Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Abby Meyer, Executive Director / CEO ($121,606) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 759 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 88th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Abby Meyer — reported title “DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION”, 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 MA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance For The Wild Rockies Inc | MT | $364,633 | Executive Director/treasur | $105,808 | $126,923 | 2024 |
| Billings Trailnet | MT | $364,583 | Executive Director | $75,323 | $93,023 | 2023 |
| Eastern Region Association Of Forest And Nature Schools | MD | $364,438 | Executive Director | $76,916 | $82,386 | 2023 |
| Little River Wetlands Project Inc | IN | $364,403 | 2023 Exec Di | $71,023 | $85,810 | 2023 |
| Rivanna Conservation Alliance | VA | $364,992 | Executive Director | $32,296 | $35,726 | 2023 |
| Friends Of The Delaware Canal Inc | PA | $364,269 | Executive Di | $81,900 | $90,888 | 2024 |
| Living Observatory Inc | MA | $364,058 | Director | $42,388 | $42,388 | 2024 |
| Wander Project | UT | $365,325 | Executive Di | $64,000 | $72,893 | 2024 |
| Skagit Watershed Council | WA | $363,757 | Executive Director | $103,647 | $100,603 | 2025 |
| Conservation Alabama | AL | $365,903 | Executive Director | $70,990 | $85,346 | 2024 |
| Reuse It Center Inc | KS | $365,928 | Director | $31,468 | $38,948 | 2023 |
| Pilsen Enviromental Rights And Reform Organization | IL | $363,375 | President | $1,950 | $2,133 | 2024 |
| International Rocky Mountain Stage Stop | WY | $363,097 | Race Director | $35,333 | $43,348 | 2023 |
| Nashville Parks Foundation | TN | $366,532 | President & Ceo | $55,000 | $66,236 | 2023 |
| Association Of Nature Center | UT | $361,700 | Executive Dir. | $72,315 | $84,796 | 2023 |
| Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed Land & Wate | FL | $361,353 | Executive Director | $91,491 | $95,646 | 2024 |
| Coachella Valley Irrigated Lands Coalition Inc | CA | $361,310 | Executive Director | $13,839 | $13,298 | 2024 |
| Clean Energy Districts Of Iowa | IA | $368,249 | Board Member | $5,305 | $6,655 | 2023 |
| Green Light New Orleans | LA | $368,293 | Executive Dir. | $99,000 | $121,311 | 2024 |
| Eel River Recovery Project Inc | CA | $368,368 | Board Chair | $78,325 | $77,488 | 2023 |
| Craters Of The Moon Natural History Asso | ID | $360,693 | Executive Director | $62,538 | $74,033 | 2024 |
| The Crest | OR | $360,557 | Executive Director | $66,333 | $68,550 | 2024 |
| The Japanese Garden Foundation | OR | $360,398 | Board President | $21,568 | $22,289 | 2024 |
| Viles Arboretum | ME | $360,321 | Executive Director | $61,535 | $68,569 | 2024 |
| The Pomperaug River Watershed | CT | $360,277 | Executive Di | $67,628 | $70,563 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MA 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 MA 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 | 88th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 91st |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 90th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 84th |
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.