Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jennifer Neese, Executive Director / CEO ($44,600) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 42 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 40th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Jennifer Neese — 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 SC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Transportation Management Associ | PA | $193,830 | Executive Director | $103,089 | $95,715 | 2024 |
| Reach Waupun Inc | WI | $192,333 | Executive Director | $27,410 | $25,965 | 2025 |
| Downtown Canandaigua Business Management | NY | $191,704 | C.e.o. | $45,128 | $39,089 | 2023 |
| Queen Anne Neighbors For Responsible Growth | WA | $203,550 | Executive Director | $81,974 | $70,350 | 2023 |
| Mercy Drive Ministries Inc | FL | $203,672 | Executive Director | $48,739 | $45,688 | 2022 |
| Glen Cove Downtown District | NY | $187,258 | Director | $49,984 | $43,295 | 2023 |
| Binghamton Regional Sustainability Coalition | NY | $185,858 | Director | $86,116 | $72,451 | 2024 |
| New Mexico Association Of Community Partners | NM | $208,602 | Executive Director | $67,420 | $65,774 | 2025 |
| Equidad Atx Inc | TX | $183,387 | President And Exec Dir | $109,819 | $102,278 | 2024 |
| Greensboro Community Television Inc | NC | $215,106 | Executive Director | $73,588 | $70,793 | 2024 |
| Gramatan Village Inc | NY | $217,697 | Executive Di | $75,000 | $63,099 | 2024 |
| Pueblo Organizado En Defensa De La | TX | $225,929 | Director | $45,833 | $43,947 | 2023 |
| Renewing Homes Of Greater Augusta Inc | VA | $228,987 | Executive Dir. | $17,730 | $15,527 | 2025 |
| Sheridan Service Center | MT | $233,421 | Director | $54,080 | $52,876 | 2025 |
| Bushwick Workshop Space Inc | NY | $158,251 | Member | $40,854 | $34,371 | 2024 |
| Mobile United Inc | AL | $155,225 | Executive Director | $54,393 | $53,301 | 2025 |
| Inspire Wisconsin Inc | WI | $237,754 | Executive Di | $83,487 | $81,179 | 2024 |
| Macalester-groveland Community Council | MN | $153,466 | Executive Director | $45,771 | $42,109 | 2024 |
| Citizens Against Strada Verde | CA | $151,656 | Secretary | $11,426 | $9,186 | 2024 |
| Citizens Of Louisville Organized And United Together Inc | KY | $241,396 | Lead Organizer | $67,904 | $69,930 | 2023 |
| Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition | PA | $241,719 | Executive Dir. | $52,800 | $50,471 | 2023 |
| Friends Of The Columbia River Gateway | WA | $242,402 | Store Manager | $37,099 | $31,838 | 2023 |
| Our Town Frederiksted Inc | VI | $149,892 | Consultant | $29,184 | $28,347 | 2024 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Of | OK | $149,798 | Executive Di | $19,648 | $20,143 | 2024 |
| Roosevelt County Community | NM | $149,702 | Executive Dire | $57,579 | $57,659 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to SC cost of living and 2023 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 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 40th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 29th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 40th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 38th |
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.