Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jessie Garcia Knowles, Executive Director / CEO ($56,513) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 156 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 64th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Jessie Garcia Knowles — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.
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.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interior Cabaret Hotel Restaurant & | AK | $135,245 | Sec/treas | $13,490 | $11,918 | 2024 |
| Chamber Of Commerce Trenton Mo | MO | $135,222 | Past Executive Director | $51,847 | $52,242 | 2023 |
| The Indus Entrepreneurs | OR | $133,776 | Executive Director | $35,103 | $31,013 | 2023 |
| Ripley County Economic Development Corporation | IN | $138,295 | Executive Director | $75,000 | $73,085 | 2024 |
| Sauk Centre Area Chamber Of Commerce | MN | $138,382 | President Ceo | $68,750 | $62,774 | 2024 |
| The Delaware Small Business Chamber | DE | $138,736 | President | $36,000 | $32,572 | 2024 |
| Rangely Area Chamber Of Commerce | CO | $131,870 | Executive Director | $30,386 | $26,924 | 2024 |
| Janesville Innovation Inc | WI | $139,845 | Director | $14,898 | $14,802 | 2023 |
| Union Chamber Of Commerce Inc | LA | $131,650 | President | $40,719 | $41,432 | 2024 |
| Clear Creek County Tourism Bureau Inc | CO | $131,401 | Director | $73,017 | $64,697 | 2024 |
| Web3 Id Coalition Inc | NV | $131,220 | Secretary | $6,000 | $5,722 | 2023 |
| Certified Naturally Grown Inc | CO | $140,318 | Secretary And Executive Director | $44,058 | $39,038 | 2024 |
| Fentress County Chamber Of Commerce | TN | $140,491 | Executive Director | $40,596 | $40,596 | 2023 |
| Medical Staff Of San Gabriel Valley Medical Center | CA | $130,889 | President/chief Of Staff | $18,000 | $13,992 | 2025 |
| Florida Association Of Children's Hospitals Inc | FL | $130,318 | Executive Director | $50,000 | $44,686 | 2023 |
| The Production Music Association Inc | CA | $129,901 | Executive Dir. | $157,663 | $125,803 | 2024 |
| Commonwealth Business Travel Group Inc | TX | $128,868 | Executive Director | $40,788 | $38,816 | 2023 |
| Greater Seminole Area Chamber Of | FL | $128,163 | Executive Di | $72,600 | $63,022 | 2024 |
| Menorah Medical Center - Medical | KS | $144,656 | President | $18,000 | $18,500 | 2023 |
| Cibola County Chamber Of Commerce | NM | $144,751 | Executive Di | $3,167 | $3,147 | 2024 |
| The Chamber Of Manitowoc County | WI | $126,770 | President | $8,910 | $8,598 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Business Aviation | MN | $126,704 | Executive Di | $15,500 | $14,152 | 2024 |
| Mortgage Bankers Association Of The | NC | $145,128 | Executive Di | $69,878 | $68,690 | 2023 |
| Caseville Chamber Of Commerce | MI | $126,310 | President | $11,100 | $10,587 | 2024 |
| Stone Harbor Chamber Of Commerce | NJ | $126,055 | Treasurer | $16,658 | $13,743 | 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 2023 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 64th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 60th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 65th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 60th |
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.
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
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.