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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Western Sullivan United Teachers &

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 100007034
NY · NTEE Y43
FY ending 2024-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jason Clark, Executive Director / CEO ($1,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 20 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 0th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Jason Clark — 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

20 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 20 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,099 total compensation of comparable organizations → $99,408 $1,000
$5,15810th
$8,05725th
$38,688Median
$64,72375th
$79,18890th
$1,000This org · 0th
p10$5,158
p25$8,057
p50$38,688
p75$64,723
p90$79,188
$1,000

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 NY 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
Upstate Union Health And Welfare Fund NY$335,133 Chairman $66,708 $66,708 2024
Police Officers Association Of MI$333,252 President $45,930 $52,464 2024
Ichabod Crane Teachers Association NY$325,866 Membership/benefits Coordinator $1,584 $1,631 2023
District 6 Health Plan NY$367,523 Indep Fiduciary $5,550 $5,550 2024
Boces Teacher Association Benefit Trust NY$384,227 Chairperson $6,500 $6,692 2023
Naval Academy Athletic Association MD$385,774 Naaa President $61,918 $64,061 2024
Nreca Post-employment Health Reimbursement VA$304,180 Cfo $90,364 $99,408 2023
Central Plumbing & Heating Inc MT$291,943 Plan Administrator $44,781 $54,998 2023
Udw Afscme Local 3930 Sutter County CA$402,018 Trustee $55,936 $53,452 2024
Houston Policeman's Burial Fund Association Inc TX$279,757 Treasurer $12,000 $13,284 2024
Employer-contribution Veba Trust Depauw University IN$276,649 Vice President For Finance And Administration (Beginning 7/15/22)) $58,924 $70,797 2023
Ufcw Vacation Compensation Trust CA$421,591 Trustee $26,876 $26,441 2023
College Foundation Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association NC$426,343 Trustee $28,632 $33,707 2023
Plumbers And Steamfitters Local 521 WV$264,667 Trustee $81,605 $97,781 2024
Rockford Police Relief Association IL$261,632 President $1,010 $1,099 2024
Eastportsouth Manor Teachers NY$439,607 Coordinator $8,500 $8,500 2024
Public Service Health Club TX$237,782 Treasurer $5,905 $6,729 2023
Rfa Post Retirement Medical Life DC$235,171 President $30,515 $29,634 2024
Ibew Local Union 697 Sub Fund IN$484,800 Trustee $66,084 $77,122 2024
Pennsylvania Association Of Retired State Employees PA$510,678 President $40,616 $43,668 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NY 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 NY 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 default0th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)0th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted55th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted0th

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 (Jason Clark) 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 20 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (Y43), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $1,000 is reasonable (approximately the 0th 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.