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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Indianapolis Bridge Center Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 351698348
IN · NTEE N50
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Sharon Austin, Executive Director / CEO ($26,205) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 91 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 59th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Sharon Austin — reported title “manager”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

91 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 91 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$275 total compensation of comparable organizations → $82,883 $26,205
$1,60710th
$5,03825th
$17,796Median
$43,01575th
$59,76490th
$26,205This org · 59th
p10$1,607
p25$5,038
p50$17,796
p75$43,015
p90$59,764
$26,205

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 IN 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
Sportsman Association Of Perry Co MO$301,208 President $20,463 $20,552 2023
Roswell Wine Festival Inc GA$301,854 President $78,495 $72,695 2024
Dc Mamba DC$302,800 President And Ceo $31,652 $26,339 2023
Wonder Girls Usa Inc NJ$304,677 Ceo $48,500 $39,885 2024
Harmonie Singing Society PA$296,714 Treasurer $8,710 $8,000 2024
Scottish Hills Recreational Club NC$296,251 President $580 $568 2023
Soul Purpose Of New York Inc NY$307,312 Treasurer/director $5,000 $4,284 2023
Alexandria Clay Company VA$294,225 Presdient $32,500 $29,757 2023
North Jersey Gun Club Inc NJ$294,062 Zultanky $21,640 $17,796 2024
Upper Saucon Social Quarters PA$307,910 Bar Manager $22,985 $21,736 2023
Warwick Club NH$293,620 President $750 $622 2025
Askeo International WA$292,132 $14,001 $11,545 2024
Newberry Independent Club PA$311,297 President $10,800 $10,213 2023
Laguna Coast Volleyball Club CA$290,330 Ceo $77,037 $61,270 2024
Gary Sportsmen Club IN$312,840 President $500 $486 2024
Mayfield Kamper Klub WA$287,466 Vice President $2,000 $1,607 2025
Monroe County Public School Athletic NY$315,818 President $23,690 $19,209 2025
Pilaguamish Community Club WA$318,090 Ranger $23,764 $20,175 2023
Goodwill Beneficial Association PA$321,975 Financial Secretary/direct $2,951 $2,791 2023
Play Area Association Inc NY$322,322 Pal Teacher $73,281 $59,419 2025
Krewe Of Pontchartrain Inc LA$279,055 Pres/treas $6,000 $6,085 2024
Peace Islands Institute Inc NJ$326,609 Executive Di $85,821 $72,660 2023
West End Fire Company No 3 Social PA$274,606 President $2,388 $2,193 2024
St Boniface Ushers Club PA$270,770 Manager $28,363 $26,821 2023
Home Association Ephraim Slaug PA$332,199 President $10,484 $9,914 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to IN 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 IN 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 default59th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)59th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted59th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted59th

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 (Sharon Austin) 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 91 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (N50), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $26,205 is reasonable (approximately the 59th 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.