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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Girls Leading Girls

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 464563540
CA · NTEE N99
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Brianna Russell, Executive Director / CEO ($78,970) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 69 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 71st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

69 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 69 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,696 total compensation of comparable organizations → $188,364 $78,970
$9,93410th
$32,33325th
$65,866Median
$84,84975th
$110,47590th
$78,970This org · 71st
p10$9,934
p25$32,333
p50$65,866
p75$84,849
p90$110,475
$78,970

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 CA cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Completely PristineTN $376,080$42,028 990
The New Way Circus Center IncNY $380,251$153,726 990
Inclusive Sports And Fitness IncNY $381,526$50,823 990
Oregon Sports Action IncOR $365,992$68,943 990
Cm Baseball LeagueAZ $386,571$86,003 990
Fit Houston IncTX $364,566$117,584 990
Amateur Athletic Union Of The Club South VolleybalTX $360,732$62,433 990
Chestnut Hill Fathers ClubPA $393,517$25,222 990
Diamond Barwalnut Valley Soccer League IncCA $394,617$24,532 990
Girls On The Run West MichiganMI $394,987$82,433 990
Union Cultural CenterWA $355,661$68,660 990
Lake County LightningIL $355,598$36,493 990
BlackpackersCO $397,798$93,063 990
Naples Flag Football League IncFL $398,954$81,322 990
East Side Riders Bike ClubCA $351,579$32,904 990
Elite Aquatics Sports Team IncCA $403,657$41,265 990
Athletic Equipment ManagersVA $405,686$76,378 990
Knoxville Flyers IncTN $408,595$2,767 990
Supporters Of Olympia Community SailingWA $342,129$70,890 990
Learnin The RopesLA $336,481$142,822 990
Club Cherokee IncMN $331,459$8,002 990
Southern Homestead Soccer Academy IncFL $422,979$45,110 990
Bike Instructor Certification ProgramWA $325,909$9,046 990
Still I RunMI $426,743$75,467 990
Ball-out Academy IncCA $322,717$29,375 990

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 CA 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 default71st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)75th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted71st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted70th

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 (Brianna Russell) 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 69 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (N99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $78,970 is reasonable (approximately the 71st 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). 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.