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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

North Cincinnati Classics Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 461944776
OH · NTEE N60
FY ending 2024-10-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Al Royse, Executive Director / CEO ($29,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 180 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 36th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Al Royse — 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

180 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 180 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$450 total compensation of comparable organizations → $159,422 $29,500
$6,52710th
$18,96425th
$44,865Median
$71,48775th
$98,45390th
$29,500This org · 36th
p10$6,527
p25$18,964
p50$44,865
p75$71,487
p90$98,453
$29,500

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 OH 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
Webfoot Juniors Volleyball Club OR$469,211 Director $40,000 $35,072 2024
Arsenal Volleyball Academy Inc OH$466,950 President Treasurer $8,000 $8,000 2024
Crossroads Volleyball Inc IN$472,508 Director $22,150 $22,054 2024
Cincinnati Ultimate Players OH$465,900 Dir Of Operations $60,000 $61,772 2023
Spike Frog Volleyball TX$464,402 President $60,000 $56,667 2024
Jacobs Chance Inc VA$459,857 Executive Director $72,018 $65,653 2024
Dragon Elite Baseball Club WA$479,719 Ceo $58,000 $49,028 2024
Bloomington Athletic Association MN$459,103 Admin $44,108 $42,365 2023
Off The Ropes CO$458,966 Director $104,532 $97,431 2023
Sheriffpolice Activities League Of Memphis And Shelby County TN$481,443 Chief Visionary Officer $17,475 $17,343 2024
Catalyst Volleyball Inc TX$457,259 Director $79,200 $72,872 2025
Football Alliance Inc CA$482,138 Treasurer $30,833 $24,489 2025
Girls In Cooperation Gymnastic Training Center Inc PA$483,042 President $41,533 $40,260 2023
Twin Ports Gymnastics Club Inc WI$483,141 Gym Director $63,075 $60,591 2025
We Are Volleyball Elite CA$453,711 President $136,669 $111,423 2024
Spartanburg United Soccer Academy SC$448,204 Director $60,000 $59,099 2024
The Oakdale Athletic MN$491,120 Gambling Man $84,443 $81,106 2023
Sodak Junior Volleyball Inc SD$447,458 Club Director - President $36,561 $37,115 2025
Capo Boxing Gym Inc CA$492,230 President $52,000 $43,647 2023
Boco Volleyball Athletic Club Corp CO$492,571 Vice President $2,004 $1,767 2025
Russell Mill Swim And Tennis Club Inc MA$493,844 President $1,150 $1,005 2023
Memphis Youth Athletics Inc TN$443,471 Executive Di $80,882 $80,270 2024
North Carolina Elite Volleyball Clu NC$442,919 Director/pre $19,498 $19,021 2024
La Storm Youth Sports CA$442,600 President $60,000 $48,917 2024
Girls On The Run Of The Grand Valley CO$437,460 Executive Director $55,000 $48,509 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OH 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 OH 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 default36th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)33rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted37th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted36th

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 (Al Royse) 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 180 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (N60), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $29,500 is reasonable (approximately the 36th 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.