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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

United States Bowling Congress

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 570404227
SC · NTEE N70
FY ending 2025-07-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Don Wollenbecker, Executive Director / CEO ($8,927) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 196 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 37th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Don Wollenbecker — reported title “ASSOCIATION MANAGER”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

196 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 196 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$129 total compensation of comparable organizations → $190,582 $8,927
$1,40910th
$4,03625th
$13,703Median
$31,95575th
$51,04790th
$8,927This org · 37th
p10$1,409
p25$4,036
p50$13,703
p75$31,955
p90$51,047
$8,927

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 SC 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
The Foundry WY$99,293 Director - Manager $5,500 $5,645 2025
Queen City Water Sports Center OH$98,016 President $32,000 $34,333 2023
Crested Butte Snowsports Foundation CO$97,790 Executive Director $37,167 $35,065 2024
Dr Roach Outdoor League Inc OH$97,585 Secretary $600 $625 2024
Rio Grande Valley Junior Volleyball TX$100,312 President $9,500 $9,350 2024
Chugach Mountain Bike Riders AK$100,790 Executive Director $29,800 $28,860 2023
Colorado Basketball Club CO$96,959 Director $8,225 $7,760 2024
Sonoma County Fair Foundation CA$96,648 Chief Financial Officer $83,605 $71,031 2024
York Bell Conservation Reserve Inc TN$96,504 Vp/treasurer $6,000 $6,206 2024
Waynesboro Youth Soccer Association PA$96,472 Director $2,000 $1,962 2024
University Of Hoops Inc TX$96,438 President $12,000 $11,811 2024
Moorhead Crush Fastpitch MN$101,536 Director $2,490 $2,421 2024
Cook County Snowmobile Club Inc MN$96,076 Gambling Man $14,625 $14,219 2024
Rock Creek Clubhouse Inc ND$95,996 Club House Manager $13,328 $14,816 2023
Student Air Rifle Program MO$102,060 President/ceo $31,247 $32,563 2024
Eastern Shore Rail Trail Foundation VA$102,141 Executive Director $69,000 $65,551 2024
Camp Louemma Inc NJ$102,228 Executive Dir. $95,000 $83,456 2024
North Jersey Board Of Approved NJ$102,479 President $175 $150 2025
Shaolin Traditional Kung Fu Inc MD$95,260 Director $45,600 $43,185 2023
Roosevelt Arena Association MN$102,604 Gambling Manager $16,567 $16,106 2024
Teen Venture VA$94,585 Executive Director $30,699 $30,026 2023
Holiday Rambler Recreational Vehicle IN$94,391 Finance Coordinator $600 $641 2023
Hamilton Joes Baseball Club Inc OH$94,036 Presidenttreasurer $11,873 $12,373 2024
Victory Sports Global Outreach Inc NY$103,989 Executive Director $77,372 $70,822 2023
High Country Soccer Association Inc CO$104,195 Executive Direc $37,708 $34,659 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to SC 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 SC 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 default37th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)37th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted42nd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted34th

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 (Don Wollenbecker) 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 196 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (N), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $8,927 is reasonable (approximately the 37th 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.