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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

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Executive Director / CEO

EIN 810475393
MT · NTEE N30Z
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Tracy Ursery, Executive Director / CEO ($56,632) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 41 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: Tracy Ursery — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

41 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 41 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,227 total compensation of comparable organizations → $101,749 $56,632
$3,64210th
$13,54425th
$41,436Median
$61,02975th
$70,29090th
$56,632This org · 63rd
p10$3,642
p25$13,544
p50$41,436
p75$61,029
p90$70,290
$56,632

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 MT 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
Girls On The Run Central Virginia VA$305,047 Executive Director $28,216 $24,548 2024
Fayette Area Lions Den Inc PA$309,971 Executive Director $45,311 $40,716 2024
Teton Rock Gym Inc ID$314,684 Executive Di $62,140 $59,565 2024
Cape Community Arena Group ME$293,067 Board Member $1,360 $1,227 2024
Piedmont Virginia Amateur Softball VA$291,127 Commissioner $15,013 $13,062 2024
Carpinteria Skate Foundation CA$289,876 Executive Director $88,274 $70,713 2023
Iron Belle Trail Fund MI$281,814 Director $15,072 $14,018 2024
Heroes Movement CA$278,910 President $65,000 $52,069 2023
Orchard Hills Athletic Club MI$268,589 Manager $14,563 $13,544 2024
Pacific Northwest Parkour Association OR$342,633 Executive Director $40,873 $34,202 2024
Sensory Beans Inc NY$266,157 President $51,800 $42,178 2024
Maine Gearshare ME$262,844 Executive Director $75,000 $67,671 2024
Southern Off-road Bicycle Association GA$349,267 Executive Director $65,000 $58,891 2024
Alabama Recreation & Parks Assoc Inc AL$350,398 Executive Director $59,400 $57,824 2024
Northern Blair County Recreation PA$259,038 Board Member $5,768 $5,183 2024
Community Swim Club WA$255,736 President $3,725 $3,094 2023
Friends Of Community Fitness ME$356,036 Executive Director $77,606 $68,218 2025
Northern Columbia Community And Cultural Center PA$253,387 Executive Director $27,728 $24,916 2024
Nosotros Rock Climbing Gym OH$359,884 Executive Director $64,928 $66,412 2022
Frailty Myths CA$250,961 President $100,552 $80,549 2023
Paradise Stronger Inc CA$242,895 Executive Dir. $53,254 $41,436 2024
Move Inclusive Dance TN$372,440 Executive Director $65,000 $61,565 2024
Mulligans Hollow Ski Bowl MI$237,968 Executive Dir. $30,000 $27,902 2024
Upstate Nevada Inc NV$235,553 President $2,162 $1,953 2024
Mandan Parks And Recreation Foundation ND$235,459 Manager $33,095 $32,727 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MT cost of living and 2023 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 MT 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)59th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted63rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted59th

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 (Tracy Ursery) 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 41 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (N30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $56,632 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.