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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

North Coast Fishermens Cable Committee

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 843102881
CA · NTEE S41
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Travis Hunter, Executive Director / CEO ($4,319) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 35 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 0th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Travis Hunter — reported title “President”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

35 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 35 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$12,000 total compensation of comparable organizations → $250,000 $4,319
$13,66710th
$40,15225th
$68,577Median
$85,84075th
$109,95590th
$4,319This org · 0th
p10$13,667
p25$40,152
p50$68,577
p75$85,840
p90$109,955
$4,319

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 CA 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 Village At Sherman Oaks Inc CA$198,810 Executive Director $12,000 $12,354 2023
Oakland Vietnamese Chamber Of Commerce CA$206,602 Executive Director $75,000 $75,000 2024
Fishermans Wharf Association CA$206,829 President & Ceo $12,000 $12,000 2024
Pomerado Hospital Medical Staff CA$194,837 Past Chief Of Staff $62,000 $63,831 2023
Mountain Counties Water CA$209,216 Executive Dir. $102,000 $105,013 2023
Black Business Association Of La CA$210,410 President $49,500 $50,962 2023
Sonoma Alliance For Vineyards And CA$212,922 Executive Dir. $86,996 $89,566 2023
Wine Artisans Of Santa Lucia Highlands CA$189,600 Executive Dir. $101,750 $101,750 2024
Culver City Arts District CA$216,320 Executive Dir. $12,368 $12,733 2023
Western Medical Center CA$223,931 Chief Of Staff $60,000 $61,772 2023
United Vegetable Growers Cooperative CA$225,143 Ceo $250,000 $250,000 2024
German American Business Assoc Of Calif CA$226,244 Executive Director $48,692 $48,692 2024
Secure Water Alliance CA$230,595 Executive Dir. $90,000 $92,658 2023
Ccidc Inc CA$232,400 Executive Dir. $84,000 $84,000 2024
Hemet San Jacinto Valley Chamber Of CA$235,344 Executive Dir. $68,577 $68,577 2024
Lakeshore Avenue Business Improvement CA$235,378 Co-director $14,356 $14,356 2024
Lake Forest Chamber Of Commerce Inc CA$240,795 Ceo $62,385 $62,385 2024
Medical Staff Of Southwest Healthcare CA$244,802 Chief Of Staff $39,000 $40,152 2023
La Mesa Chamber Of Commerce Inc CA$157,627 President $90,000 $87,680 2025
Medical Staff Of Doctors Medical Center CA$247,482 Chief Of Staff $48,000 $49,418 2023
National Association Of Wine Retailers CA$247,521 Executive Director $79,175 $79,175 2024
Phcc Educational Foundation CA$252,617 Ceo $13,059 $13,445 2023
China Enterprise Council CA$253,683 Director $39,000 $40,152 2023
Sandplay Therapists Of America CA$255,631 Journal Editor $14,000 $14,000 2024
Novato Downtown Old Town Business CA$258,312 Executive Dir. $78,624 $78,624 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CA 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 CA 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 default0th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)0th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted3rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted0th

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 (Travis Hunter) 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 35 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41) + CA + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $4,319 is reasonable (approximately the 0th 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.