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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Lancaster County Chamber Of Commerce

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 570296358
SC · NTEE S41
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 13, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of John M Mccain, Executive Director / CEO ($93,929) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 529 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 50th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: John M Mccain — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

529 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 529 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $407,054 $93,929
$32,10310th
$64,58825th
$95,067Median
$138,12775th
$192,52190th
$93,929This org · 50th
p10$32,103
p25$64,588
p50$95,067
p75$138,127
p90$192,521
$93,929

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 SC 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
Downtown Naperville Alliance IL$495,476 Executive Dir. $84,046 $81,541 2023
Las Vegas Chapter American Concrete NV$499,189 Executive Di $69,000 $64,588 2025
Contractors Assoc Of CA$494,054 Executive Dir. $110,801 $94,420 2023
Prof Golfers Ass'n Of Amer-illinois IL$493,844 Executive Director $27,326 $25,751 2024
Kentucky Association Of Nurse KY$500,802 Executive Director $111,493 $114,819 2024
Society Of Utah Medical Oncologists MD$501,392 Board Member $3,000 $2,688 2024
American Chamber Of Commerce In Kazakhstan FL$502,260 Executive Director $301,240 $271,262 2024
Renewable Energy Vermont Inc VT$491,414 Executive Di $125,000 $120,600 2024
Town Of Los Gatos Chamber Of Commerce CA$490,915 Exe Dir/secreta $129,465 $104,397 2025
Regional Air Cargo Carriers MA$503,973 President $52,000 $44,791 2024
Stockton Boulevard Partnership Inc CA$504,367 Executive Dir. $73,875 $61,147 2024
Aerospace Futures Alliance Of Washington WA$489,873 Executive Director (Thru 12/23) $138,128 $122,042 2023
Ashland Alliance Corporation KY$489,844 President $128,210 $135,935 2023
West Slope Colorado Oil & Gas CO$489,396 Executive Director $175,345 $161,165 2024
North Texas Gay Lesbian Bisexual TX$489,096 President/ceo $92,672 $88,858 2024
Homebuilders Association Of Jackson Inc MS$488,928 Executive Vice President $99,810 $106,555 2024
Norfolk Area Visitors Bureau NE$488,924 Executive Di $79,596 $82,061 2024
The Concrete Industry Board Inc NY$488,205 Executive Director $66,615 $59,405 2023
Mississippi Association Of Nurse MS$506,639 Executive Director $120,000 $131,893 2023
Maryville Chamber Of Commerce MO$506,677 Executive Director $58,075 $58,961 2024
Medical Staff Of Childrens Hospital & CA$487,290 President $35,000 $28,970 2024
Visit Newberg OR$486,604 Executive Di $100,577 $89,530 2024
Ok Center For Nonprofits Properties Okc Inc OK$508,138 President And Ceo $10,930 $11,537 2024
Wisconsin High School Football WI$485,679 Executive Director $55,000 $53,640 2025
Greater Piedmont Area Association VA$485,291 Executive Of $142,534 $135,815 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to SC 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 SC 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 default50th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)44th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted51st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted46th

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 (John M Mccain) 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 13, 2026, comparing compensation against 529 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $93,929 is reasonable (approximately the 50th 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 13, 2026.