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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Downtown Redevelopment Authority

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 611355965
KY · NTEE S20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Barbara Deeb, Executive Director / CEO ($42,380) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 22 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 68th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

22 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 22 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,993 total compensation of comparable organizations → $113,418 $42,380
$5,17310th
$13,50925th
$30,862Median
$65,35875th
$98,60190th
$42,380This org · 68th
p10$5,173
p25$13,509
p50$30,862
p75$65,358
p90$98,601
$42,380

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
Better Business Bureau Of Arkansas AR$41,092 President/ceo $38,788 $40,582 2024
Discovering Opportunities For Outreach IL$39,795 Executive Director $15,000 $13,726 2024
Public Facilities For The City Of SC$43,516 President $74,700 $74,678 2023
Oasis Christian Community Development Co IN$44,206 President And Executive Director $70,577 $69,276 2024
Mercy Housing California Family CO$45,517 President $22,009 $19,643 2024
Perkup Corporation PA$36,515 Executive Di $3,225 $2,993 2024
Jackson-madison County Sports Hall TN$36,379 Treasurer/se $5,200 $5,088 2024
Cornerstone Collaborative Florida Inc FL$35,693 Ceo $6,786 $5,934 2024
Cleveland Development Foundation OH$35,053 President & Ceo $54,375 $53,605 2024
Northwest Developers Inc NJ$34,879 Executive Director $31,920 $26,527 2024
Madrone Community Development Foundation CA$48,054 President $33,750 $27,126 2024
Impact Evv Inc IN$33,931 Ex Officio $26,061 $25,580 2024
Corryville Community Development OH$48,782 Executive Director (Until 3/31/23) $104,977 $106,547 2023
Business Resource And Investment Service NY$50,081 Executive Director $134,848 $113,418 2024
Pedro Bay Benefits Corporation Inc AK$52,061 Executive Di $38,880 $34,598 2024
Ghf Residential Services ME$54,863 President/ceo $96,584 $90,019 2024
Jefferson Street United Merchants TN$58,984 Executive Di $10,600 $10,677 2023
Main Street Lawrenceburg TN$59,050 Executive Director $36,205 $35,422 2024
Aledo Main Street Inc Nfp IL$59,053 Executive Di $46,230 $41,213 2025
Bridge Homes Inc CA$59,215 Vice President & Cfo/director $120,312 $99,555 2023
Trellis Community Development AZ$60,219 Ceo (Thru July 2024) $5,027 $4,500 2024
Personal Affordable Living Inc CO$60,636 Director $15,055 $13,437 2024

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 default68th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)64th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted91st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted45th

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 (Barbara Deeb) 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 22 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $42,380 is reasonable (approximately the 68th 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.