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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Cmea The Employers Association Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 990671125
MA · NTEE S41
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Bradford Campbell, Executive Director / CEO ($19,700) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 16 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 50th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Bradford Campbell — reported title “TREASURER”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

16 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 16 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$400 total compensation of comparable organizations → $108,875 $19,700
$2,28110th
$14,79725th
$19,448Median
$41,61775th
$67,64290th
$19,700This org · 50th
p10$2,281
p25$14,797
p50$19,448
p75$41,617
p90$67,642
$19,700

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 MA 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
Building Inspectors Association WI$37,519 President/website Mgr $599 $717 2023
Austin Commission On Sports TX$36,215 President & Ceo-ac&vb $60,495 $67,341 2024
Columbian Volunteer Fire Department Of Dorranceton PA$40,076 President $350 $400 2023
1934 Coalition OH$40,934 Executive Director $10,969 $12,929 2024
Orleans County Chamber Of Commerce Inc NY$33,475 Executive Dir. $16,530 $16,622 2024
Us Kimberley Process Authority Institute NY$43,150 Executive Director $24,996 $25,135 2024
Brewster Chamber Of Commerce NY$44,893 Executive Di $18,360 $18,462 2024
Crab Boat Owners Association CA$45,091 Treasurer $4,000 $3,844 2024
Plaza Central Development Group Inc NC$30,525 Board Member $13,410 $15,419 2024
Springerville Eagar Regional Chamber Of Commerce AZ$46,277 Executive Director $19,597 $20,433 2025
San Diego Region Small Business CA$26,032 Chief Financial Officer $67,112 $64,490 2024
Virginia Society Of Professional VA$52,347 Cfo $16,500 $17,729 2024
Greater Haines Chamber Of Commerce AK$54,003 Executive Director $29,812 $33,993 2022
International Heavy Haul VA$54,091 Ceo $23,550 $25,304 2024
American Ismaili Chamber Of Commerc TX$54,118 Assistant Di $95,000 $108,875 2023
Ste Genevieve Chamber Of Commerce MO$56,211 Exec Directo $59,169 $67,942 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MA 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 MA 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 default50th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)56th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted63rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted44th

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 (Bradford Campbell) 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 16 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $19,700 is reasonable (approximately the 50th 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.