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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Cottleville Weldon Spring Chamber

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 752992817
MO · NTEE S41
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Wendy Berry, Executive Director / CEO ($83,055) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 543 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 56th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Wendy Berry — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

543 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 543 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$431 total compensation of comparable organizations → $389,437 $83,055
$25,04110th
$50,83925th
$78,081Median
$114,29075th
$158,11890th
$83,055This org · 56th
p10$25,041
p25$50,839
p50$78,081
p75$114,290
p90$158,118
$83,055

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 MO 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
Oxford Visitors And Convention OH$392,229 Exec. Direct $60,085 $60,085 2023
Innovation Tri-valley Leadership CA$391,544 Ceo $102,692 $79,224 2025
Universal Stylus Initiative Inc MA$391,333 Executive Director $125,500 $103,423 2024
Metro West Council Of Government IL$390,859 Executive Di $152,084 $133,582 2025
Business For A Fair Minimum Wage Inc MD$394,082 President & Ceo $149,000 $127,748 2024
Builders Guild Of Western Pennsylvania Inc PA$394,165 Executive Director $161,000 $143,443 2025
Martinsville-henry County Chamber Of Commerce Inc VA$394,508 President $48,659 $44,358 2023
Und Center For Innovation Foundation ND$395,300 Director/ceo $73,712 $74,183 2024
International Association Of IL$388,116 Ceo $102,125 $89,700 2025
American Nurses Association Massachusetts Inc MA$396,400 Executive Director $92,179 $78,207 2023
Forging Industry Educational And OH$396,575 Ceo $53,762 $52,220 2024
The Georgia Association Of Conven- GA$387,454 Executive Di $118,070 $112,087 2023
Housing Contractors Of California CA$386,344 Dir. Of Risk Mgmt $166,916 $136,082 2023
Wisconsin Newspaper Association Inc WI$386,248 Executive Director $151,875 $149,754 2023
Historic Park City Alliance UT$397,898 Executive Di $108,000 $101,367 2024
Forest Grovecornelius Chamber Of OR$399,014 Executive Di $75,000 $62,226 2025
West Bend Area Chamber Of Commerce WI$384,995 President & $84,460 $83,281 2023
Ranson Convention & Visitors Bureau WV$384,891 Executive Director $67,627 $67,150 2024
Northeast Ms Board Of Realtors MS$384,769 Executive Di $62,378 $63,711 2024
Stark Trumbull Area Realtors Inc OH$399,578 Executivefinancial Adminstra $63,970 $63,970 2023
Oregon Chiropractic Association OR$399,982 Executive Di $63,029 $55,263 2023
Colorado Springs Forward CO$383,700 Chairman $130,955 $115,156 2024
South Carolina Funeral Directors Association Inc SC$383,410 Executive Director $45,000 $43,052 2024
Renewable Hydrogen Alliance OR$383,231 Executive Director $77,316 $65,845 2024
Cen-tex African American Chamber Of Commerce Inc TX$383,036 Executive Director $71,926 $67,930 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MO 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 MO 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 default56th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)48th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted58th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted52nd

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 (Wendy Berry) 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 543 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $83,055 is reasonable (approximately the 56th 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.