Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Matt Ferguson, Executive Director / CEO ($37,366) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 161 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 57th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Matt Ferguson — reported title “DIRECTOR COACHING”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.
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 LA cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickerington Area Soccer Association | OH | $414,543 | Vice President | $23,500 | $21,389 | 2025 |
| Dpa Cobras Soccer Club | OH | $414,795 | Executive Director | $36,000 | $33,634 | 2024 |
| Warriors Soccer Club Of Michigan Inc | MI | $418,135 | President | $10,050 | $9,421 | 2023 |
| United Soccer Club Inc | AL | $421,391 | Director Of Coaching | $55,666 | $53,048 | 2024 |
| Kansas City Soccer Foundation | MO | $407,497 | Executive Director | $94,829 | $88,596 | 2024 |
| Pueblo Rangers Soccer Inc | CO | $421,406 | Executive Director | $27,500 | $23,947 | 2023 |
| Laguna Beach Football Club | CA | $406,055 | President | $35,800 | $28,074 | 2023 |
| Kingwood Alliance Soccer Club Inc | TX | $405,795 | President | $61,000 | $55,415 | 2023 |
| Cedar River Soccer Association Inc | IA | $423,217 | Dir. Of Coac | $79,779 | $77,054 | 2024 |
| Eclipse Soccer Club | AK | $425,286 | Director Of Coaches | $62,937 | $53,076 | 2024 |
| Rainbow Soccer Ltd | NC | $427,914 | Executive Director | $56,433 | $50,110 | 2025 |
| Adventure Soccer | WA | $399,100 | Ex Director | $75,000 | $59,231 | 2024 |
| River City Athletics | ME | $398,661 | Executive Director | $65,240 | $57,625 | 2024 |
| Pelada Football Academy | OR | $430,654 | Executive Director | $60,270 | $49,371 | 2024 |
| Mcfarland Soccer Club Inc | WI | $431,250 | Field Coordinator | $6,185 | $5,698 | 2024 |
| Simi Valley Soccer Club | CA | $397,620 | Director Of Coaching | $30,800 | $23,460 | 2024 |
| Southwest Soccer Club | CA | $432,946 | Ceo | $70,000 | $57,144 | 2022 |
| America Fc Inc | MA | $433,575 | President | $37,735 | $29,911 | 2024 |
| Inter-united Soccer Club Corporation | FL | $433,580 | President | $6,250 | $5,179 | 2024 |
| Centerville United Galaxies Soccer Club Inc | OH | $393,656 | Director | $61,000 | $56,991 | 2024 |
| Project Goal Inc | RI | $392,483 | Secretary | $6,190 | $5,235 | 2024 |
| Sporting Fc Inc | CA | $437,078 | Cfo | $57,936 | $44,130 | 2024 |
| Cambridge Youth Soccer Inc | MA | $391,705 | Executive Director | $34,512 | $26,652 | 2025 |
| Sanford Area Soccer League | NC | $437,580 | Executive Di | $19,050 | $17,363 | 2024 |
| New Mexico Soccer Academy Inc | NM | $437,643 | Girls Director | $51,000 | $49,815 | 2023 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to LA cost of living and 2023 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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 LA 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 57th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 50th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 57th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 57th |
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.
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
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.