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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Wakarusa Valley Development Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 481029610
KS · NTEE S30
FY ending 2024-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Troy Roberts, Executive Director / CEO ($187,715) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 182 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 97th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

Benchmarked executive: Troy Roberts — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

182 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 182 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$193 total compensation of comparable organizations → $225,864 $187,715
$17,10910th
$42,67525th
$73,493Median
$98,14975th
$134,34790th
$187,715This org · 97th
p10$17,109
p25$42,675
p50$73,493
p75$98,149
p90$134,347
$187,715

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 KS 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
Teamcalifornia Economic Development Corp CA$366,573 Ceo $119,477 $98,317 2023
Mcdevco Inc WI$367,541 Executive Director $113,760 $109,972 2024
2523 Market Corp OH$370,154 Former Exec $1,260 $1,235 2024
Rutland Makers Inc VT$362,903 Executive Di $79,423 $73,997 2024
Enterprise Futures CA$371,118 Executive Director And President $157,597 $125,966 2024
Davie County Economic Development Commission Inc NC$371,126 President $136,561 $134,469 2023
Eastern Plains Economic Development MT$360,223 Executive Di $49,834 $49,724 2024
Laredo Motor Carriers Association TX$359,339 President $70,000 $66,730 2023
Delafield Promotional & WI$374,607 Executive Director $11,118 $10,748 2024
Heart Of Brevard NC$375,666 Executive Director $88,649 $84,787 2024
Downtown Wichita Falls Development Inc TX$378,130 Executive Director $75,846 $70,228 2024
82nd Street District Management NY$378,507 Executive Dir. $90,568 $77,991 2023
Amplify Equity Inc NY$354,839 Executive Director $84,483 $70,664 2024
Lapeer Development Corporation MI$379,284 Executive Di $121,900 $116,465 2024
Idea Foundry PA$353,744 Director & Ceo $208,810 $198,441 2023
Main Street Winter Haven Inc FL$352,397 President $70,063 $60,924 2024
Folsom Community Development Corporation CA$352,017 Ceo/president $115,040 $94,666 2023
Boulder Chamber Foundation CO$351,613 President & Ceo $18,609 $17,005 2023
Allendale County Alive SC$382,763 Executive Director $41,811 $39,334 2025
Monroe County Illinois Economic IL$350,348 Executive Dir. $69,879 $63,591 2024
Kendall County Economic Development Corporation TX$385,842 President/ceo $142,560 $132,000 2024
International Business As Mission Inc VA$385,960 President $4,500 $4,022 2024
Minnesota Center For Employee Ownership MN$386,210 Executive Director $69,046 $63,152 2024
Greater Lincoln Chamber Foundation NE$386,587 Vp & General Counsel $54,118 $53,879 2024
Merchant Row Association Corporation DC$346,049 Former Executive Director $32,308 $26,243 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to KS 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 KS 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 default97th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)97th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted98th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted92nd

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 (Troy Roberts) 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 182 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $187,715 is reasonable (approximately the 97th 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.