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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Great Lakes Sports Commission

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 820954493
MI · NTEE S46
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Eric Marvin, Executive Director / CEO ($206,650) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 15 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 100th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

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

How comparable organizations were selected

15 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 15 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$13,197 total compensation of comparable organizations → $199,552 $206,650
$19,49110th
$36,42425th
$63,708Median
$92,95775th
$143,06290th
$206,650This org · 100th
p10$19,491
p25$36,424
p50$63,708
p75$92,957
p90$143,062
$206,650

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
Supplier Compliance Audit Network AR$221,225 Executive Di $58,500 $63,708 2024
Georgia Automotive Manufacturers GA$223,224 President & Ceo $84,000 $81,828 2024
Lapine Chamber Of Commerce Inc OR$226,939 Executive Director $33,833 $29,655 2025
Advanced Energy Economy Texas TX$203,051 Board Member $69,250 $67,113 2024
Texas E-health Alliance TX$244,542 Ceo $200,000 $199,552 2023
Bakery Confectionery Tobacco TN$192,600 President $12,587 $13,197 2023
Ciecdciw Safety Institute CA$254,555 Director $193,992 $167,085 2023
American Dairy Coalition Inc WI$181,256 Executive Di $51,213 $51,818 2024
Queen Creek Chamber Of Commerce AZ$282,411 President $85,000 $81,538 2023
American Council Of Engineering ME$157,043 Executive Director $46,530 $43,977 2025
Association Of Mail & Business Centers OH$155,286 Operations Exec $42,093 $43,193 2024
Petroleum Industry Data Exchange TX$288,350 President & Director Post 12/20/24 $18,000 $17,444 2024
Project First Rate IL$295,209 Executive Director $112,170 $104,086 2025
Society For Pediatric Interventional CO$295,763 Executive Director $24,286 $22,562 2024
Ohio Association Of Physician Assistants OH$305,495 Executive Director $104,300 $107,027 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MI 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 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 default100th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)100th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted100th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted100th

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 Marvin) 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 15 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S46), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $206,650 is reasonable (approximately the 100th 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.