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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Walworth County Economic Development

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 611494963
WI · NTEE S40
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Derek D'auria, Executive Director / CEO ($113,777) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 93 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 59th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Derek D'auria — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

93 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 93 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$19,174 total compensation of comparable organizations → $1,093,202 $113,777
$40,27010th
$65,61425th
$98,927Median
$164,76175th
$222,45690th
$113,777This org · 59th
p10$40,270
p25$65,614
p50$98,927
p75$164,761
p90$222,456
$113,777

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 WI 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
Us Coalition On Sustainability CT$477,294 Executive Director $160,000 $147,888 2023
Utah Ready Mixed Concrete Association UT$476,463 Executive Director $212,082 $207,840 2024
Rhode Island Assisted Living Association RI$481,607 Executive Director $83,673 $76,824 2024
United Steelworkers Local 11-13214 WY$470,965 President $37,637 $38,590 2024
P20 Inc GA$487,479 President $194,400 $187,163 2024
New Hampshire Life Sciences Inc NH$488,138 President & $98,500 $87,088 2024
Int'l Ind Showmen's Foundation Inc FL$469,399 Director $38,295 $35,464 2023
Air Refueling Systems Advisory Group International TX$468,559 Chairman $66,539 $65,614 2023
Pennsylvania Outdoor Recreation PA$490,884 Executive Director $64,910 $60,383 2025
Darien Mcintosh County Chamber GA$491,626 Executive Director $50,000 $48,139 2024
Society Of Product Licensors Committed To Excellence NY$495,782 Chief Executive $199,061 $177,323 2023
Volta Foundation Inc CA$460,846 Executive Director $70,000 $59,587 2023
Oregon Veterinary Medical Association OR$454,880 Ex Dir/treasure $89,977 $82,372 2023
Business Leadership Council IL$445,387 Executive Director $94,792 $91,869 2023
Commuter Rail Coalition VA$443,067 Ceo $200,000 $198,172 2022
Wyoming Capital Access WY$440,118 President $66,375 $68,056 2024
German American Business Council Inc DC$438,038 President/ceo $354,000 $306,235 2023
Greater Leimert Park Village & Crenshaw CA$437,333 Executive Dir. $60,000 $51,074 2023
Routt County Economic Development CO$436,373 Executive Dir. $99,225 $91,103 2024
Colorado Beer Distrtibutors CO$522,242 Executive Di $155,344 $142,628 2024
Indo Am Chamber Of Commerce Of Greater Dallas TX$434,330 Executive Director $115,000 $110,149 2024
Reusable Packaging Association DC$526,394 President $183,460 $154,153 2024
Tech Serve International Inc AR$428,555 President $92,928 $100,018 2024
Battle Creek Area Assoc Of Realtors MI$427,595 Ceo $76,351 $77,688 2023
Business Network Of Emergency Resources NY$427,009 President / Ceo $90,000 $77,872 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to WI 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 WI 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 default59th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)54th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted62nd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted55th

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 (Derek D'auria) 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 93 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S40), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $113,777 is reasonable (approximately the 59th 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.