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Compensation Comparability Determination

River Parks Authority

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 237389201
OK · NTEE N023
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jeff Edwards, Executive Director / CEO ($19,346) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 200 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 1st percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

How comparable organizations were selected

200 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 200 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$16,232 total compensation of comparable organizations → $2,455,063 $19,346
$120,40910th
$169,88025th
$224,742Median
$294,61075th
$366,87490th
$19,346This org · 1st
p10$120,409
p25$169,880
p50$224,742
p75$294,610
p90$366,874
$19,346

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 OK cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Metedeconk National Golf Club IncNJ $10,431,620$253,899 990
Bell County Expo IncTX $10,355,442$184,051 990
Winchester Country ClubMA $10,438,148$252,352 990
Patriot FoundationNC $10,441,031$58,395 990
Iron Horse Golf Club IncMT $10,449,634$331,899 990
🔒 195 more comparable organizations — included in the purchased report

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 OK 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 default1st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)1st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted3rd
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:

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Sources: IRS Form 990 e-file data (apps.irs.gov); IRS Business Master File (NTEE classification). 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.