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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 830908715
NC · NTEE S41
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Deborah Wojick, Executive Director / CEO ($133,976) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 544 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 90th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Deborah Wojick — reported title “Executive Dir.”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

544 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 544 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $399,194 $133,976
$15,79310th
$42,14625th
$68,187Median
$95,71975th
$130,92890th
$133,976This org · 90th
p10$15,793
p25$42,146
p50$68,187
p75$95,719
p90$130,928
$133,976

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 NC 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
Clean Fuels Michigan MI$293,151 Executive Dir. $116,995 $113,517 2024
Independent Electrical Contractors TN$294,020 Executive Di $58,019 $59,023 2023
Chicagoland Food Inc IL$294,169 Executive Director $50,000 $46,209 2024
International Biometrics DC$294,211 Managing Director $150,000 $127,392 2023
Hopewell Prince George Chamber Of Commerce VA$292,646 Ceo $80,000 $74,757 2023
Mason Contractors Association Of IL$292,630 Executive Secretary $190,225 $175,800 2024
Pacific Association Of Domestic CA$292,507 Executive Director $52,500 $42,616 2024
Maryland Affordable Housing Coalition MD$294,509 Executive Director $138,085 $124,940 2023
Downtown Eugene Inc OR$294,786 Secretary $27,500 $23,388 2025
Out Georgia Business Alliance GA$291,420 Executive Director $79,911 $77,762 2023
Midwest Manufacturers' Association MN$295,776 Executive Director $79,255 $75,792 2023
Waterford Community Fair Association PA$296,064 Treasurer $6,000 $5,791 2023
Downtown Vacaville Business CA$290,813 Executive Dir. $81,415 $68,039 2023
Boaz Chamber Of Commerce AL$290,474 Executive Di $53,942 $54,781 2024
Haines City Economic Development Council FL$296,614 President $157,200 $138,823 2024
Charles County Chamber Of Commerce MD$296,977 President & $90,000 $79,096 2024
Slag Cement Association MI$289,770 Director Of Finance $455 $442 2024
Wellington Chamber Of Commerce Inc FL$289,708 Executive Director $108,276 $95,618 2024
Boone Area Chamber Of Commerce IA$289,462 Executive Dir. $70,409 $72,471 2024
Accessibility Professionals Association TX$288,892 Executive Director $75,108 $72,713 2023
Japan Business Association Of Seattle WA$298,247 Executive Dir. $99,405 $83,661 2024
Beckley Board Of Realtors Inc WV$288,077 Executive Of $25,217 $25,667 2024
Arizona Craft Brewers Guild Inc AZ$288,025 Executive Director $55,000 $51,192 2023
Small Business In Transportation FL$287,830 President $75,000 $68,188 2023
Hermann Vintners Association Inc MO$299,206 President $59,268 $59,010 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NC 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 NC 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 default90th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)87th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted91st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted87th

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 (Deborah Wojick) 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 544 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $133,976 is reasonable (approximately the 90th 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.