Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Alex Draper, Executive Director / CEO ($2,520) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 228 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 4th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations
Benchmarked executive: Alex Draper — reported title “Co-President”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.
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 VT cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre Co | NY | $213,428 | Director | $57,693 | $51,795 | 2024 |
| Pones Inc | KY | $213,740 | Executive Director & Ex Officio Board Director | $32,350 | $34,530 | 2024 |
| The Best Production Company Inc | CT | $213,919 | Managing Director | $25,000 | $23,976 | 2023 |
| Ten Fifteen Productions | OR | $213,974 | Executive Director | $42,509 | $39,220 | 2024 |
| Piper Theatre Productions Inc | NY | $212,121 | Artistic Director | $10,000 | $9,243 | 2023 |
| Innervision Theatre Arts Center Inc | NY | $215,083 | Director | $9,360 | $8,403 | 2024 |
| Staretthe Directors Company Inc | NY | $215,411 | Executive Dir. | $1,000 | $925 | 2023 |
| Upfront Theatre | WA | $211,640 | Executive Director | $5,038 | $4,481 | 2024 |
| Trademark Theater | MN | $215,463 | Founder/artistic Director | $23,493 | $22,468 | 2025 |
| A Host Of People Inc | MI | $211,567 | Secretary | $18,936 | $19,418 | 2024 |
| Teatro De La Luna | DC | $211,505 | Producer | $18,638 | $16,249 | 2024 |
| Recreational Arts Inc | NJ | $211,220 | President | $16,938 | $15,025 | 2024 |
| Southern Plain Productions | OK | $210,644 | Artistic Dir. | $33,612 | $36,771 | 2024 |
| Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival | OK | $209,969 | Coker | $34,975 | $38,263 | 2024 |
| Music Box Players | PA | $209,622 | President | $1,615 | $1,600 | 2024 |
| Mixed Magic Theatre & Cultural Events | RI | $209,376 | Director | $20,500 | $19,530 | 2024 |
| Vivid Stage Inc | NJ | $217,741 | Artistic Director | $30,000 | $25,926 | 2025 |
| Story Theater Company | IA | $209,154 | President | $2,635 | $2,866 | 2024 |
| Stageworx Co | KS | $218,008 | President | $18,884 | $20,269 | 2024 |
| Lunchtime Productions | CA | $209,049 | Executive Dir. | $42,834 | $37,833 | 2023 |
| Asbury Park Theater Company | NJ | $208,816 | Executive Director | $24,324 | $21,577 | 2024 |
| She Nyc Arts Inc | NY | $218,793 | Artistic Executive Director | $4,000 | $3,697 | 2023 |
| Grand Theatre Of Oelwein Inc | IA | $219,679 | Treasurer | $25,760 | $30,033 | 2022 |
| Restoration Stage Inc | MD | $207,234 | Executive Dir | $50,098 | $47,908 | 2023 |
| Evergreen Players Inc | CO | $207,078 | Executive Director | $58,055 | $56,941 | 2023 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to VT cost of living and 2024 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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 VT 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 | 4th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 4th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 4th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 4th |
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). 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.