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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Quincy Music Theatre Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 592296223
FL · NTEE A650
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Olga Connolly, Executive Director / CEO ($12,606) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 121 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 29th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Olga Connolly — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

121 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 121 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$361 total compensation of comparable organizations → $122,078 $12,606
$3,84710th
$10,92425th
$23,383Median
$40,81675th
$56,30690th
$12,606This org · 29th
p10$3,847
p25$10,924
p50$23,383
p75$40,816
p90$56,306
$12,606

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 FL 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
Island Stage Left WA$157,842 Executive Di $49,666 $47,334 2023
Grateful Crane Ensemble Inc CA$159,290 Exec Director $47,616 $42,512 2024
Bay Area Theatresports CA$160,135 Executive Dir. $69,401 $61,962 2024
Pax Amicus Foundation NJ$155,661 President $12,000 $11,078 2024
Stage Left Theater Association WA$155,129 Managing Director $12,000 $11,109 2024
Calliope Productions Incorporated MA$163,408 President $15,000 $14,348 2023
Knights Of Indulgence Theatre United Sta CA$153,332 Executive Dir. $42,000 $37,498 2024
Enchantment Theatre Company PA$152,282 Director $39,200 $40,418 2024
Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra Inc WI$151,804 Managing Director $3,460 $3,847 2023
Yara Arts Group NY$150,689 Artistic Director & Board Member $20,750 $19,387 2024
Childrens Theatre Of Houston TX$167,263 Officer $44,584 $46,112 2024
My Nose Turns Red Theatre Company KY$167,457 Executive Director $43,720 $48,566 2024
Theatre On The Ridge CA$148,824 Executive Dir. $13,000 $11,949 2023
Academy Of Community Theatre CO$148,319 Director $24,435 $24,226 2024
Actors Theater Of Minnesota MN$147,132 Managing Dir $2,400 $2,389 2025
Lucky Plush Productions IL$170,279 Secretary $3,443 $3,410 2025
Upstream Theater MO$146,085 Artistic Director $10,700 $11,718 2024
The Actors' Group (Tag) HI$145,978 Treasurer/production/manag $26,475 $25,232 2023
Ohlook Performing Arts Center Inc TX$173,927 Educational And Creative Director $36,000 $37,233 2024
Whidbey Childrens Theater WA$174,519 Executive Director $37,000 $35,262 2023
Marva Theater Performing Arts Center Inc MD$175,093 Theater Manager $21,333 $21,230 2023
Oak Park River Forest Civic Theatre IL$175,886 Managing Director $28,501 $28,971 2024
The Nola Project Inc LA$176,949 Executive Director $8,177 $9,309 2024
Dunes Art Foundation Inc IN$176,991 Managing Dir $2,000 $2,181 2024
Iron Crow Theatre Company Inc MD$177,985 Director $3,620 $3,410 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to FL cost of living and 2023 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 FL 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 default29th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)30th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted29th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted27th

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 (Olga Connolly) 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 121 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A65), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $12,606 is reasonable (approximately the 29th 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.