Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Megan Cox, Executive Director / CEO ($5,400) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 89 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 54th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Megan Cox — reported title “METER READER”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable 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 MS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumford Rural Cemetery Association | NY | $92,598 | President | $6,000 | $5,012 | 2023 |
| New Bedford Lodge No 914 Loyal Order Of Moose | MA | $93,202 | Administrator | $1,551 | $1,251 | 2024 |
| Allendale Waldwick Pba | NJ | $93,386 | State Delegate | $1,950 | $1,523 | 2025 |
| Free And Accepted Masons Willow Glen-fraternity399 | CA | $93,422 | Secretary | $3,600 | $2,791 | 2024 |
| Bluff Dale Water Supply Corporation | TX | $90,859 | Secretary/tr | $10,370 | $9,314 | 2024 |
| Vfw Post 1449 Inc | NY | $94,121 | Quartermaster | $15,600 | $13,031 | 2023 |
| Blueberry Aerie 4090 Foe | MI | $89,983 | Secretary | $1,182 | $1,095 | 2024 |
| Japanese Mutual Aid Society Of Chicago | IL | $89,085 | Executive Director | $8,000 | $7,062 | 2024 |
| Sheffield Cemetery Association | PA | $88,963 | Sexton | $6,101 | $5,624 | 2023 |
| Chevra Ahavas Chesed Inc | MD | $96,228 | Executive Director | $15,000 | $12,591 | 2024 |
| Independent Royal Arch Lodge No 2 | NY | $87,003 | Secretary | $1,800 | $1,460 | 2024 |
| Rhode Island State Fop Foundation Inc | RI | $98,822 | President | $4,800 | $4,026 | 2025 |
| Cahp Retired Employees Medical Trust | CA | $98,902 | Trustee | $41,152 | $31,906 | 2024 |
| Sailmail Association | CA | $99,465 | Secretary | $25,200 | $19,538 | 2024 |
| Ivanhoe Firemens Relief Association | MN | $85,281 | Gambling Man | $11,695 | $10,376 | 2024 |
| Marilla Cemetery Association Inc | NY | $99,787 | President | $575 | $467 | 2024 |
| Real Estate Cyber Consortium | DC | $100,000 | Executive Director | $38,537 | $30,364 | 2024 |
| Rockville Firemens Relief Association | MN | $83,987 | President | $200 | $177 | 2024 |
| Nashwauk Fire Relief Association | MN | $102,081 | President | $7,200 | $6,388 | 2024 |
| Higher Education Consortium For Student | DC | $103,327 | Ex-officio Executive Director | $163,570 | $132,684 | 2023 |
| Blackduck Volunteer Fireman's | MN | $81,347 | President | $449 | $410 | 2023 |
| Deming Water Association | WA | $80,750 | President | $500 | $402 | 2024 |
| Greenfield Moose Family Center 997 Loom | MA | $104,541 | Administrator | $18,200 | $14,306 | 2025 |
| The Amt Health Benefits Trust | VA | $79,661 | President | $55,862 | $48,429 | 2024 |
| Middle Creek Cemetery Association Inc | TN | $79,467 | Secretary | $12,500 | $12,146 | 2023 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MS cost of living and 2024 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 MS 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 | 54th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 51st |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 61st |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 54th |
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.