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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

San Diego California Soccer League

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 820553412
CA · NTEE N64
FY ending 2025-02-28
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Riccardo Franchi, Executive Director / CEO ($18,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 20 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 30th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

20 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 20 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,053 total compensation of comparable organizations → $108,320 $18,000
$4,98910th
$15,39725th
$39,056Median
$74,79975th
$89,61090th
$18,000This org · 30th
p10$4,989
p25$15,397
p50$39,056
p75$74,799
p90$89,610
$18,000

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 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
Mesa Soccer Association Inc CA$279,985 Treasurer $2,000 $2,053 2024
Milan Usa Academy CA$274,844 President $16,000 $16,423 2024
Psv Union Fc CA$273,925 Secretary $102,500 $108,320 2023
Elk Grove United Soccer Club CA$270,364 President $75,482 $77,479 2024
American River Futbol Club CA$298,037 Director Of Coaching $12,000 $12,318 2024
Rovers Soccer Organization Inc CA$262,540 President $6,400 $6,569 2024
Girls Soccer Worldwide CA$257,769 President $65,000 $68,691 2023
Team 90 Inc CA$257,249 President $61,300 $61,300 2025
Arden Park Soccer Club CA$312,470 Registrar $3,500 $3,699 2023
Soccer Kids Of America CA$245,458 Ceo $87,000 $89,302 2024
South Bay Youth Soccer Inc CA$243,136 President $90,000 $92,381 2024
Beyond The Game A S CA$232,592 President $5,000 $5,132 2024
United Nations Soccer League CA$224,677 Carballo $28,800 $30,435 2023
Power Evolution Fc Inc CA$223,731 Pres & Ceo $79,336 $83,840 2023
Joga Bonito CA$216,746 Ceo $39,240 $40,278 2024
Chico Youth Soccer League CA$212,376 Secy/exec Dir $44,375 $44,375 2025
Santa Cruz City Youth Soccer Club CA$360,089 Director $25,008 $25,008 2025
California Bearcats Select CA$373,160 President $69,935 $73,906 2023
Simi Valley Soccer Club CA$397,620 Director Of Coaching $30,800 $31,615 2024
Laguna Beach Football Club CA$406,055 President $35,800 $37,833 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CA cost of living and 2025 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 default30th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)30th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted30th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted30th

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 (Riccardo Franchi) 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 20 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (N64) + CA + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $18,000 is reasonable (approximately the 30th 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.