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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Wrestl

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 475139786
MO · NTEE N19
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Sara Levin, Executive Director / CEO ($29,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 19 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 68th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

19 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 19 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$55 total compensation of comparable organizations → $219,208 $29,000
$83210th
$4,55525th
$16,412Median
$31,48875th
$92,62990th
$29,000This org · 68th
p10$832
p25$4,555
p50$16,412
p75$31,488
p90$92,629
$29,000

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Western Pyrotechnic Association IncCO $17,825$539 990
Pennsylvania Sports Hall Of Fame IncPA $17,757$1,098 990
Rally CharlotteNC $17,623$219,208 990
Stowe Jazz Festival LtdVT $21,429$16,412 990
De Deacon Football ClubNC $21,557$11,371 990
Youth Rodeo AssociationTX $16,660$34,122 990
Braham Area Committee For KidsMN $22,205$5,437 990
Champlin Park Baseball AssociationMN $16,286$82,481 990
Big Apple BasketballNY $23,622$55 990
Noma Parks FoundationDC $14,524$33,707 990
Opole Baseball Club & RecreationMN $13,281$6,064 990
Buckeye Club IncOH $26,084$3,672 990
Highpointers Foundation IncCO $26,988$905 990
2026 Special Olympics Usa GamesMN $27,286$133,222 990
Saris Bike Parks For Kids Foundation IncWI $28,089$19,721 990
Usa Cornhole IncSC $28,444$17,730 990
Friends Of The Armory Foundation CorporationNY $28,513$24,824 990
Hockey LimitedMN $28,997$29,269 990
Interstates Rodeo AssociationIA $29,066$6,025 990

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 MO 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 default68th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)63rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted74th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted63rd

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 (Sara Levin) 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 19 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (N), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $29,000 is reasonable (approximately the 68th 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.