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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

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Executive Director / CEO

EIN 273717973
CA · NTEE N69
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Lori Tuttle, Executive Director / CEO ($65,380) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 1342 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 62nd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

1,342 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 1,342 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$61 total compensation of comparable organizations → $358,468 $65,380
$5,34610th
$17,39725th
$49,942Median
$80,48275th
$106,02790th
$65,380This org · 62nd
p10$5,346
p25$17,397
p50$49,942
p75$80,482
p90$106,027
$65,380

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 CA 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
Northern Kentucky Baseball Association KY$421,374 Operations Manager $35,000 $42,298 2024
United Soccer Club Inc AL$421,391 Director Of Coaching $55,666 $67,646 2024
Pueblo Rangers Soccer Inc CO$421,406 Executive Director $27,500 $30,537 2023
Alexandria Youth Baseball MN$421,579 Board Member $10,325 $11,476 2024
Spring Grove Regional Parks And PA$421,602 Executive Director $64,730 $72,610 2024
Upper Missouri Valley Fair Association ND$421,613 Director $4,500 $5,555 2024
Minnesota Asa MN$420,429 Commissioner $78,000 $86,695 2024
Wspa Inc WI$422,204 President $4,600 $5,265 2025
Pikeride Inc CO$422,227 Executive Director $90,598 $97,719 2024
Apex Nw Volleyball Club WA$420,153 Club Director/president $14,248 $14,349 2024
Galaxy Of Stars Events VA$420,140 President $15,000 $16,773 2023
Gorilla Wrestling Club Inc ND$420,116 President $25,000 $30,861 2024
Amateur Athletic Union Of The United States Inc CA$422,422 Chairman & Director Of Coaching $51,342 $49,869 2024
San Diego Fleet Week Foundation CA$422,579 Vice Pres. Coo $75,000 $75,000 2023
Boilermaker Aquatics Inc IN$419,604 Head Coach $73,098 $84,476 2025
Southern Homestead Soccer Academy Inc FL$422,979 President $41,464 $45,110 2023
Watson Links Mentors Foundation KS$423,064 Executive Director $107,650 $130,819 2024
United States Australian Football TN$423,091 Executive Director $79,543 $94,050 2024
Pend Oreille Pedalers ID$419,225 Executive Di $24,615 $29,455 2024
Cedar River Soccer Association Inc IA$423,217 Dir. Of Coac $79,779 $98,259 2024
Nile Swim Club Of Yeadon PA$423,223 Board Member $3,407 $3,935 2023
National Parks Of Lake Superior Foundation MN$423,277 Executive Director $87,600 $97,366 2024
Tristar Rowing TN$418,972 Executive Dir. $10,094 $11,934 2024
South Bay Nfinity Volleyball Club CA$418,514 Director Hea $48,000 $45,421 2025
Warriors Soccer Club Of Michigan Inc MI$418,135 President $10,050 $12,013 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CA 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 CA 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 default62nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)68th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted62nd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted60th

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 (Lori Tuttle) 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 1342 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (N), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $65,380 is reasonable (approximately the 62nd 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.