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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Brightstar Wisconsin Foundation Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 901001588
WI · NTEE S19
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Todd Sobotka, Executive Director / CEO ($207,786) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 1607 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 99th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

Benchmarked executive: Todd Sobotka — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

1,607 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 1,607 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $643,163 $207,786
$13,13110th
$33,48825th
$61,612Median
$85,74875th
$119,65490th
$207,786This org · 99th
p10$13,131
p25$33,488
p50$61,612
p75$85,748
p90$119,654
$207,786

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 WI 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
National Truck And Heavy Equipment CA$267,893 Director $6,000 $4,961 2024
Coastal Communities Family Success NJ$267,798 Executive Director $75,000 $66,012 2023
Taunton Area Chamber Of Commerce Inc MA$267,600 President $71,695 $61,690 2024
Adsc - West Coast Chapter OR$267,569 Administrator $44,400 $39,481 2024
First Tech Fund Inc NY$268,303 President $90,625 $76,391 2025
Rhea Economic And Tourism Council TN$268,307 Executive Director $52,625 $51,602 2025
Beloved Community Ministries Inc GA$268,315 Executive Dir. $14,485 $14,358 2023
Rural Services Of Indiana Inc IN$267,542 Director $130,050 $135,198 2023
Sheet Metal Contractors Assoc Of Central And Southern Nj NJ$268,411 Chapter Executive $41,207 $36,269 2023
Downtown Excelsior Partnership Inc MO$267,348 Executive Di $88,157 $89,405 2024
Noble County Convention And Visitor IN$267,279 Executive Di $55,640 $57,842 2023
Raton Mainstreet Inc NM$267,245 Executive Director $50,000 $50,166 2025
Custer Economic Development NE$267,078 Executive Di $56,500 $58,187 2024
Athens Farmers Market OH$267,020 Manager $12,000 $12,170 2024
Bulgaria Innovation Hub Inc CA$267,003 Executive Director $151,350 $128,835 2023
Community Cycles Of California Inc CA$268,858 Ceo $70,000 $59,587 2023
Building 127 Ll Inc NY$268,876 Treasurer, Director $99,234 $85,861 2024
Bia Association WA$266,919 Administrator $45,540 $40,193 2023
Interchurch Coalition For Action Reconciliation And Empowerment FL$269,014 Lead Organizer/ Ed $69,415 $62,440 2024
Highlands-cashiers Board Of NC$269,221 Association Executive $103,782 $102,679 2024
Marin Economic Forum CA$269,302 Ceo $188,542 $155,890 2024
Kankakee Riverfront Society Inc IL$269,393 Executive Dir. $87,500 $84,802 2023
New York Independent Contractors NY$266,427 Executive Dir $52,000 $46,322 2023
Anti-malware Testing Standards CA$266,398 Coo $126,500 $107,682 2023
International Association For Colon AZ$269,488 Executive Dir. $48,000 $44,202 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to WI 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 WI 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 default99th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)98th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted98th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted93rd

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 (Todd Sobotka) 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 1607 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (S), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $207,786 is reasonable (approximately the 99th 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.