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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Business For A Fair Minimum Wage Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 825423675
MD · NTEE S41
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Holly Sklar, Executive Director / CEO ($149,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 542 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 81st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Holly Sklar — reported title “PRESIDENT & CEO”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

542 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 542 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$502 total compensation of comparable organizations → $454,224 $149,000
$29,20610th
$59,26925th
$91,395Median
$133,98275th
$187,59490th
$149,000This org · 81st
p10$29,206
p25$59,269
p50$91,395
p75$133,982
p90$187,594
$149,000

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 MD 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
Builders Guild Of Western Pennsylvania Inc PA$394,165 Executive Director $161,000 $167,307 2025
Martinsville-henry County Chamber Of Commerce Inc VA$394,508 President $48,659 $51,738 2023
Und Center For Innovation Foundation ND$395,300 Director/ceo $73,712 $86,524 2024
Oxford Visitors And Convention OH$392,229 Exec. Direct $60,085 $70,081 2023
Cottleville Weldon Spring Chamber MO$392,042 Executive Director $83,055 $96,872 2023
American Nurses Association Massachusetts Inc MA$396,400 Executive Director $92,179 $91,218 2023
Forging Industry Educational And OH$396,575 Ceo $53,762 $60,907 2024
Innovation Tri-valley Leadership CA$391,544 Ceo $102,692 $92,404 2025
Universal Stylus Initiative Inc MA$391,333 Executive Director $125,500 $120,628 2024
Metro West Council Of Government IL$390,859 Executive Di $152,084 $155,804 2025
Historic Park City Alliance UT$397,898 Executive Di $108,000 $118,232 2024
Forest Grovecornelius Chamber Of OR$399,014 Executive Di $75,000 $72,578 2025
Stark Trumbull Area Realtors Inc OH$399,578 Executivefinancial Adminstra $63,970 $74,612 2023
Oregon Chiropractic Association OR$399,982 Executive Di $63,029 $64,457 2023
International Association Of IL$388,116 Ceo $102,125 $104,624 2025
The Georgia Association Of Conven- GA$387,454 Executive Di $118,070 $130,733 2023
Conference On Asian Pacific American Leadership DC$401,759 Managing Director $86,744 $83,825 2023
Housing Contractors Of California CA$386,344 Dir. Of Risk Mgmt $166,916 $158,721 2023
Hartselle Area Chamber Of Commerce AL$401,838 President & Ceo $42,772 $50,885 2023
Fp2 Inc IL$401,909 Executive Director $80,000 $84,125 2024
Wisconsin Newspaper Association Inc WI$386,248 Executive Director $151,875 $174,667 2023
San Diego Military Advisory Council CA$402,363 President & Ceo $100,000 $95,091 2023
Boise Farmers Market Inc ID$402,996 Executive Director $81,650 $92,906 2024
West Bend Area Chamber Of Commerce WI$384,995 President & $84,460 $97,136 2023
Utility Contractors Association Of OR$403,221 Executive Director $89,400 $88,802 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MD 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 MD 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 default81st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)83rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted83rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted78th

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 (Holly Sklar) 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 542 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $149,000 is reasonable (approximately the 81st 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.