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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Alameda Chamber Of Commerce

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 940272590
CA · NTEE S41
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Madlen Saddik, Executive Director / CEO ($147,804) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 56 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 70th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Madlen Saddik — reported title “President & CEO”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

56 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 56 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,948 total compensation of comparable organizations → $289,590 $147,804
$44,93710th
$92,95425th
$120,118Median
$157,67075th
$228,61690th
$147,804This org · 70th
p10$44,937
p25$92,954
p50$120,118
p75$157,670
p90$228,616
$147,804

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 CA 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
Placer Nevada County Medical Society CA$435,982 Executive Director $98,250 $98,250 2024
90 Minds Inc CA$425,280 Executive Director $94,300 $94,300 2024
Gbx Global CA$421,070 Executive Di $37,394 $38,499 2023
Central Valley Business Federation CA$451,104 Ceo $158,180 $158,180 2024
International Serum Industry Association CA$420,217 Ceo $124,615 $124,615 2024
Sustain Socal (Fka Sustain Oc) CA$451,607 President $256,366 $256,366 2024
California Wind Energy Association CA$452,468 Exec Dir/sec $124,235 $124,235 2024
Medical Staff Of University Of CA$414,604 President $48,000 $48,000 2024
Anderson Valley Winegrowers Association Inc CA$408,095 Executive Director $98,601 $98,601 2024
San Diego Military Advisory Council CA$402,363 President & Ceo $100,000 $102,954 2023
Innovation Tri-valley Leadership CA$391,544 Ceo $102,692 $100,045 2025
Housing Contractors Of California CA$386,344 Dir. Of Risk Mgmt $166,916 $171,846 2023
Medical Staff Of Childrens Hospital & CA$487,290 President $35,000 $35,000 2024
Town Of Los Gatos Chamber Of Commerce CA$490,915 Exe Dir/secreta $129,465 $126,128 2025
Contractors Assoc Of CA$494,054 Executive Dir. $110,801 $114,074 2023
Oak Park Business Association CA$374,255 Executive Dir. $84,000 $86,481 2023
California Attractions And Parks CA$371,560 Executive Di $209,249 $215,430 2023
Golden State Power Cooperative CA$370,753 General Manager $289,590 $289,590 2024
Stockton Boulevard Partnership Inc CA$504,367 Executive Dir. $73,875 $73,875 2024
Bioenergy Association Of California CA$365,894 Executive Dir. $225,156 $225,156 2024
Vernon Chamber Of Commerce CA$363,674 President & Ceo $127,467 $127,467 2024
450 Mhz Alliance CA$357,310 Director $102,800 $102,800 2024
California Bio-pharma Labor Management Association CA$515,000 Chief Executive Officer $256,850 $264,437 2023
Fulton Avenue Improvement Association CA$515,660 Executive Dir. $102,500 $105,528 2023
Summit Medical Staff Of Absmc CA$520,483 President $106,000 $109,131 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CA 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 CA 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 default70th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)68th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted66th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted70th

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 (Madlen Saddik) 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 56 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41) + CA + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $147,804 is reasonable (approximately the 70th 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.