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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Eastern Massachusetts Hockey Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 010559869
MA · NTEE N70
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Mike Bonish Jr, Executive Director / CEO ($15,550) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 71 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 39th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Mike Bonish Jr — reported title “GENERAL MANAGER”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

71 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 71 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$237 total compensation of comparable organizations → $223,455 $15,550
$2,15010th
$10,28125th
$22,126Median
$70,90275th
$100,44190th
$15,550This org · 39th
p10$2,150
p25$10,281
p50$22,126
p75$70,902
p90$100,441
$15,550

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
Lee County Sports Organization FL$396,592 Executive Director $183,441 $186,269 2024
Altitude Youth Ultimate CO$380,637 Treasurer $27,000 $28,811 2023
Multnomah Athletic Foundation OR$377,604 Executive Director $105,354 $105,752 2024
Greater La Usbc CA$400,113 Assoc. Manager $33,990 $31,725 2024
Whitefish Adult Ice Hockey Association MT$400,607 Director $2,440 $2,770 2025
Kansas State Usbc Inc KS$401,583 Director $7,583 $8,627 2025
Black Girls Run Foundation VA$374,025 Founder And Ceo $2,585 $2,778 2023
Legacy Athletics Inc WI$373,914 President $19,038 $22,126 2023
Bowhunting Preservation Alliance MN$403,483 President/ce $16,800 $17,943 2024
Oklahoma Senior Games OK$373,057 Executive Director $25,000 $30,634 2023
Bellevue Junior Sports Association NE$410,365 Center Director $73,851 $83,643 2025
United States Bowling Congress Inc CO$413,367 Association Manager $34,519 $34,854 2025
Team Ashburn Synchronized Skating Inc VA$414,449 President $9,000 $9,393 2024
California Usbc Association CA$417,199 Assn Mgr $15,833 $14,778 2024
Skyline Conference Inc NY$417,479 Retired Commissioner $89,997 $90,499 2023
Amateur Athletic Union Of The United States Inc CA$359,660 Executive Director $12,000 $11,201 2024
Weva Inc NY$424,820 President $18,559 $17,660 2025
United States Bowling Congress Inc WI$351,348 Association Manager $48,962 $53,845 2025
Georgia State Usbc Ba GA$427,103 Association Manager $10,000 $10,868 2024
New York Track & Field Inc NY$429,762 First Vice President $1,942 $1,897 2024
Nebraska Usbc Association NE$430,190 Women's Tour $17,000 $19,763 2024
Mat-su Baseball Inc AK$431,016 General Manager $117,109 $121,019 2024
The Greater Los Angeles Softball CA$433,216 Treasurer $592 $553 2024
Woodside Vaulters Inc CA$343,731 Director $46,443 $43,348 2024
Central Alabama Sports Commission Inc AL$343,245 Executive Director $58,500 $68,313 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MA 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 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 default39th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)42nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted41st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted35th

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 (Mike Bonish Jr) 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 71 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (N70), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $15,550 is reasonable (approximately the 39th 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.