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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Detroit Lakes Youth Hockey

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 411449892
MN · NTEE N68Z
FY ending 2024-04-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Nate Hunter, Executive Director / CEO ($1,133) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 52 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 8th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Nate Hunter — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

52 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 52 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$55 total compensation of comparable organizations → $110,811 $1,133
$2,31910th
$5,68325th
$17,793Median
$57,47775th
$86,41590th
$1,133This org · 8th
p10$2,319
p25$5,683
p50$17,793
p75$57,477
p90$86,415
$1,133

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 MN 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
Alaska Allstar Hockey Association AK$465,687 President $18,400 $18,328 2023
Siouxland Youth Hockey Association IA$464,992 Director $3,505 $3,784 2025
West Main Recreation Corp NH$485,156 Exec Director $70,102 $65,508 2024
Plain Valley Ski Trails WA$457,831 Executive Director $70,833 $62,526 2025
Traverse City Figure Skating Club MI$456,651 Office Manag $9,941 $10,384 2024
Harford Hockey Organization Inc DE$454,546 President $2,020 $2,002 2024
Team Ohio Hockey Foundaton Inc OH$450,318 President $4,700 $5,038 2024
Fresno Junior Hockey Club CA$438,642 Member At Large $2,700 $2,298 2025
Loon Ski Club Inc NH$431,612 Program Dire $93,000 $86,906 2024
World Ice Association Inc AK$517,165 Executive Di $26,910 $26,806 2023
Mohan Skiing & Boarding WA$526,667 President $13,244 $11,691 2025
Mat-su Amateur Hockey Association Inc AK$529,496 Treasurer $4,500 $4,242 2025
Kent Valley Hockey Association WA$530,071 Secretary/treasurer $33,333 $30,202 2024
Brandon Valley Ice And In-line Hockey Association-bvha SD$416,318 Director $857 $957 2024
United States Hockey MN$530,788 Executive Di $82,000 $82,000 2024
Kings Youth Ice Hockey Association Inc PA$412,060 President $5,000 $5,196 2023
Monticello Youth Hockey Program Inc MN$535,748 Gambling Manager $83,047 $80,906 2025
Billings Amateur Hockey League Inc MT$539,433 Executive Director $80,000 $87,273 2024
Louisville Skating Academy Inc KY$541,791 Secretary $15,470 $16,387 2025
Northern Ct Sports Inc CT$542,100 Secretary $6,154 $5,839 2024
Steel City Selects Girls Hockey PA$392,810 Board Member $1,000 $983 2025
Anoka Area Ice Arena Association Inc MN$554,459 Director & Gaming Activiti $103,134 $106,180 2023
Attitash Alpine Educational Foundation NH$390,993 Director $5,580 $5,214 2024
Flagstaff Ski Club Inc AZ$389,679 Alpine Direc $58,214 $55,198 2025
Jersey City Capitals Youth Hockey NJ$389,678 President $19,100 $17,258 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MN cost of living and 2024 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 MN 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 default8th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)8th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted8th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted8th

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 (Nate Hunter) 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 52 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (N68), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $1,133 is reasonable (approximately the 8th 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.