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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Bothell Kenmore Chamber Of Commerce

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 870718434
WA · NTEE S41
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Danah Abarr, Executive Director / CEO ($68,125) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 533 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 27th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Danah Abarr — reported title “FORMER EXEC”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

533 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 533 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $460,707 $68,125
$34,48110th
$63,95325th
$96,162Median
$139,39275th
$201,01390th
$68,125This org · 27th
p10$34,481
p25$63,953
p50$96,162
p75$139,392
p90$201,013
$68,125

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 WA 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
International Thriller Writers Inc OH$416,901 Exec Directo $103,615 $119,060 2024
East Parker County Chamber Of Commerce TX$416,219 President/ceo $88,610 $96,162 2024
Ingleside Chamber Of Commerce TX$417,508 Director $50,000 $54,262 2024
Isri Services Corporation DC$417,617 Isri President Designee $43,055 $40,990 2024
De Soto Chamber Of Commerce Inc KS$417,821 President $61,959 $72,618 2024
Mountain Brook Chamber Of Commerce Inc AL$415,379 Executive Director (Left June 2024) $122,496 $143,572 2024
Medical Staff Of University Of CA$414,604 President $48,000 $44,967 2024
Greater Pocatello Convention & ID$419,333 Chair $97,644 $112,691 2024
Construction Industry Progress Fund AK$419,504 Executive Director $33,091 $35,336 2023
International Serum Industry Association CA$420,217 Ceo $124,615 $116,740 2024
Airport Restaurant & Retail Association IL$421,000 Executive Director $249,874 $266,509 2024
Gbx Global CA$421,070 Executive Di $37,394 $36,066 2023
Medical Staff Of Newark Beth Israel NJ$421,376 President $12,500 $12,108 2024
National Association Of Travel WI$411,841 Executive Director Thru June $70,562 $79,949 2024
Vineland Downtown Improvement District Management Corporation NJ$411,178 Executive Director $83,239 $80,628 2024
Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council SD$410,762 Executive Director $144,260 $172,726 2024
Venango County Fair Inc PA$409,736 Treasurer $12,180 $13,178 2024
Blue Valley Farm Show Inc PA$409,333 President $2,119 $2,292 2024
The Circuit OH$424,129 Exectuive Director $50,521 $59,767 2023
Usa Sprinkler Fitter Business FL$424,274 Director - Past $500 $510 2024
Utah Plumbing & Heating Contractors UT$408,455 Executive Director $79,080 $87,807 2024
Heart Of The Valley Chamber Of Commerce WI$408,215 Executive Dir. $96,290 $106,287 2025
Lawrence County Tourist Promotion Agency Inc PA$425,020 Executive Director $77,185 $83,506 2024
Anderson Valley Winegrowers Association Inc CA$408,095 Executive Director $98,601 $92,370 2024
90 Minds Inc CA$425,280 Executive Director $94,300 $88,341 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to WA 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 WA 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 default27th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)31st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted29th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted23rd

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 (Danah Abarr) 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 533 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $68,125 is reasonable (approximately the 27th 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.