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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Topeka Lodging Association

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 481179841
KS · NTEE S41
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of A Kurt Young, Executive Director / CEO ($14,400) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 541 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 8th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: A Kurt Young — reported title “EXEC. DIR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

541 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 541 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$422 total compensation of comparable organizations → $381,801 $14,400
$22,98710th
$48,96125th
$75,034Median
$108,57175th
$146,93190th
$14,400This org · 8th
p10$22,987
p25$48,961
p50$75,034
p75$108,571
p90$146,931
$14,400

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
Oak Park Business Association CA$374,255 Executive Dir. $84,000 $67,140 2023
Identity Defined Security Alliance TX$374,829 Executive Director, President, Treasurer, And Secretary $77,560 $69,755 2024
Alabama Automotive Manufacturers AL$375,054 President $120,000 $120,000 2023
Logan Square Chamber Of Commerce IL$373,499 Executive Director $67,083 $59,294 2024
Pennsylvania Academy Of General Den PA$375,404 Executive Di $85,400 $76,569 2024
Boston Plasterers' & Cement Masons' MA$375,429 Trustee $85,072 $66,960 2025
Beverage Association Of Tennessee TN$372,819 President & Treas $230,057 $217,418 2024
Digital Services Coaliton Inc MD$376,092 Executive Director $218,820 $183,931 2024
American Alliance Conference Ltd NY$376,205 Director $37,066 $30,114 2024
Central Kentucky Apartment Association KY$376,420 Executive Officer $81,197 $78,431 2024
Algae Biomass Organization IA$376,631 Executive Director $49,538 $48,767 2024
Ypo Bayou City TX$377,049 Chapter Manager $48,009 $42,065 2025
California Attractions And Parks CA$371,560 Executive Di $209,249 $167,251 2023
Warrior Protection And Readiness MA$371,134 Executive Director $150,000 $124,769 2023
Golden State Power Cooperative CA$370,753 General Manager $289,590 $224,826 2024
Colorado Cleantech Industry Association Inc CO$378,128 Executive Director $133,416 $115,019 2024
Greater Stillwater Chamber Of Comme MN$378,463 Presidentexecutive Director $49,862 $44,297 2024
Provider Alliance For Community Service TX$378,644 Executive Director $125,748 $113,093 2024
Industrial Packaging Alliance Of North VA$369,739 President And Ceo $163,765 $142,165 2024
Concilio Hispano De Empresas CO$380,038 President & Ceo $131,538 $113,400 2024
Defined Contribution Alternatives Association DC$380,133 President $239,600 $189,037 2024
Greater Augusta Regional Chamber Of VA$380,216 President/ce $86,800 $75,352 2024
Grosse Pointe Chamber Of MI$368,356 President $102,850 $95,445 2024
The Management Round Table VA$380,750 Interim Executive Director $32,883 $28,546 2024
Texas Rural Education Association TX$367,627 Executive Director $133,900 $120,424 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 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 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 default8th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)7th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted10th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted6th

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 (A Kurt Young) 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 541 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $14,400 is reasonable (approximately the 8th 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.