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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Grass Hoppers Sports Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 455286248
WI · NTEE N70
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 10, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Thomas Galecke, Executive Director / CEO ($20,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 72 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 43rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Thomas Galecke — reported title “President”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

72 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 72 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$475 total compensation of comparable organizations → $192,271 $20,000
$2,38410th
$9,60825th
$26,828Median
$79,01075th
$101,67290th
$20,000This org · 43rd
p10$2,384
p25$9,608
p50$26,828
p75$79,010
p90$101,672
$20,000

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 WI 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
Booger Fund WA$479,741 Executive Director $100,000 $85,727 2023
United States Bowling Congress Inc MO$482,219 President $1,647 $1,623 2024
Aevolo Cycling Inc NY$485,349 Team Manager $65,000 $63,234 2021
Chicagoland Usbc Association IL$490,587 Association Mgr $63,672 $58,218 2024
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference IN$491,206 Commissioner $122,587 $123,784 2023
Southern California Intercollegiate CA$491,864 Executive Director $123,768 $102,334 2023
Tahoe Junior Freeride Series CA$495,865 Executive Dir. $66,985 $55,385 2023
Indiana State Usbc Association Inc MI$446,266 President $1,899 $1,776 2025
Ohio Regional Training Center OH$502,522 Executive Di $138,436 $140,396 2023
New York State Usbc Inc NY$506,470 President $6,500 $5,463 2024
Michigan Sports Alliance MI$441,332 Executive Director $4,835 $4,779 2023
Center For Movement Challenges Inc GA$439,166 Secretary $40,000 $37,406 2024
Usa Swimming Inc GA$435,384 Former Key Employee $27,500 $25,717 2024
The Greater Los Angeles Softball CA$433,216 Treasurer $592 $475 2024
Mat-su Baseball Inc AK$431,016 General Manager $117,109 $104,130 2024
Nebraska Usbc Association NE$430,190 Women's Tour $17,000 $17,005 2024
New York Track & Field Inc NY$429,762 First Vice President $1,942 $1,632 2024
Georgia State Usbc Ba GA$427,103 Association Manager $10,000 $9,351 2024
Weva Inc NY$424,820 President $18,559 $15,195 2025
Metro Area Tournament Committee ND$530,654 Secretary/treasurer $9,755 $9,700 2025
Skyline Conference Inc NY$417,479 Retired Commissioner $89,997 $77,869 2023
California Usbc Association CA$417,199 Assn Mgr $15,833 $12,716 2024
Team Ashburn Synchronized Skating Inc VA$414,449 President $9,000 $8,082 2024
United States Bowling Congress Inc CO$413,367 Association Manager $34,519 $29,990 2025
Treasure Island Sailing Center CA$538,128 Executive Dir. $102,192 $82,070 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to WI 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 WI 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 default43rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)43rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted44th
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 (Thomas Galecke) 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 10, 2026, comparing compensation against 72 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (N70), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $20,000 is reasonable (approximately the 43rd 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 10, 2026.