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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Southeast Oil And Gas Association

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 843874449
MS · NTEE S40
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Patrick Sullivan, Executive Director / CEO ($84,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 80 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 64th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

80 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 80 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$4,652 total compensation of comparable organizations → $293,766 $84,000
$34,76210th
$56,73825th
$71,366Median
$97,44175th
$163,10690th
$84,000This org · 64th
p10$34,762
p25$56,738
p50$71,366
p75$97,441
p90$163,106
$84,000

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 MS 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
Womens Innovation Group IL$285,984 President $49,043 $43,291 2024
Startup Runway Foundation GA$282,700 Executive Director $30,129 $28,004 2023
Naturally San Diego Inc CA$282,385 Executive Director $107,980 $83,718 2024
Colorado Prestressers Association CO$292,703 Executive Dir. $163,400 $144,834 2023
Nc Captive Insurance Association NC$277,996 President & $119,969 $114,588 2023
The Cyber Guild Inc VA$293,920 Executive Director $102,349 $91,350 2023
Central Virginia Business Coalition VA$277,072 Secretary/executive Director $83,046 $71,995 2024
Association Of Chartered Accountants In The United Statesltd NY$274,471 Chief Executive $110,000 $91,883 2023
Personalized Arthoplasty Society Inc GA$273,201 Executive Director $45,900 $41,438 2024
Etma AZ$270,266 Managing/director $109,800 $97,613 2023
Auto Body Association Of Texas TX$303,287 Executive Dir. $72,048 $64,710 2024
National Truck And Heavy Equipment CA$267,893 Director $6,000 $4,652 2024
Construction Builders Association OH$304,251 Executive Director $98,500 $96,438 2023
Dbl Equity Partners ND$304,896 President, Ceo, And Secret $48,437 $47,726 2024
Oklahoma Citys Adventure District OK$266,306 Director $65,385 $62,979 2025
Central Texas Angel Network TX$306,410 Executive Director $128,792 $115,674 2024
Kansas Independent Electrical KS$309,646 Executive Di $70,833 $70,737 2023
National Cooperative Procurement MN$311,046 Executive Director $140,400 $124,562 2024
Asphalt Pavement Association Of New NM$258,966 Executive Di $149,200 $144,084 2024
Florida Society For Health Care Risk Mgmt & Patient Safety FL$257,972 Executive Director $84,000 $69,026 2025
Carolina Loggers Association Inc NC$257,542 Executive Director $79,788 $74,022 2024
Cybersecurity Association Inc MD$256,137 Executive Dir. $85,648 $74,019 2023
Sheet Metal Contractors Association PA$255,785 Executive Director $97,500 $87,300 2024
National Tribal Gaming Commissioners WI$252,445 Executive Director $60,000 $57,924 2023
Fulshear-katy Area Chamber Of Commerce TX$319,654 President $94,994 $87,839 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MS 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 MS 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 default64th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)55th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted65th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted59th

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 (Patrick Sullivan) 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 80 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S40), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $84,000 is reasonable (approximately the 64th 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.