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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Studio Gallery Association Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 520912528
DC · NTEE A400
FY ending 2024-08-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Halley Stubis, Executive Director / CEO ($33,666) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 39 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 33rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

39 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 39 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$24 total compensation of comparable organizations → $112,917 $33,666
$10,95310th
$22,99325th
$40,480Median
$67,61975th
$86,07890th
$33,666This org · 33rd
p10$10,953
p25$22,993
p50$40,480
p75$67,619
p90$86,078
$33,666

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 DC 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
Seattle Architectural Foundation WA$176,098 Executive Director $78,875 $80,473 2024
Hutchinson Art Association Inc KS$173,110 Executive Director $31,431 $37,698 2025
Public Trust PA$169,980 Executive Director And Ex Officio $25,000 $28,410 2024
Village Art Club Inc AR$182,528 Director, Gallery Facilita $2,106 $2,698 2024
Carmel Gallery Alliance CA$165,024 Chief Executive Officer $15,932 $15,677 2024
The Society Of Arts And Crafts MA$163,371 Executive Di $95,762 $95,536 2025
Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center NM$186,150 Retail Manag $44,386 $54,402 2024
Riverside Arts Center IL$186,596 Frmr Exec Dir $31,706 $36,571 2023
Indy Convergence Inc IN$187,607 Managing Director $12,445 $15,398 2023
Wartists Inc VA$189,850 President $29,000 $31,909 2024
Photo Art & Science Foundation MO$158,544 Executive Director $52,500 $65,238 2023
Waterworks Art Museum MT$152,803 Executive Di $31,091 $39,319 2023
The Heidelberg Project MI$151,440 Executive Di $96,000 $112,917 2024
Yeiser Art Center Inc KY$198,758 Exec Director $42,921 $54,101 2023
Japanese Embroidery Center Inc GA$201,901 Bd Of Directors $59,629 $68,324 2024
Dane Arts Mural Arts Inc WI$143,946 Executive Director $61,526 $75,386 2023
Name Publications Inc FL$143,624 President $6,000 $6,423 2024
Project Snap MI$205,925 Ceo $95,784 $112,663 2024
Alleghany Highlands VA$143,122 Executive Di $36,790 $40,480 2024
Michigan Fiber Festival Inc MI$142,147 Festival Coordinator $17,779 $20,912 2024
Nature's Best Photography Fund Inc VA$213,600 Director / President $10,984 $12,086 2024
Ten Thousand Villages NE$215,115 Executive Di $52,000 $65,617 2023
Frontline Arts NJ$218,346 Fmr Ex Director $62,423 $63,512 2024
Artlink Inc IN$219,091 Executive Dir. $61,908 $74,397 2024
Filter Photo Nfp IL$224,054 Executive Director $35,338 $39,590 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to DC 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 DC 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 default33rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)44th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted33rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted31st

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 (Halley Stubis) 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 39 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A40), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $33,666 is reasonable (approximately the 33rd 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.