Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Megan Baco, Executive Director / CEO ($84,612) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 322 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 62nd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Megan Baco — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.
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 MD cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engage Winona | MN | $404,673 | Executive Director | $68,000 | $73,771 | 2024 |
| Streets Are For Everyone | CA | $406,388 | Executive Dir. | $27,375 | $25,953 | 2024 |
| One Wake | NC | $407,238 | Executive Director | $109,791 | $124,552 | 2024 |
| Hamilton Partnership For Paterson Inc | NJ | $403,168 | Former Exec Dir | $72,000 | $70,580 | 2024 |
| Ripley County Caring Community | MO | $403,145 | Executive Di | $50,715 | $58,975 | 2024 |
| Holy Ghost Association Inc | MA | $402,345 | Asst Treasurer | $18,221 | $18,509 | 2023 |
| The Montgomery Institute | MS | $402,323 | President | $52,000 | $63,587 | 2024 |
| Whitestone Community Association | AK | $402,005 | Secretary | $13,824 | $14,511 | 2024 |
| Stuart Main Street Assoc Inc | FL | $401,086 | Executive Director | $66,090 | $68,167 | 2024 |
| Staten Island Urban Center Inc | NY | $409,827 | Ceo & Founder | $78,430 | $80,110 | 2023 |
| West Indianapolis Development Corp | IN | $410,024 | Executive Director | $114,000 | $135,891 | 2023 |
| Associated Neighborhood Centers | OH | $410,835 | Executive Director | $48,500 | $56,399 | 2024 |
| Star-tec Enterprises Inc | FL | $410,918 | President Ceo | $200,000 | $200,966 | 2025 |
| Watershed Human And Community Development Agency Inc | AR | $399,384 | Treasurer | $30,034 | $38,160 | 2023 |
| New Birth Community Development | CA | $411,445 | Board President, Executive Director | $22,155 | $21,625 | 2023 |
| Dineh Cooperatives Incorporated | AZ | $411,616 | Interim President & Ceo (Thru 09/24) | $122,805 | $129,670 | 2024 |
| Westown Community Development Corp | OH | $398,892 | Executive Di | $84,078 | $97,772 | 2024 |
| Adult Care Center Of The Northern | VA | $412,644 | Executive Director | $56,073 | $61,199 | 2023 |
| Compassion Ministries Of Waco | TX | $413,125 | Executive Director | $67,000 | $75,757 | 2023 |
| Seymour Main Street Inc | IN | $413,471 | Executive Director | $49,275 | $58,737 | 2023 |
| Livingston Community Partnership Management Corporation | NJ | $413,548 | Executive Director | $77,500 | $75,972 | 2024 |
| The Tatanka Funds Incorporated | SD | $396,706 | Executive Director (Thru July 24) | $69,954 | $84,764 | 2024 |
| Friends Of Finland And Community | MN | $396,245 | Executive Director | $38,628 | $41,907 | 2024 |
| Renewall Inc | WV | $396,012 | Executive Dir. | $42,700 | $52,259 | 2023 |
| Diastoavie | VA | $415,132 | Ceo Founder | $5,122 | $5,820 | 2022 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MD cost of living and 2025 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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 MD 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 62nd |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 68th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 66th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 57th |
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.
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
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.