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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Harvard Athletic Association Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 042722216
MA · NTEE N600
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Risa Tracey, Executive Director / CEO ($1,762) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 140 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 7th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

140 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 140 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$152 total compensation of comparable organizations → $142,995 $1,762
$3,24910th
$9,04625th
$20,824Median
$46,03775th
$64,84790th
$1,762This org · 7th
p10$3,249
p25$9,046
p50$20,824
p75$46,037
p90$64,847
$1,762

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
Faribault Hockey Association MN$212,068 Gambling Man $9,035 $9,935 2023
Bemidji Wrestling Club MN$212,928 Gambling Man $22,500 $23,411 2025
Acceleration Volleyball MN$211,763 President $8,078 $8,883 2023
Spiketown Inc OH$211,284 President $7,926 $9,074 2024
Ivy League Youth Sports Academy NE$210,787 Ceo $123,000 $142,995 2024
Roseville Figure Skating Club MN$214,589 Vice Preside $2,000 $2,082 2025
The Oc Marathon Foundation CA$215,122 Executive Dir. $33,000 $30,800 2024
Leech Lake Area Amateur Hockey MN$208,816 Board Membergambling Manager $21,087 $22,522 2024
Mountain Monsters Volleyball Club WV$208,074 Co-director $18,050 $21,124 2024
Ohio Association Of Track OH$207,802 President $500 $573 2024
Idaho Youth Sports Commission Inc ID$217,026 Executive Dir. $40,000 $45,993 2024
South Bend Cubs Foundation Inc IN$207,459 Exec Director $5,500 $6,454 2023
Girls On The Run Of Eastern Iowa IA$207,166 Executive Dir. $54,282 $62,588 2025
Hermantown Youth Soccer Assn Inc MN$218,038 Board/gambli $24,358 $26,015 2024
Ballard Football Club Foundation WA$206,398 Director $13,628 $13,188 2024
Club South Volleyball WA$205,237 Director $16,216 $15,693 2024
Bison Wrestling Club ND$219,622 Head Coach $15,609 $19,062 2023
Sons Of Thunder Academy CO$219,944 Club Manager $46,042 $49,130 2023
Sport Disciple MD$204,529 Director/president $43,000 $43,453 2024
College Park Tumbleweeds Gymnastics Inc GA$204,336 President & Ceo $5,000 $5,435 2024
Raise The Bar Initiative IA$204,240 President $17,800 $20,524 2025
Gowags Teams Inc PA$220,662 Vice President $2,520 $2,717 2024
Responsible Athletes Program CA$221,565 Director $41,484 $38,719 2024
Western Maryland Lacrosse Officials Association Inc MD$221,638 President $150 $152 2024
Asheville-biltmore Volleyball Academy And Youth Athletic Associa NC$202,788 President/exec Dir $26,069 $29,115 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 default7th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)7th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted9th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted7th

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 (Risa Tracey) 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 140 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (N60), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $1,762 is reasonable (approximately the 7th 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.