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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

United States Bowling Congress Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 611501223
CA · NTEE N70
FY ending 2024-07-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Belinda James, Executive Director / CEO ($13,152) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 68 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 59th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Belinda James — 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

68 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 68 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$61 total compensation of comparable organizations → $218,912 $13,152
$1,11310th
$3,01525th
$11,459Median
$25,48375th
$40,65690th
$13,152This org · 59th
p10$1,113
p25$3,015
p50$11,459
p75$25,483
p90$40,656
$13,152

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
Whitewater Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club MN$56,824 Gambling Manager $18,660 $21,353 2024
The L40 Foundation Inc FL$56,628 President $6,579 $7,369 2023
Iowa Park Recreational Activities TX$57,847 Executive Direc $21,566 $25,721 2023
Maple Island Park Association MN$57,969 Secretary $22,787 $25,404 2025
Ohio Valley Hockey Association Inc WV$58,387 Director Emeritus $50 $61 2025
Pengilly Booster Club MN$55,327 Gambling Manager $29,225 $33,442 2024
Stone Harbor Triathlon Charities Inc NJ$55,123 President $10,750 $11,115 2024
United States Bowling Congress NJ$59,199 Association Manager/director $20,800 $21,507 2024
Nelson Community Association MN$54,791 Sec/treas $2,400 $2,746 2024
Amigos Y Amigas NM$59,365 Executive Di $9,384 $12,527 2022
Crow River Sno Pros Inc MN$54,120 Secretary $1,830 $2,040 2025
Fc Elite Ltd WI$60,460 Co-director $20,004 $24,194 2024
Archers Usa Foundation AR$60,654 Bm/secretary $20,004 $26,040 2024
Haese Academy Incorporated FL$61,288 President And Ceo $11,700 $13,105 2023
Florence Wine & Food Festival SC$52,675 Executive Director $18,000 $21,747 2024
Washington City Historical Society UT$52,426 Trustee $2,368 $2,890 2023
Meadowbrook Woods Swim Team VA$62,041 Head Coach $15,260 $17,063 2024
Rakad Dance Camp FL$51,910 Executive Director $7,000 $7,420 2025
Cascade Locks Park Association OH$62,341 Executive Di $26,931 $33,033 2024
Islamorada Charter Boat Association Inc FL$51,183 Treasurer $18,254 $19,859 2024
Youth Athletic Sports Foundation CA$63,049 Director $11,400 $11,400 2024
Alex Area Usbc MN$50,897 Association Manager $354 $395 2025
Minnesota Valley Snow Riders-redwood MN$50,748 President $100 $114 2024
Huntingburg Teenage Canteen Inc IN$63,368 Youth Director $10,920 $13,336 2024
East End Social Club Of Lowell Mass Inc MA$50,001 Treasurer $1,200 $1,249 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 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 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 default59th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)62nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted66th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted56th

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 (Belinda James) 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 68 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (N), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $13,152 is reasonable (approximately the 59th 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.