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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

New Jersey Soccer Association

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 223487104
NJ · NTEE N60Z
FY ending 2025-08-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Pat Versallona, Executive Director / CEO ($49,107) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 100 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 81st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Pat Versallona — reported title “Executive Director”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

100 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 100 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$161 total compensation of comparable organizations → $152,091 $49,107
$3,06410th
$9,16425th
$20,064Median
$41,20575th
$66,14790th
$49,107This org · 81st
p10$3,064
p25$9,164
p50$20,064
p75$41,205
p90$66,147
$49,107

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 NJ 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
Mackinac Horsemen's Association MI$177,685 Executive Director $9,486 $11,589 2023
Cape Cod Challenger Club Inc MA$185,820 Director $52,000 $55,308 2023
Vail Volleyball Club CO$172,602 Executive Di $25,564 $29,013 2023
Us Backgammon Association Inc MN$187,908 Member Services $13,350 $15,165 2024
Pro Vision Foundation WA$191,046 Executive Di $46,250 $47,605 2024
Encinitas Mustang Lacrosse Inc CA$191,412 Director, President $5,000 $4,836 2025
Glenwood Springs Youth CO$191,450 Director $29,307 $32,307 2024
Texas Kingdom Christian Sports TX$165,049 Treasurer $8,250 $9,487 2024
Girls On The Run Of Middle Tennessee TN$164,935 Executive Dir. $25,149 $29,608 2025
Huns Rfc TX$194,811 Director Or $4,000 $4,600 2024
Southside Swarm Volleyball Club Inc MO$196,383 Director $49,500 $60,275 2024
Edina Lacrosse Association MN$196,464 Director Of Girls Coach & $4,240 $4,816 2024
Allegro Dancers Inc CA$196,849 Assistant Treasurer $3,017 $3,083 2023
Transcend Foundation CA$161,957 Executive Dir. $36,500 $37,305 2023
Youth Life Skills Fore Greater El Paso TX$197,990 Executive Director $42,319 $50,105 2023
West Berkeley Foundation For Community CA$198,352 Executive Director $26,747 $26,553 2024
Skating Club Of Andover Inc MA$159,247 President $5,120 $5,446 2023
Asheville-biltmore Volleyball Academy And Youth Athletic Associa NC$202,788 President/exec Dir $26,069 $30,968 2024
Raise The Bar Initiative IA$204,240 President $17,800 $21,829 2025
College Park Tumbleweeds Gymnastics Inc GA$204,336 President & Ceo $5,000 $5,779 2024
Sport Disciple MD$204,529 Director/president $43,000 $46,218 2024
Club South Volleyball WA$205,237 Director $16,216 $16,691 2024
Ballard Football Club Foundation WA$206,398 Director $13,628 $14,028 2024
Girls On The Run Of Eastern Iowa IA$207,166 Executive Dir. $54,282 $66,569 2025
South Bend Cubs Foundation Inc IN$207,459 Exec Director $5,500 $6,865 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NJ 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 NJ 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 default81st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)86th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted81st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted81st

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 (Pat Versallona) 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 100 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (N60), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $49,107 is reasonable (approximately the 81st 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.