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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Alex Area Usbc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 204926906
MN · NTEE N70
FY ending 2025-07-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Michelle Klimek, Executive Director / CEO ($354) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 54 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 4th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

54 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 54 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$55 total compensation of comparable organizations → $57,673 $354
$1,23410th
$2,82325th
$10,562Median
$19,45375th
$32,00590th
$354This org · 4th
p10$1,234
p25$2,823
p50$10,562
p75$19,453
p90$32,005
$354

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 MN 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
Minnesota Valley Snow Riders-redwood MN$50,748 President $100 $103 2024
Islamorada Charter Boat Association Inc FL$51,183 Treasurer $18,254 $17,814 2024
East End Social Club Of Lowell Mass Inc MA$50,001 Treasurer $1,200 $1,120 2024
Rakad Dance Camp FL$51,910 Executive Director $7,000 $6,655 2025
Washington City Historical Society UT$52,426 Trustee $2,368 $2,592 2023
Florence Wine & Food Festival SC$52,675 Executive Director $18,000 $19,507 2024
Retired Employees Of Santa Barbara CA$48,695 President $2,000 $1,847 2023
Crow River Sno Pros Inc MN$54,120 Secretary $1,830 $1,830 2025
Cook Inlet Archers AK$47,265 Advisor $720 $715 2024
Nelson Community Association MN$54,791 Sec/treas $2,400 $2,464 2024
Stone Harbor Triathlon Charities Inc NJ$55,123 President $10,750 $9,970 2024
Pengilly Booster Club MN$55,327 Gambling Manager $29,225 $29,998 2024
National Alliance For Accessible Golf FL$45,854 Executive Director $50,000 $47,536 2025
The L40 Foundation Inc FL$56,628 President $6,579 $6,610 2023
Whitewater Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club MN$56,824 Gambling Manager $18,660 $19,154 2024
United States Bowling Congress Inc CA$57,017 Association Manager $13,152 $11,798 2024
Evansville Parks Foundation IN$44,669 Executive Director $30,000 $32,865 2024
South Central Foundation For CA$44,521 President $11,518 $10,332 2024
Iowa Park Recreational Activities TX$57,847 Executive Direc $21,566 $23,071 2023
Maple Island Park Association MN$57,969 Secretary $22,787 $22,787 2025
Ohio Valley Hockey Association Inc WV$58,387 Director Emeritus $50 $55 2025
United States Bowling Congress NJ$59,199 Association Manager/director $20,800 $19,291 2024
Amigos Y Amigas NM$59,365 Executive Di $9,384 $11,237 2022
Fc Elite Ltd WI$60,460 Co-director $20,004 $21,702 2024
Archers Usa Foundation AR$60,654 Bm/secretary $20,004 $23,358 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MN cost of living and 2025 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 MN 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 default4th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)4th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted13th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted2nd

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 (Michelle Klimek) 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 54 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (N), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $354 is reasonable (approximately the 4th 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.