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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Greater Fort Lauderdale Transportation

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 650435161
FL · NTEE S40Z
FY ending 2024-09-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Robyn Chiarelli, Executive Director / CEO ($127,589) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 48 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 90th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

48 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 48 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$5,515 total compensation of comparable organizations → $348,280 $127,589
$14,79410th
$51,44325th
$72,557Median
$89,92375th
$123,10090th
$127,589This org · 90th
p10$14,794
p25$51,443
p50$72,557
p75$89,923
p90$123,100
$127,589

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 FL cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Better Business Bureau EducationNE $185,980$121,065 990
Big Apple Greeter IncNY $184,029$57,757 990
Westwater Financial IncCA $183,506$71,741 990
Egyptian Association Of PlumbingIL $187,230$33,750 990
Florida Justice AssociationFL $190,296$18,495 990
Physicians Research Institute IncMD $170,200$89,613 990
International Public Safety InstituteNH $201,077$53,077 990
Tech BlocTX $203,547$17,780 990
Mendocino Winegrowers IncCA $164,067$52,310 990
Manasota Air Conditioning ContractorsFL $163,127$6,966 990
Responsible Offshore Development AllianceDC $211,229$155,089 990
Florida Design And Construction Professionals IncFL $211,348$67,359 990
Unicoi County Chamber Of CommerceTN $213,166$78,801 990
South 27th Street BusinessWI $214,468$73,373 990
North Dakota Livestock AllianceND $215,195$114,440 990
Oswego Area Chamber Of CommerceIL $218,743$78,357 990
Hibernian Building Association OfMA $218,829$15,126 990
Lakeshore Realtors Association IncWI $222,401$81,605 990
Southern California Academy OfCA $147,132$52,215 990
Automobile Dealers Association OfKS $224,223$348,280 990
Dakota Institute For Business AndSD $227,434$193,103 990
Cuero Chamber Of Commerce & AgricultureTX $228,896$52,520 990
Massachusetts Facilities Admin Association IncMA $229,578$11,359 990
Economic Club Of Kansas CityKS $229,708$66,125 990
Waltham Educators AssociationMA $138,874$12,790 990

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 FL 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 default90th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)90th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted83rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted83rd

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 (Robyn Chiarelli) 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 48 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S40), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $127,589 is reasonable (approximately the 90th 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). 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.