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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

California Academic Decathlon Assoc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 510207269
CA · NTEE N41Z
FY ending 2025-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Ken Scarberry, Executive Director / CEO ($90,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 658 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 94th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

Benchmarked executive: Ken Scarberry — reported title “EXEC DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

658 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 658 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $403,549 $90,000
$2,52510th
$8,35125th
$24,479Median
$52,59375th
$77,45290th
$90,000This org · 94th
p10$2,525
p25$8,351
p50$24,479
p75$52,593
p90$77,452
$90,000

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 CA 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
Clutch Up Inc CA$165,269 President $8,000 $8,454 2023
Texas Kingdom Christian Sports TX$165,049 Treasurer $8,250 $9,810 2024
Girls On The Run Of Middle Tennessee TN$164,935 Executive Dir. $25,149 $30,614 2025
Gridiron Imports Foundation Inc OK$165,567 Executive Director $83,050 $111,918 2023
River Cities Tennis Association IA$165,648 Executive Di $25,884 $33,690 2024
Aberdeen Board Parks & MD$165,866 Treasurer $4,495 $4,867 2025
Pittsburgh Harlequins PA$164,526 Treasurer $7,050 $8,358 2024
Ukiah Valley Cultural & Rec Center CA$166,254 Key Employee $61,547 $63,175 2024
Trailspring Inc MO$164,178 Executive Dir. $59,865 $75,372 2024
Club 104 PA$166,428 Club Manager $46,627 $59,238 2022
Fremont Adventure Recreation CO$163,970 Director $700 $822 2023
Slovak Club Inc IN$163,950 President $17,700 $22,844 2023
Lake Veterans Club Inc FL$166,576 President/co $20,900 $23,339 2024
Elkhorn South Storm Legion Baseball NE$163,483 Board Member $8,200 $10,484 2024
American Council Of Snowmobile Associations Inc MI$167,065 Executive Director $68,679 $82,094 2025
Grit Hoops CO$163,331 Kasemodel $62,000 $70,669 2024
Kulm Golf Course ND$163,204 Grounds Keeper $23,531 $31,603 2023
Lake Charlevoix Mariners Inc MI$162,608 Director $9,000 $11,369 2023
Greater Durham Black Chamber Of Commerce NC$167,896 Ceo $40,000 $49,130 2024
Tusco Rifle Club Inc OH$167,969 Vice-president $19,200 $24,173 2024
Backwoods Christian Camp Inc AL$162,108 Managing Director $28,800 $36,985 2024
Transcend Foundation CA$161,957 Executive Dir. $36,500 $38,572 2023
Bilu International Soccer SC$161,673 Copque $11,400 $14,138 2024
Kent Canadian Club OH$169,218 Secretary $21,200 $26,692 2024
Emilie M Bullowa Memorial Endowment Of NY$169,431 Scout Executive/ceo $18,549 $19,925 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CA cost of living and 2025 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 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 default94th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)98th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted95th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted92nd

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 (Ken Scarberry) 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 658 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (N), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $90,000 is reasonable (approximately the 94th 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.