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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Kentucky Water & Waste Water Operators Association

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 611154137
KY · NTEE S41
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Adam Scott, Executive Director / CEO ($41,652) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 542 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 22nd percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Adam Scott — reported title “Member Services Director”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

542 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 542 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$278 total compensation of comparable organizations → $395,262 $41,652
$20,90010th
$46,03325th
$71,561Median
$101,98075th
$138,09390th
$41,652This org · 22nd
p10$20,900
p25$46,033
p50$71,561
p75$101,980
p90$138,093
$41,652

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 KY 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
The American Society For Experimental Neurotherapeutics Inc NJ$339,888 Executive Director $96,000 $79,780 2024
Public Relations Global Network Inc OH$339,589 Executive Di $53,352 $52,596 2024
Miami-dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber Of Commerce Inc FL$339,350 Director $119,596 $104,574 2024
Annapolis And Anne Arundel County Chamber Of Commerce MD$340,651 Ceo $122,534 $106,628 2024
The European-american Chamber Of NY$339,296 Executive Director $165,000 $142,877 2023
Marshall County Convention And Visitors Bureau Inc WV$341,043 Executive Director $24,500 $25,421 2023
Laramie Chamber Business Alliance WY$341,566 Ceo $183,100 $182,495 2024
Northeast Hospital Medical Staff Inc MA$342,628 President $200,000 $172,224 2023
Rainbow Chamber Of Commerce CA$337,313 Exe Director $99,102 $77,599 2025
Burnet Chamber Of Commerce TX$336,993 Executive Director $25,161 $23,427 2024
Hot Springs Association CO$336,780 Executive Director Started Oct 23 $52,000 $47,781 2023
Mechanical Contractors Association Of New Orleans Inc LA$343,533 Exec. Director $117,600 $124,091 2023
Multiskilled Medical Certification KS$336,420 President $341,555 $343,453 2024
Council For Disability Awareness ME$336,267 President $54,000 $49,032 2025
Holly Springs Chamber Of Commerce Inc NC$336,055 Executive Director $77,146 $76,386 2023
Salem Saturday Market OR$335,724 Executive Dir. $50,400 $43,564 2024
The Greater Richmond Chamber Foundation VA$335,163 Chamber Ceo $439,811 $395,262 2024
The Greater Glendale Chamber Of CO$344,874 Coo $76,000 $67,830 2024
Inland Empire Tourism Council CA$344,902 Executive Director $268,738 $215,993 2024
Virginia Loggers Association Inc VA$334,889 Executive Di $125,000 $112,339 2024
The Boston Club Inc MA$334,682 Executive Director $84,000 $70,259 2024
Ohio Housing Council OH$334,424 Executive Director $158,466 $156,222 2024
Greater Austin Black Chamber Of Commerce TX$345,608 Director $82,500 $79,082 2023
Marietta Umpires Association Inc GA$334,290 First Vp Booking Secretary $21,627 $20,838 2023
Civl Nfp Inc IL$333,119 Executive Director $49,482 $46,617 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to KY 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 KY 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 default22nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)19th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted23rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted18th

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 (Adam Scott) 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 542 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $41,652 is reasonable (approximately the 22nd 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.