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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Startup Runway Foundation

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 815334387
GA · NTEE S40
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Mecca Tartt Through 73123, Executive Director / CEO ($30,129) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 79 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 10th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Mecca Tartt Through 73123 — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

79 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 79 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$5,005 total compensation of comparable organizations → $316,062 $30,129
$35,64810th
$60,96025th
$76,106Median
$104,89875th
$175,73090th
$30,129This org · 10th
p10$35,648
p25$60,960
p50$76,106
p75$104,898
p90$175,730
$30,129

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 GA 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
Naturally San Diego Inc CA$282,385 Executive Director $107,980 $90,072 2024
Southeast Oil And Gas Association MS$285,666 President $84,000 $90,375 2024
Womens Innovation Group IL$285,984 President $49,043 $46,576 2024
Nc Captive Insurance Association NC$277,996 President & $119,969 $123,284 2023
Central Virginia Business Coalition VA$277,072 Secretary/executive Director $83,046 $77,459 2024
Association Of Chartered Accountants In The United Statesltd NY$274,471 Chief Executive $110,000 $98,857 2023
Personalized Arthoplasty Society Inc GA$273,201 Executive Director $45,900 $44,583 2024
Colorado Prestressers Association CO$292,703 Executive Dir. $163,400 $155,826 2023
The Cyber Guild Inc VA$293,920 Executive Director $102,349 $98,283 2023
Etma AZ$270,266 Managing/director $109,800 $105,021 2023
National Truck And Heavy Equipment CA$267,893 Director $6,000 $5,005 2024
Oklahoma Citys Adventure District OK$266,306 Director $65,385 $67,758 2025
Auto Body Association Of Texas TX$303,287 Executive Dir. $72,048 $69,621 2024
Construction Builders Association OH$304,251 Executive Director $98,500 $103,758 2023
Dbl Equity Partners ND$304,896 President, Ceo, And Secret $48,437 $51,348 2024
Central Texas Angel Network TX$306,410 Executive Director $128,792 $124,453 2024
Asphalt Pavement Association Of New NM$258,966 Executive Di $149,200 $155,018 2024
Florida Society For Health Care Risk Mgmt & Patient Safety FL$257,972 Executive Director $84,000 $74,265 2025
Carolina Loggers Association Inc NC$257,542 Executive Director $79,788 $79,640 2024
Cybersecurity Association Inc MD$256,137 Executive Dir. $85,648 $79,636 2023
Sheet Metal Contractors Association PA$255,785 Executive Director $97,500 $93,926 2024
Kansas Independent Electrical KS$309,646 Executive Di $70,833 $76,106 2023
National Cooperative Procurement MN$311,046 Executive Director $140,400 $134,016 2024
National Tribal Gaming Commissioners WI$252,445 Executive Director $60,000 $62,320 2023
Massachusetts Brewers Guild Inc MA$251,223 Clerk/executive Director $133,656 $116,023 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to GA 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 GA 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 default10th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)10th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted13th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted6th

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 (Mecca Tartt Through 73123) 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 79 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S40), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $30,129 is reasonable (approximately the 10th 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.