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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Hartselle Area Chamber Of Commerce

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 630641104
AL · NTEE S41
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Mary G Evans, Executive Director / CEO ($42,772) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 541 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 19th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Mary G Evans — reported title “President & CEO”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

541 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 541 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$422 total compensation of comparable organizations → $381,801 $42,772
$24,62010th
$51,24725th
$77,671Median
$113,91575th
$163,55390th
$42,772This org · 19th
p10$24,620
p25$51,247
p50$77,671
p75$113,915
p90$163,553
$42,772

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 AL 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
Fp2 Inc IL$401,909 Executive Director $80,000 $70,712 2024
Conference On Asian Pacific American Leadership DC$401,759 Managing Director $86,744 $70,460 2023
San Diego Military Advisory Council CA$402,363 President & Ceo $100,000 $79,929 2023
Boise Farmers Market Inc ID$402,996 Executive Director $81,650 $78,092 2024
Utility Contractors Association Of OR$403,221 Executive Director $89,400 $74,643 2024
Madison County Chamber Of Commerce IA$403,434 Executive Dir. $65,388 $64,370 2024
Oregon Chiropractic Association OR$399,982 Executive Di $63,029 $54,180 2023
Stark Trumbull Area Realtors Inc OH$399,578 Executivefinancial Adminstra $63,970 $62,716 2023
Staffing Services Association Of Il IL$404,500 Executive Director $50,500 $45,956 2023
Forest Grovecornelius Chamber Of OR$399,014 Executive Di $75,000 $61,006 2025
Mechanical Contractors Assn Of IA$404,675 Executive Director $13,989 $14,178 2023
New Mexico Information Technology And NM$404,728 Executive Director $114,948 $111,156 2024
Natchez Inc MS$404,949 Executive Director $183,000 $188,660 2023
Historic Park City Alliance UT$397,898 Executive Di $108,000 $99,380 2024
International Association Of Animal PA$405,782 Executive Director $102,923 $92,280 2024
Grand Forks Downtown Development Associa ND$406,744 President/ceo $80,567 $81,840 2023
Cary-grove Area Chamber Of Commerce IL$406,788 President/ceo/secretary $99,250 $87,728 2024
Forging Industry Educational And OH$396,575 Ceo $53,762 $51,196 2024
American Nurses Association Massachusetts Inc MA$396,400 Executive Director $92,179 $76,674 2023
Michigan Mortgage Lenders Association MI$407,536 Chief Executive Officer $96,943 $89,964 2024
Tarpon Springs Merchants Association Inc FL$407,835 President $8,450 $7,137 2024
Anderson Valley Winegrowers Association Inc CA$408,095 Executive Director $98,601 $76,550 2024
Heart Of The Valley Chamber Of Commerce WI$408,215 Executive Dir. $96,290 $88,083 2025
Und Center For Innovation Foundation ND$395,300 Director/ceo $73,712 $72,728 2024
Utah Plumbing & Heating Contractors UT$408,455 Executive Director $79,080 $72,768 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to AL cost of living and 2023 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 AL 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 default19th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)16th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted20th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted15th

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 (Mary G Evans) 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 541 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $42,772 is reasonable (approximately the 19th 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.