Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Artie Thomsen, Executive Director / CEO ($18,790) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 39 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 5th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations
Benchmarked executive: Artie Thomsen — reported title “President”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO 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 CA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northfield Union Of Youth | MN | $326,613 | Executive Director | $33,689 | $37,032 | 2023 |
| Pine Hill Community Center Ltd | NY | $307,367 | Executive Director | $48,802 | $49,058 | 2023 |
| Sheboygan Athletic Club Inc | WI | $350,243 | Director | $599 | $676 | 2024 |
| Chelan Teen Center | WA | $303,518 | Executive Dir. | $67,500 | $65,301 | 2024 |
| Dunbar Coalition Inc | AZ | $354,948 | Executive Director | $18,462 | $19,752 | 2023 |
| Chappaquiddick Community Center | MA | $294,454 | Executive Director/director | $46,810 | $45,452 | 2024 |
| Richland Area Community Center | MI | $290,350 | Executive Di | $79,228 | $90,974 | 2023 |
| Cape Lookout Foundation Inc | NC | $290,100 | Executive Director | $40,000 | $44,659 | 2024 |
| De Hostos Senior Center Inc | FL | $367,287 | Ceo | $67,600 | $68,621 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara House Of Hustle | CA | $283,416 | President | $5,900 | $5,668 | 2023 |
| Youth Advantage Inc | MN | $282,307 | Executive Di | $57,750 | $61,660 | 2024 |
| Community Center Of Hope Inc | IN | $376,800 | Executive Di | $35,697 | $41,878 | 2023 |
| New England Sports Complex Inc | NH | $379,725 | General Manager And Director | $172,632 | $177,329 | 2023 |
| Wabash Valley Family Sports Center Inc | IN | $382,782 | Executive Director | $53,000 | $62,178 | 2023 |
| Pregnancy And Family Center Inc | KS | $266,875 | Co-director | $24,300 | $28,366 | 2024 |
| Clarkston Community Center | GA | $396,225 | Executive Dir. | $70,014 | $78,316 | 2023 |
| Greenwood Community & Recreation | MS | $398,999 | President | $52,622 | $65,200 | 2023 |
| Bandon Community Youth Center Inc | OR | $250,726 | Executive Director | $18,326 | $18,932 | 2023 |
| The Ledge | TN | $249,894 | President/ Executive Direc | $51,105 | $58,046 | 2024 |
| Friends Of Third Place Commons | WA | $249,302 | Director | $43,485 | $42,068 | 2024 |
| Cottagewood Community Foundation | MN | $247,000 | Exec Direc,s | $54,662 | $58,363 | 2024 |
| Community Building Partners Inc | ID | $246,827 | Executive Director | $67,000 | $77,015 | 2024 |
| Ballston Area Recreation Commission | NY | $244,068 | Executive Di | $79,190 | $79,606 | 2023 |
| Spring Grove Regional Parks And | PA | $421,602 | Executive Director | $64,730 | $69,751 | 2024 |
| Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition | VA | $233,793 | Executive Dir. | $56,769 | $59,228 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CA cost of living and 2022 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 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 5th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 10th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 8th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 5th |
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.