Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Melissa Walker, Executive Director / CEO ($46,789) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 386 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 39th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Melissa Walker — reported title “Interim 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 AL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Greater Okc Asian Chamber Of Commerce | OK | $196,154 | Executive Director | $25,927 | $25,006 | 2025 |
| Excelsior Springs Area Chamber | MO | $196,002 | President | $47,525 | $45,257 | 2024 |
| American Subcontractors Association Of O | OK | $197,551 | Executive Director | $64,174 | $65,410 | 2023 |
| Pomerado Hospital Medical Staff | CA | $194,837 | Past Chief Of Staff | $62,000 | $49,556 | 2023 |
| Fort Davis Chamber Of Commerce | TX | $194,789 | Executive Director | $13,770 | $12,750 | 2023 |
| Sheboygan Falls Chamber Main Street | WI | $194,417 | Executive Director | $53,563 | $50,294 | 2024 |
| Swedish Medical Center Medical | CO | $198,392 | President | $17,500 | $15,087 | 2024 |
| The Village At Sherman Oaks Inc | CA | $198,810 | Executive Director | $12,000 | $9,591 | 2023 |
| American Knife And Tool Institute Inc | WY | $193,706 | Executive Director | $55,800 | $53,721 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania State Assn Of County | PA | $199,332 | Secretary/tr | $20,125 | $18,044 | 2024 |
| Central New York Defense Alliance Ltd | NY | $199,533 | Secretary And Exec. Director Emeritus | $11,325 | $9,201 | 2024 |
| Tennessee Infrastructure Alliance | TN | $200,000 | Executive Director | $90,000 | $85,055 | 2024 |
| Digital Energy Council | DC | $200,000 | Board Member,exec Dir,president | $25,000 | $20,307 | 2023 |
| Red Oak Chamber And Industry Association Inc | IA | $192,644 | Secretary | $50,500 | $51,182 | 2023 |
| Association Of Health Care | MO | $200,730 | Executive Director | $5,416 | $5,310 | 2023 |
| Green Motors Practices Group | ID | $191,962 | Executive Director | $64,000 | $61,212 | 2024 |
| Chemical Alliance Zone Inc | WV | $200,945 | Executive Director | $178,250 | $173,522 | 2024 |
| Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance | MI | $191,747 | Executive Di | $95,700 | $88,810 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Badger Chapter Club Management | WI | $201,353 | Managing Director | $58,940 | $55,343 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Association Of | MA | $201,599 | Executive Di | $137,500 | $111,090 | 2024 |
| North Coast Fishermens Cable Committee | CA | $201,795 | President | $4,319 | $3,353 | 2024 |
| Mercer Area Chamber Of Commerce | WI | $190,955 | Executive Director | $52,696 | $49,480 | 2024 |
| Independent Electrical Contractors | CO | $201,942 | Executive Director | $124,001 | $106,902 | 2024 |
| Association Of Extremity Nerve Surgeons | TX | $202,068 | Director | $53,722 | $49,743 | 2023 |
| Virginia Beach Restaurant Association | VA | $190,615 | Executive Director | $68,383 | $61,117 | 2023 |
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.
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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 39th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 35th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 41st |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 36th |
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.