Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Cory Lindgren, Executive Director / CEO ($890) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 100 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 0th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations
Benchmarked executive: Cory Lindgren — reported title “GAMING MANAGER”, 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 MN 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can Do Kids Nfp (An Il Not For Profit Corp) | IL | $313,088 | Executive Director Assistant Secretary | $34,500 | $34,326 | 2023 |
| Tri-town Youth Services Bureau Inc | CT | $313,338 | Exec. Dir. | $77,119 | $71,078 | 2024 |
| Mewater Foundation Incorporated | CA | $314,579 | Ceo | $96,000 | $83,893 | 2023 |
| Kamp Hawaii Inc | HI | $316,243 | Executive Di | $61,625 | $54,235 | 2024 |
| Kingswood Youth Center Inc | NH | $307,182 | Executive Director | $76,019 | $67,221 | 2025 |
| Benevolent And Protective Order Of 879 Bpoe | NH | $306,840 | Secretary | $12,000 | $10,892 | 2024 |
| Free Fall Action Sports Inc | PA | $320,255 | Executive Di | $19,200 | $18,821 | 2024 |
| The Well Ministries | MN | $321,715 | President | $13,375 | $12,991 | 2024 |
| Southeastern Indiana Voices For Children Inc | IN | $322,067 | Exec Dir | $52,240 | $55,753 | 2023 |
| Bipoc Apostrophe Foundation | WA | $322,309 | Executive Director | $83,200 | $75,386 | 2023 |
| Community Health Council | PA | $302,420 | Board Member | $14,193 | $13,913 | 2024 |
| Boys And Girls Club Of American Samoa | AS | $301,045 | Executive Director | $35,006 | $34,002 | 2024 |
| Crook County Kids Inc | OR | $324,981 | Executive Director | $56,069 | $51,183 | 2024 |
| The Vault Community Center | IL | $328,320 | Executive Dir. | $40,100 | $39,897 | 2023 |
| Dunedin Stirling Soccer Club | FL | $330,150 | Academy Director | $15,000 | $14,261 | 2023 |
| Montana Outfitters And Guides Education Institute | MT | $295,143 | Executive Director | $25,000 | $27,273 | 2023 |
| D & N Event Center Inc | NE | $294,262 | Board Member | $23,200 | $24,528 | 2024 |
| Box United | IL | $335,411 | Executive Dir. | $86,769 | $86,330 | 2023 |
| Imagine That Summer Camp | AZ | $289,732 | Director | $30,500 | $28,834 | 2024 |
| Colfax Community Network Inc | CO | $286,392 | Ceo | $56,104 | $52,882 | 2024 |
| Valley Friendship Club | MN | $284,830 | Executive Director | $66,135 | $66,135 | 2023 |
| Cops N Kids Reading Center Inc | WI | $341,416 | Executive Dir. | $45,000 | $47,562 | 2023 |
| Greenmount West Community Center | MD | $281,100 | Executive Director/chair | $52,000 | $49,200 | 2023 |
| Hickory Willow Swim Association | IL | $281,052 | Ceo/head Coa | $35,988 | $34,779 | 2024 |
| Future Leaders Organization | NJ | $280,000 | Ceo | $32,306 | $29,191 | 2023 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MN 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 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 0th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 0th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 3rd |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 0th |
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.