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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Idaho State Civic Symphony

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 820344417
ID · NTEE A69Z
FY ending 2024-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Logan Anderson, Executive Director / CEO ($551) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 80 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 0th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Logan Anderson — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

80 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 80 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$3,259 total compensation of comparable organizations → $105,445 $551
$22,74810th
$38,21125th
$51,824Median
$65,69275th
$81,41290th
$551This org · 0th
p10$22,748
p25$38,211
p50$51,824
p75$65,692
p90$81,412
$551

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 ID 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
The Discovery Orchestra Inc NJ$408,264 Executive Director $99,157 $81,077 2025
New England Symphonic Ensemble Inc MD$407,567 President $23,100 $20,901 2023
The Orchestra & Community Choral NV$414,291 Executiveartistic Director $82,532 $77,767 2024
Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra Inc PA$415,379 President $112,482 $105,445 2024
Skagit Symphony WA$398,201 Executive Director $50,589 $42,577 2024
Oregon Symphony Association In Salem OR$424,281 President $24,474 $21,996 2023
Westchester Philharmonic Inc NY$394,271 Executive & Artistic Director $96,544 $84,431 2023
Bridge Leadership Academy MO$426,622 Ceo $83,667 $85,763 2023
Carolina Youth Symphony SC$392,246 Executive Dir. $28,119 $28,391 2023
Citymusic Cleveland Inc OH$430,152 Executive Director $75,000 $76,879 2023
Tuscaloosa Symphony Association Inc AL$432,019 Executive Director $69,652 $72,824 2023
Lagrange Symphony Orchestra Inc GA$437,714 Executive Di $60,000 $56,711 2024
Huntington Symphony Orchestra WV$437,997 Executive Di $47,500 $48,346 2024
Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra MI$378,879 Executive Director $38,958 $38,917 2023
Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra Inc VA$373,877 Executive Director $36,593 $33,214 2024
Aiken Symphony Orchestra SC$446,451 Executive Director $37,156 $35,499 2025
Bismarck-mandan Orchestral Association ND$371,459 Board Member/ Music Direct $64,006 $66,029 2024
Yarnwire Inc NY$371,254 Executive Director $66,350 $56,361 2024
Orchestra Miami Inc FL$452,261 Artistic/exec D $18,000 $15,896 2024
Heartland Festival Orchestra IL$366,821 Trustee $86,950 $80,356 2024
Eureka Symphony CA$366,053 Artistic Director/conductor $40,000 $31,632 2025
The Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra Inc CT$365,834 Executive Director $60,000 $52,883 2024
Chamber Orchestra Of New York NY$364,933 Music Director $52,500 $44,596 2024
National Symphony Orch Assn Of Washington Dc DC$455,325 Executive Director $8,827 $7,281 2024
Juneau Symphony Inc AK$358,417 Executive Di $68,933 $63,781 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to ID cost of living and 2024 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 ID 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 default0th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)0th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted3rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted0th

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 (Logan Anderson) 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 80 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A69), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $551 is reasonable (approximately the 0th 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.