Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Sherry Gamble Smith, Executive Director / CEO ($55,666) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 77 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 91st percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended
Benchmarked executive: Sherry Gamble Smith — reported title “President/CEO”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO 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 OK 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quad City Painting Industry | IA | $97,442 | Executive Director | $4,500 | $3,979 | 2023 |
| Mid-atlantic Nato Inc | MD | $97,513 | Executive Director | $71,874 | $51,358 | 2025 |
| Professional Advocacy Association Of | TX | $97,675 | Sec/exec Director | $23,500 | $18,987 | 2023 |
| Tri State Stone Operators Association Inc | WV | $97,750 | Secretary & Trainer | $36,000 | $31,483 | 2023 |
| Fruitland Chamber Of Commerce Inc | ID | $98,710 | Executive Dir. | $44,368 | $38,123 | 2023 |
| Medical Board Of Nyp Bmh Corp | NY | $98,715 | Pres | $52,000 | $37,953 | 2023 |
| Davis Chamber Of Commerce | OK | $94,341 | Director | $37,040 | $31,998 | 2024 |
| Oak Harbor Area Chamber Of Commerce | OH | $99,270 | Exec Director | $9,833 | $8,171 | 2024 |
| Governmental Purchasing Association | NJ | $100,656 | Executive Dir. | $4,500 | $3,245 | 2023 |
| Escambia County Medical Society | FL | $92,289 | Executive Director | $66,000 | $48,643 | 2024 |
| Washington Contract Firefighters Association | WA | $92,115 | President / Instructor | $9,870 | $7,137 | 2023 |
| Mat-su Cabaret Hotel Restaurant | AK | $92,053 | Executive Dir. | $39,300 | $29,478 | 2024 |
| Bizworks Enterprise Center | VA | $90,466 | Executive Director | $65,048 | $48,004 | 2025 |
| Grow Spink Inc | SD | $89,853 | Executive Director | $48,000 | $42,788 | 2023 |
| Namc-dallas Fortworth Chapter Inc | TX | $88,494 | President | $14,000 | $11,312 | 2023 |
| Tehachapi Area Association Of Realtors | CA | $106,909 | Ceo | $13,875 | $9,399 | 2024 |
| Group Of 50 Foundation Inc | DC | $107,129 | Executive Director Until September 2024 | $91,819 | $63,213 | 2024 |
| Dealercpa Network Inc | NY | $85,900 | Executive Director | $28,800 | $21,020 | 2023 |
| Mid Atlantic Construction Safety Co | PA | $107,614 | Executive Di | $60,503 | $47,335 | 2024 |
| Home Builders Assoc Of Central | VA | $107,659 | Executive Di | $57,924 | $43,878 | 2024 |
| Upshur County Convention And Visitors Bureau Corp | WV | $108,227 | Executive Director | $31,917 | $26,413 | 2025 |
| Petaluma Gap Winegrowers Alliance | CA | $108,361 | Executive Di | $53,050 | $35,939 | 2024 |
| Lonmark International | CA | $108,950 | Executive Director | $19,800 | $13,068 | 2025 |
| Montana Avenue Merchant Association | CA | $83,773 | Treasurer | $1,750 | $1,186 | 2024 |
| Commercial Space Progress | NM | $83,608 | Ceo And Director | $42,914 | $36,212 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OK cost of living and 2021 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 OK 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 | 91st |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 74th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 94th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 86th |
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.