
p90$61,722
$72,000

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 OH 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
Shift Community Cycles OR$362,333 Executive Dir. $49,600 $43,489 2023
Kane Vets Home Association Inc PA$366,159 1 Year Trustee $10,200 $9,088 2025
West End Fire Company No 3 PA$360,857 Trustee $3,604 $3,296 2024
Mertztown Rod And Gun Club PA$360,677 Steward $8,717 $7,972 2024
Empire Ranch Mens Golf Club CA$367,060 President $2,000 $1,584 2024
Clarion County Rod & Gun Club PA$358,511 Treasurer/se $8,631 $8,126 2023
Center For Sex Positive Culture WA$357,806 Bookkeeper $14,255 $11,704 2024
Mt Pleasant Fire Co Social Quarters PA$356,673 President $5,200 $4,756 2024
Island Country Club ME$354,550 Director $2,422 $2,290 2023
Pacific Beach Tennis Club CA$353,647 Club Manager $101,221 $82,523 2023
The Monkey Mutual Aid Society OH$375,192 President $500 $486 2024
Va Competition Hare Scramble Svc Inc VA$375,309 President $11,546 $9,960 2025
The American Italian Bocce Club Of Royersford Pa PA$352,147 Treasurer $58,863 $55,422 2023
German American Federation PA$348,517 President $10,116 $9,252 2024
Abilene Clay Sports TX$342,223 Club Manager $36,601 $33,576 2024
Bristol Polish American Citizens CT$340,759 Treasurer $22,880 $19,674 2024
Pedals For Progress NJ$388,344 President $51,500 $42,167 2024
Women Of Colors MI$339,290 President $67,226 $65,513 2023
Cascade Volleyball Club Of Seattle WA$390,706 Executive Dir. $67,269 $55,231 2024
Motorcycle Roadracing Association Inc CO$336,507 President $6,265 $5,672 2023
Pine Tree Coutry Club TN$335,998 Grounds Manager $39,780 $39,479 2023
Home Association Ephraim Slaug PA$332,199 President $10,484 $9,871 2023
Peace Islands Institute Inc NJ$326,609 Executive Di $85,821 $72,345 2023
Newport Social Order Of Owls Inc PA$402,089 Officer $6,985 $6,577 2023
Holmes Harbor Rod & Gun Club WA$402,280 Director $76,485 $62,798 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OH 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 OH 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 default93rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)89th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted93rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted93rd

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 (Christopher Dorr) 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 87 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (N50), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $72,000 is reasonable (approximately the 93rd 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.