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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Beverage Association Of Tennessee

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 620425350
TN · NTEE S41Z
FY ending 2024-10-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Gregory E Adkins, Executive Director / CEO ($230,057) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 544 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 98th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

Benchmarked executive: Gregory E Adkins — reported title “PRESIDENT & TREAS”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

544 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 544 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$447 total compensation of comparable organizations → $403,997 $230,057
$23,65510th
$51,50225th
$78,841Median
$111,87475th
$152,84690th
$230,057This org · 98th
p10$23,655
p25$51,502
p50$78,841
p75$111,874
p90$152,846
$230,057

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 TN 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
Logan Square Chamber Of Commerce IL$373,499 Executive Director $67,083 $62,742 2024
California Attractions And Parks CA$371,560 Executive Di $209,249 $176,974 2023
Oak Park Business Association CA$374,255 Executive Dir. $84,000 $71,043 2023
Topeka Lodging Association KS$374,362 Exec. Dir $14,400 $15,237 2023
Warrior Protection And Readiness MA$371,134 Executive Director $150,000 $132,023 2023
Identity Defined Security Alliance TX$374,829 Executive Director, President, Treasurer, And Secretary $77,560 $73,810 2024
Golden State Power Cooperative CA$370,753 General Manager $289,590 $237,896 2024
Alabama Automotive Manufacturers AL$375,054 President $120,000 $126,976 2023
Pennsylvania Academy Of General Den PA$375,404 Executive Di $85,400 $81,021 2024
Boston Plasterers' & Cement Masons' MA$375,429 Trustee $85,072 $70,853 2025
Industrial Packaging Alliance Of North VA$369,739 President And Ceo $163,765 $150,430 2024
Digital Services Coaliton Inc MD$376,092 Executive Director $218,820 $194,624 2024
American Alliance Conference Ltd NY$376,205 Director $37,066 $31,864 2024
Central Kentucky Apartment Association KY$376,420 Executive Officer $81,197 $82,991 2024
Algae Biomass Organization IA$376,631 Executive Director $49,538 $51,602 2024
Ypo Bayou City TX$377,049 Chapter Manager $48,009 $44,510 2025
Grosse Pointe Chamber Of MI$368,356 President $102,850 $100,994 2024
Texas Rural Education Association TX$367,627 Executive Director $133,900 $127,425 2024
Colorado Cleantech Industry Association Inc CO$378,128 Executive Director $133,416 $121,706 2024
Kyle Chamber Of Commerce TX$367,498 Ceo $104,757 $99,692 2024
Greater Stillwater Chamber Of Comme MN$378,463 Presidentexecutive Director $49,862 $46,872 2024
Beaufort Digital Corridor SC$367,097 Exec Director $69,769 $71,291 2023
Effingham Regional Growth Alliance IL$366,994 President $156,952 $151,131 2023
Provider Alliance For Community Service TX$378,644 Executive Director $125,748 $119,668 2024
Bioenergy Association Of California CA$365,894 Executive Dir. $225,156 $184,964 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to TN 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 TN 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 default98th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)97th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted97th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted97th

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 (Gregory E Adkins) 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 544 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $230,057 is reasonable (approximately the 98th 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.