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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Savannah Area Chamber Of Commerce

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 582267987
GA · NTEE S41
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Bert Brantley, Executive Director / CEO ($37,720) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 533 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 20th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

533 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 533 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $422,341 $37,720
$16,70210th
$44,61825th
$71,799Median
$100,72575th
$138,41090th
$37,720This org · 20th
p10$16,702
p25$44,618
p50$71,799
p75$100,725
p90$138,410
$37,720

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 GA 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
Associated Minority Contractors Of AZ$283,342 President $126,300 $120,803 2024
O'brien County Economic Development IA$283,583 Exec Directo $94,272 $100,013 2025
Medef International Washington - Dc Offi DC$282,567 Ceo $153,708 $134,148 2024
Wosa Export Marketing Ltd NY$282,317 Manager $136,390 $122,574 2024
Ypo Patriot Gold Chapter Of The Young Presidents Organization Inc MA$282,000 Chapter Administrator $50,000 $43,534 2025
Invest Texas Council TX$285,000 Director $10,000 $10,242 2023
Evansville Regional Business Committee IN$285,032 President $116,700 $126,011 2023
Bellevue Chamber Of Commerce Incorporated NE$281,155 President / Ceo $97,005 $101,091 2025
Cen-tex Hispanic Chamber Of Comm TX$285,750 Presedent/ceo $75,315 $74,928 2024
Central Wisconsin Board Of Realtors Inc WI$285,838 Ceo $116,912 $121,433 2024
Ports Association Of Louisiana LA$285,916 Executive Director $93,579 $105,508 2023
Medicinelouisiana Inc LA$285,959 Executive Director $253,855 $278,004 2024
Iowa Brewers Guild IA$286,382 Executive Director $106,262 $112,733 2025
International Milk Haulers Assn WI$279,994 Executive Director $65,000 $69,508 2023
Catholic Healthcare Partnership Of New Jersey NJ$279,899 President $206,127 $183,035 2024
Florida Association Of Managing FL$279,644 Ceo $130,750 $122,160 2024
Structural Engineers Association Of UT$279,362 Executive Di $25,300 $25,753 2024
Motion Palpation Institute Inc OH$287,259 President $15,000 $15,801 2024
National Archery Buyers Association MN$287,339 Executive Director $86,210 $87,223 2023
Insurance Institute Of Kentucky KY$279,013 President $39,570 $42,281 2024
Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association FL$287,622 Executive Di $56,000 $53,866 2023
International Association For The Stability Handli GA$278,729 Secretary $7,200 $7,200 2024
Gloucester Tourism Alliance Inc MA$278,669 Marketing Director $34,104 $30,479 2024
Small Business In Transportation FL$287,830 President $75,000 $72,142 2023
Arizona Craft Brewers Guild Inc AZ$288,025 Executive Director $55,000 $54,161 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to GA 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 GA 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 default20th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)19th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted99th

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 (Bert Brantley) 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 533 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $37,720 is reasonable (approximately the 20th 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.