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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Minnesota Soccer Referees Admin

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 450502299
MN · NTEE N03
FY ending 2024-08-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Troy Cohrs, Executive Director / CEO ($11,250) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 566 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 33rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

566 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 566 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$134 total compensation of comparable organizations → $343,568 $11,250
$2,22910th
$7,29725th
$21,211Median
$43,68075th
$63,82790th
$11,250This org · 33rd
p10$2,229
p25$7,297
p50$21,211
p75$43,680
p90$63,827
$11,250

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
Columbus Home Association Of IL$156,793 Chancellor $135 $134 2024
Usa Gymnastics Region 3 TX$157,580 Director $29,707 $30,074 2024
Colorado Childhood Cancer And Disabilities Camps Inc CO$156,508 Chair $58,000 $56,284 2024
All Star Soccer Academy Inc IN$156,383 Treasurer $3,500 $3,845 2023
The Old Wilson Schoolhouse Center WY$156,381 Executive Director $40,000 $43,348 2024
Inland Northwest Golf Foundation WA$156,364 Executive Administrator $85,000 $79,292 2023
Nirsa Foundation OR$156,210 Executive Director $40,165 $37,748 2024
International Football Foundation OH$158,050 President $47,450 $50,861 2024
New Hampshire Amateur Hockey NH$158,376 President $3,000 $2,803 2024
Genesee Rowing Club Inc NY$155,783 Director $27,790 $24,759 2025
Canterbury Football Club Of Allen IN$158,547 Director $42,000 $44,824 2024
Humanity In Unity Inc CO$158,643 Board Member $26,640 $26,616 2023
Global Sports Partners Inc OK$158,714 Director $80,000 $89,151 2024
Larchmont Junior Soccer League Inc NY$155,250 Registrar $4,450 $4,189 2023
Skating Club Of Andover Inc MA$159,247 President $5,120 $4,794 2023
Lithuanian Citizens Social And PA$154,903 Financial Se $3,597 $3,630 2024
Fayette Co Youth Soccer League Inc GA$154,779 President $10,031 $10,509 2023
Eugene Baseball Challengers OR$154,619 Vice President $2,000 $1,935 2023
Southern Idaho Soccer League Inc ID$159,683 President $2,500 $2,771 2023
Crown Point Swim Club Inc IN$154,502 Head Coach $58,300 $62,220 2024
Spearhead Corporation TX$154,090 Executive Di $53,844 $54,509 2024
Sri Chinmoy Oneness Home Peace Run Inc NY$153,781 President $10,000 $9,145 2024
Plainfield Community Aquatics Inc IN$160,660 Executive Director $16,645 $17,306 2025
Elzie E Lynch Home Association PA$160,888 Secratary $18,900 $19,638 2023
Cumberland Democrat Club MD$161,031 Treasurer $45,000 $42,577 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 default33rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)34th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted37th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted33rd

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 (Troy Cohrs) 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 566 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (N), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $11,250 is reasonable (approximately the 33rd 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.