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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Michigan Sports Alliance

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 813841099
MI · NTEE N70
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Eric Engelbarts, Executive Director / CEO ($4,835) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 69 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 19th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Eric Engelbarts — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

69 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 69 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$481 total compensation of comparable organizations → $194,542 $4,835
$1,85710th
$9,63425th
$20,236Median
$72,82175th
$93,02590th
$4,835This org · 19th
p10$1,857
p25$9,634
p50$20,236
p75$72,821
p90$93,025
$4,835

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 MI 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
Center For Movement Challenges Inc GA$439,166 Secretary $40,000 $37,848 2024
Indiana State Usbc Association Inc MI$446,266 President $1,899 $1,797 2025
Usa Swimming Inc GA$435,384 Former Key Employee $27,500 $26,020 2024
The Greater Los Angeles Softball CA$433,216 Treasurer $592 $481 2024
Mat-su Baseball Inc AK$431,016 General Manager $117,109 $105,360 2024
Nebraska Usbc Association NE$430,190 Women's Tour $17,000 $17,206 2024
New York Track & Field Inc NY$429,762 First Vice President $1,942 $1,651 2024
Georgia State Usbc Ba GA$427,103 Association Manager $10,000 $9,462 2024
Weva Inc NY$424,820 President $18,559 $15,375 2025
Skyline Conference Inc NY$417,479 Retired Commissioner $89,997 $78,789 2023
California Usbc Association CA$417,199 Assn Mgr $15,833 $12,866 2024
Team Ashburn Synchronized Skating Inc VA$414,449 President $9,000 $8,178 2024
United States Bowling Congress Inc CO$413,367 Association Manager $34,519 $30,345 2025
Bellevue Junior Sports Association NE$410,365 Center Director $73,851 $72,821 2025
Grass Hoppers Sports Inc WI$474,250 President $20,000 $20,236 2023
Bowhunting Preservation Alliance MN$403,483 President/ce $16,800 $15,622 2024
Booger Fund WA$479,741 Executive Director $100,000 $86,740 2023
Kansas State Usbc Inc KS$401,583 Director $7,583 $7,511 2025
Whitefish Adult Ice Hockey Association MT$400,607 Director $2,440 $2,411 2025
United States Bowling Congress Inc MO$482,219 President $1,647 $1,642 2024
Greater La Usbc CA$400,113 Assoc. Manager $33,990 $27,620 2024
Aevolo Cycling Inc NY$485,349 Team Manager $65,000 $63,982 2021
Lee County Sports Organization FL$396,592 Executive Director $183,441 $162,168 2024
Chicagoland Usbc Association IL$490,587 Association Mgr $63,672 $58,906 2024
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference IN$491,206 Commissioner $122,587 $125,246 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MI 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 MI 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 default19th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)19th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted54th

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 (Eric Engelbarts) 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 69 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (N70), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $4,835 is reasonable (approximately the 19th 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.