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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Three Rivers Gymnastics

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 450403496
ND · NTEE N6XZ
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Shea Carlson, Executive Director / CEO ($24,178) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 1343 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 37th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

1,343 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 1,343 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$48 total compensation of comparable organizations → $282,062 $24,178
$4,20010th
$13,11625th
$37,742Median
$62,07575th
$82,38590th
$24,178This org · 37th
p10$4,200
p25$13,116
p50$37,742
p75$62,075
p90$82,385
$24,178

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 ND 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
Elite Aquatics Sports Team Inc CA$403,657 Ceo $41,265 $32,470 2023
Atlanta Community Tennis Foundation GA$403,598 Executive Director $83,642 $74,437 2024
Keys Of Arizona Inc AZ$404,115 President $62,833 $53,484 2024
Bowhunting Preservation Alliance MN$403,483 President/ce $16,800 $14,693 2024
Georgia Bikes Inc GA$403,472 Executive Di $95,000 $84,545 2024
Team Y2k IL$403,387 President $90,500 $81,075 2023
The American Driving Society Inc WI$403,170 Exectutive Director $124,603 $115,178 2024
Swift County Fair Association MN$404,547 Secretary $3,500 $2,982 2025
Youth Life Skills Foundation Inc NY$404,776 Executive Director $84,572 $67,641 2024
Southeast Alaska State Fair Inc AK$402,318 Interim Executive Director $44,650 $37,783 2024
Holmes Harbor Rod & Gun Club WA$402,280 Director $76,485 $60,609 2024
Westfield Golf Club Inc MN$402,215 Trustee $4,394 $3,956 2023
Newport Social Order Of Owls Inc PA$402,089 Officer $6,985 $6,347 2023
Athletic Equipment Managers VA$405,686 National Off $72,184 $60,098 2025
Cross Bar X Youth Ranch Inc CO$401,937 Executive Director $60,000 $50,922 2024
Kingwood Alliance Soccer Club Inc TX$405,795 President $61,000 $55,603 2023
La Jolla Volleyball Inc CA$405,973 President $43,225 $33,036 2024
Laguna Beach Football Club CA$406,055 President $35,800 $28,169 2023
Kansas State Usbc Inc KS$401,583 Director $7,583 $7,064 2025
Kims Kids Inc NY$406,326 Director $28,500 $22,794 2024
Camp Aranzazu Foundation TX$401,233 Executive Director $102,679 $93,594 2023
Bloom Fitness Corporation TX$401,207 Executive Director $8,000 $7,083 2024
Scots Baseball Club TX$401,146 Treasurer $6,000 $5,312 2024
Whitefish Adult Ice Hockey Association MT$400,607 Director $2,440 $2,268 2025
The Girls Gymnastic-athletic NY$400,579 Executive Director $59,259 $46,173 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to ND 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 ND 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 default37th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)33rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted38th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted35th

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 (Shea Carlson) 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 1343 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (N), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $24,178 is reasonable (approximately the 37th 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.