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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Topeka Civic Theatre

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 481206909
KS · NTEE A116
FY ending 2024-08-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Vickie Brokke, Executive Director / CEO ($14,777) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 27 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 48th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Vickie Brokke — reported title “SECRETARY/TR”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

27 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 27 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,790 total compensation of comparable organizations → $80,884 $14,777
$4,92210th
$10,30525th
$20,666Median
$40,52775th
$57,34190th
$14,777This org · 48th
p10$4,922
p25$10,305
p50$20,666
p75$40,527
p90$57,341
$14,777

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
Harriton Association PA$175,634 Executive Di $60,868 $57,846 2023
Focus On Lyme Foundation AZ$179,863 President & Executive Dire $38,954 $34,677 2024
Hastings Museum Foundation Inc NE$153,425 Executive Di $62,000 $63,549 2023
Barnes-deinzer Seneca County OH$153,034 Executive Di $20,474 $20,666 2023
Up2me Community Foundation Inc CA$152,827 Ceo $16,710 $13,356 2024
White Pool House Friends TX$188,105 Exec. At Large $22,586 $20,913 2024
Asian And Pacific Islander Americans WA$195,999 Executive Dir. $97,600 $80,884 2024
Oklahoma City Art Museum Affiliated OK$198,654 Secretary $25,864 $27,141 2023
Camp Aldersgate Foundation AR$136,118 Director $11,653 $12,125 2024
Capitol City Lodge No 1147 Improved Benevevolent CA$135,068 President $4,584 $3,664 2024
Friends Of The M MN$133,626 Director $12,670 $11,930 2023
Friends Of The St Augustine Amphitheatre Inc FL$130,774 Director $2,000 $1,790 2023
San Antonio Art League TX$129,113 Committee Chair $6,000 $5,412 2025
Ihsaa Achieve Foundation IA$127,905 Executive Director $56,244 $57,004 2024
Destination Crenshaw Support Foundation CA$213,080 Chairperson/president $5,089 $4,187 2023
Cca North Corporation NH$126,000 Vice-president $11,414 $9,756 2024
Clues Real Estate Holding Company MN$216,412 President $26,666 $24,390 2024
The Raymer Society For The Arts KS$218,025 Executive Dir. $30,720 $30,720 2024
Friends Of The Minnesota Sinfonia MN$218,435 Artistic/executive Directo $50,704 $46,376 2024
James A Unruh Family Foundation AZ$229,900 Secretary & Treasurer (Thru 12/23) $29,610 $26,359 2024
Eugene Symphony Foundation OR$231,088 Executive Dir. $13,181 $11,665 2023
Bill And Sara Morgan Real Estate TX$235,673 Secretary $53,774 $49,791 2024
Cabots Museum Foundation CA$235,940 Executive Dir. $70,000 $55,950 2024
Cabinet Of Curiosity Inc Nfp IL$237,150 President $13,662 $12,800 2023
Cast 447 Minna Llc CA$242,257 Manager $11,688 $9,342 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 default48th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)44th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted59th

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 (Vickie Brokke) 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 27 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A11), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $14,777 is reasonable (approximately the 48th 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.