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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Thresher Aquatics Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 810960665
FL · NTEE N67
FY ending 2022-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Sarah Stanton, Executive Director / CEO ($24,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 84 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 27th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Sarah Stanton — reported title “President”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

84 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 84 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,095 total compensation of comparable organizations → $115,008 $24,000
$10,58010th
$21,60625th
$37,424Median
$60,28075th
$70,70090th
$24,000This org · 27th
p10$10,580
p25$21,606
p50$37,424
p75$60,280
p90$70,700
$24,000

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 FL 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
Friends Of Concord Crew NH$225,007 Director $28,900 $25,821 2025
Southside Water Polo Club TX$224,949 Vice President $26,382 $26,211 2024
Abilities At Windjammer Inc FL$231,446 President/ceo $38,173 $36,670 2023
Urbansurf4kids CA$223,933 Executive Director $87,262 $74,840 2024
Richfield Swim Club MN$232,064 Head Coach $65,289 $62,424 2025
Central Jersey Aquatic Club Inc NJ$222,728 Treasurer $19,702 $17,471 2024
Us Swimming-missouri Valley KS$222,473 Executive Director $64,900 $69,638 2024
Rowing Club Of The Woodlands Inc TX$233,348 Head Coach - Independent Contractor But Key To The Operations Of The Organization $29,000 $28,813 2024
Atomic City Aquatic Club TN$221,438 Executive Directorcoach $45,009 $46,990 2024
Mid-hudson Aquatics Inc NY$234,361 President $28,500 $25,579 2024
Rocky Mt Rapids Swim Team CO$235,174 Head Coach $40,000 $38,095 2024
Mbu Water Polo Foundation CA$235,745 Executive Di $34,541 $30,499 2023
Chicago Training Center IL$236,029 Executive Director $70,000 $68,352 2024
Surfers For Autism Ii Inc FL$219,343 Officer-president $25,000 $24,015 2023
Sea Scope Incorporated IN$217,748 Ceo $29,264 $31,556 2023
South Orlando Rowing Association FL$217,632 Board Member $33,000 $30,791 2024
Tampa Bay Aquatics Central Booster FL$238,903 Head Coah/officers $84,328 $76,655 2025
Jackson Aquatic Club Inc MS$216,580 Executive Di $69,951 $77,380 2024
Great Lakes Tritons Inc MI$239,102 Key Employee $62,655 $66,129 2023
Richmond Athletics TX$216,065 President $12,115 $12,037 2024
One With The Water AR$240,158 Executive Director $37,919 $42,334 2024
Swimtulsa Inc OK$242,901 Executive Dir. $60,000 $65,620 2024
Imperial Water Polo Club CA$243,306 Secretary $41,165 $35,305 2024
Trident Swim Foundation Inc NY$243,608 Vice President $40,000 $35,900 2024
Lodi City Swim Club CA$211,195 President $58,409 $50,095 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to FL cost of living and 2022 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 FL 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 default27th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)24th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted31st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted27th

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 Stanton) 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 84 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (N67), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $24,000 is reasonable (approximately the 27th 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.