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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Bee Area Partnership Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 842893545
TX · NTEE S31
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Randy Seitz, Executive Director / CEO ($143,750) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 102 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 96th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

How comparable organizations were selected

102 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 102 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,137 total compensation of comparable organizations → $233,088 $143,750
$9,35610th
$34,87225th
$60,193Median
$89,85175th
$125,99990th
$143,750This org · 96th
p10$9,356
p25$34,872
p50$60,193
p75$89,851
p90$125,999
$143,750

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 TX cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
West Line Corridor CollaborativeCO $337,562$100,556 990
West Lakes Partnership IncFL $339,188$81,185 990
Washington Heights And InwoodNY $332,663$104,061 990
Renewable Manufactuing GatewayPA $340,108$84,632 990
Penn's Northeast IncPA $332,073$132,578 990
Springfield Cultural Partnership IncMA $340,593$79,783 990
St Bernard Economic Development FoundatLA $343,130$143,653 990
Vaya VerdeNM $328,170$73,901 990
Plano Improvement CorporationTX $344,804$61,378 990
Brightwood Development CorporationMA $327,011$14,643 990
Opportunity Transformation InvestmentsIL $326,850$37,618 990
The Urban ConservancyLA $346,884$113,832 990
Regional Economic DevelopmentPA $323,611$65,404 990
Stockyards Preservation Foundation Of Fort WorthTX $349,457$5,828 990
Havenwoods Neighborhood Partnership IncWI $349,541$89,875 990
The Experience Community Development CorpCA $353,065$43,285 990
Algiers Economic Development FoundationLA $318,937$75,042 990
Okmulgee Area Development CorpOK $354,623$27,372 990
Forward Foundation IncWI $356,970$5,938 990
Aerozone AllianceOH $314,982$233,088 990
Redec Relending CorporationNY $357,766$8,328 990
Pederec IncVA $308,373$54,772 990
Borderplex Bi-national EconomicTX $365,089$13,375 990
District 6 Planning CouncilMN $365,848$89,108 990
Your Store Of The Queen CityOH $305,411$9,277 990

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 TX 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 default96th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)94th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted96th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted84th

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 (Randy Seitz) 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 102 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S31), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $143,750 is reasonable (approximately the 96th 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). 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.