Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Elisabeth Stegger, Executive Director / CEO ($7,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 40 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 5th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for 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 MN cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Total revenue | Total comp | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mclaran Leadership Foundation | OR | $217,633 | $13,833 | 990 |
| Leadership Lorain County Inc | OH | $224,812 | $78,918 | 990 |
| Georgia Athletic Directors Association | GA | $214,748 | $5,930 | 990 |
| Hope Anchor & Crew Inc | IN | $226,571 | $40,637 | 990 |
| Rise Up Woman International | IN | $226,790 | $11,206 | 990 |
| Lideramos | CO | $227,132 | $96,568 | 990 |
| Catawba Valley Leadership Foundation Inc | NC | $212,187 | $43,040 | 990 |
| Leading For Change Inc | AZ | $231,487 | $103,745 | 990 |
| Shannon Leadership Institute | MN | $208,093 | $12,141 | 990 |
| Bold Leadership Network | SC | $206,208 | $19,574 | 990 |
| Greater Missouri Leadership | MO | $235,713 | $101,830 | 990 |
| Technical College Directors Association | GA | $204,001 | $118,606 | 990 |
| The Serving Way | PA | $240,190 | $10,765 | 990 |
| American Leadership Forum Tacoma | WA | $198,320 | $21,178 | 990 |
| Purposequest International Inc | PA | $242,579 | $10,524 | 990 |
| Leadership Training International | VA | $247,977 | $77,157 | 990 |
| Women Of Color Roar Media | CA | $249,608 | $55,173 | 990 |
| Leadership Ashtabula County Inc | OH | $252,148 | $67,593 | 990 |
| Community Leadership Development Program | NY | $185,289 | $70,195 | 990 |
| Black Leadership & Legacies Inc | IN | $256,064 | $63,753 | 990 |
| The Jackson Institute Inc | GA | $256,657 | $140,391 | 990 |
| Heartland Center For Leadership | NE | $183,296 | $77,535 | 990 |
| Ventura County Leadership Academy | CA | $258,726 | $112,692 | 990 |
| Leadership Oakland | MI | $260,741 | $83,198 | 990 |
| Board Development Systems Inc | TX | $267,973 | $86,264 | 990 |
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 MN 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 5th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 5th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 13th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 5th |
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.
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
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.