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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Atomic City Aquatic Club

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 620804639
TN · NTEE N67Z
FY ending 2024-08-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Sarah Corcoran, Executive Director / CEO ($45,009) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 81 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 63rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Sarah Corcoran — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTORCOACH”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

81 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 81 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,049 total compensation of comparable organizations → $110,160 $45,009
$10,03310th
$20,67525th
$35,124Median
$55,36475th
$66,70390th
$45,009This org · 63rd
p10$10,033
p25$20,675
p50$35,124
p75$55,364
p90$66,703
$45,009

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 TN 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
Us Swimming-missouri Valley KS$222,473 Executive Director $64,900 $66,703 2024
Central Jersey Aquatic Club Inc NJ$222,728 Treasurer $19,702 $16,735 2024
Surfers For Autism Ii Inc FL$219,343 Officer-president $25,000 $23,003 2023
Urbansurf4kids CA$223,933 Executive Director $87,262 $71,685 2024
Southside Water Polo Club TX$224,949 Vice President $26,382 $25,106 2024
Friends Of Concord Crew NH$225,007 Director $28,900 $24,733 2025
Sea Scope Incorporated IN$217,748 Ceo $29,264 $30,226 2023
South Orlando Rowing Association FL$217,632 Board Member $33,000 $29,493 2024
Jackson Aquatic Club Inc MS$216,580 Executive Di $69,951 $74,118 2024
Richmond Athletics TX$216,065 President $12,115 $11,529 2024
Thresher Aquatics Inc FL$227,827 President $24,000 $22,988 2022
Abilities At Windjammer Inc FL$231,446 President/ceo $38,173 $35,124 2023
Lodi City Swim Club CA$211,195 President $58,409 $47,983 2024
Richfield Swim Club MN$232,064 Head Coach $65,289 $59,792 2025
Rowing Club Of The Woodlands Inc TX$233,348 Head Coach - Independent Contractor But Key To The Operations Of The Organization $29,000 $27,598 2024
Swim Focus CA$208,635 Ceo $81,000 $66,541 2024
Hummelstown Swim Club PA$208,566 President $6,000 $5,860 2023
Mid-hudson Aquatics Inc NY$234,361 President $28,500 $24,500 2024
Honolulu Water Polo HI$208,198 Executive Di $65,000 $55,364 2024
Rocky Mt Rapids Swim Team CO$235,174 Head Coach $40,000 $36,489 2024
Mbu Water Polo Foundation CA$235,745 Executive Di $34,541 $29,213 2023
Chicago Training Center IL$236,029 Executive Director $70,000 $65,470 2024
Tampa Bay Aquatics Central Booster FL$238,903 Head Coah/officers $84,328 $73,423 2025
Great Lakes Tritons Inc MI$239,102 Key Employee $62,655 $63,342 2023
Blue Devil Swim Club IL$203,435 Director And Head Coach $38,107 $35,641 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to TN 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 TN 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 default63rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)62nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted63rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted62nd

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 (Sarah Corcoran) 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 81 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (N67), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $45,009 is reasonable (approximately the 63rd 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.