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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Hot Springs Association

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 833179811
CO · NTEE S41
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jessica Meath, Executive Director / CEO ($52,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 15 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 20th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Jessica Meath — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STARTED OCT 23”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

15 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 15 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$777 total compensation of comparable organizations → $170,314 $52,000
$33,26110th
$58,91625th
$85,942Median
$127,48175th
$132,75490th
$52,000This org · 20th
p10$33,261
p25$58,916
p50$85,942
p75$127,481
p90$132,754
$52,000

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 CO 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 Greater Glendale Chamber Of CO$344,874 Coo $76,000 $73,820 2024
Colorado Cleantech Industry Association Inc CO$378,128 Executive Director $133,416 $129,588 2024
Concilio Hispano De Empresas CO$380,038 President & Ceo $131,538 $127,764 2024
Colorado Springs Forward CO$383,700 Chairman $130,955 $127,198 2024
Pueblo West Chamber Of Commerce CO$275,151 Executive Director $27,738 $27,738 2023
Interstate 70 Mountain Corridor CO$270,375 Director $88,480 $85,942 2024
Professional Trailbuilders Association CO$255,996 Executive Director $60,062 $58,339 2024
Aspen Sister Cities Program Inc CO$253,571 President $800 $777 2024
Littleton Business Chamber Inc CO$250,452 Executive Director $84,211 $79,687 2025
Onemine Inc CO$240,687 Executive Director $42,773 $41,546 2024
Boulder Area Rental Housing Associa CO$235,863 Executive Di $142,521 $134,864 2025
Superior Chamber Of Commerce CO$234,379 Exec Director $61,250 $59,493 2024
Energy Council CO$443,784 Executive Dir. $90,254 $87,665 2024
Grand County Board Of Realtors CO$459,320 Executive Dir. $92,340 $89,691 2024
West Slope Colorado Oil & Gas CO$489,396 Executive Director $175,345 $170,314 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CO 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 CO 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 default20th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)20th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted20th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted13th

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 (Jessica Meath) 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 15 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41) + CO + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $52,000 is reasonable (approximately the 20th 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.