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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The American Society For Experimental Neurotherapeutics Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 522029696
NJ · NTEE S41
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jessica Smith, Executive Director / CEO ($96,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 543 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 59th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

543 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 543 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$335 total compensation of comparable organizations → $475,625 $96,000
$25,22410th
$55,12025th
$86,010Median
$122,51275th
$166,13990th
$96,000This org · 59th
p10$25,224
p25$55,120
p50$86,010
p75$122,512
p90$166,139
$96,000

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 NJ 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
Kentucky Water & Waste Water Operators Association KY$340,000 Member Services Director $41,652 $50,120 2024
Public Relations Global Network Inc OH$339,589 Executive Di $53,352 $63,290 2024
Miami-dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber Of Commerce Inc FL$339,350 Director $119,596 $125,836 2024
The European-american Chamber Of NY$339,296 Executive Director $165,000 $171,926 2023
Annapolis And Anne Arundel County Chamber Of Commerce MD$340,651 Ceo $122,534 $128,307 2024
Marshall County Convention And Visitors Bureau Inc WV$341,043 Executive Director $24,500 $30,589 2023
Laramie Chamber Business Alliance WY$341,566 Ceo $183,100 $219,599 2024
Rainbow Chamber Of Commerce CA$337,313 Exe Director $99,102 $93,375 2025
Northeast Hospital Medical Staff Inc MA$342,628 President $200,000 $207,239 2023
Burnet Chamber Of Commerce TX$336,993 Executive Director $25,161 $28,190 2024
Hot Springs Association CO$336,780 Executive Director Started Oct 23 $52,000 $57,496 2023
Multiskilled Medical Certification KS$336,420 President $341,555 $413,282 2024
Council For Disability Awareness ME$336,267 President $54,000 $59,001 2025
Mechanical Contractors Association Of New Orleans Inc LA$343,533 Exec. Director $117,600 $149,320 2023
Holly Springs Chamber Of Commerce Inc NC$336,055 Executive Director $77,146 $91,917 2023
Salem Saturday Market OR$335,724 Executive Dir. $50,400 $52,422 2024
The Greater Richmond Chamber Foundation VA$335,163 Chamber Ceo $439,811 $475,625 2024
The Greater Glendale Chamber Of CO$344,874 Coo $76,000 $81,621 2024
Virginia Loggers Association Inc VA$334,889 Executive Di $125,000 $135,179 2024
Inland Empire Tourism Council CA$344,902 Executive Director $268,738 $259,907 2024
The Boston Club Inc MA$334,682 Executive Director $84,000 $84,543 2024
Ohio Housing Council OH$334,424 Executive Director $158,466 $187,984 2024
Marietta Umpires Association Inc GA$334,290 First Vp Booking Secretary $21,627 $25,075 2023
Greater Austin Black Chamber Of Commerce TX$345,608 Director $82,500 $95,161 2023
Civl Nfp Inc IL$333,119 Executive Director $49,482 $56,095 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NJ 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 NJ 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 default59th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)66th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted61st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted55th

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 (Jessica Smith) 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 543 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $96,000 is reasonable (approximately the 59th 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.