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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Atlanta Ymca Westside Qalicb Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 822266076
GA · NTEE P27
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Lauren Koontz, Executive Director / CEO ($36,068) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 24 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 8th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Lauren Koontz — reported title “CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

24 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 24 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$17,657 total compensation of comparable organizations → $99,293 $36,068
$39,15610th
$47,59725th
$62,348Median
$70,77875th
$89,71190th
$36,068This org · 8th
p10$39,156
p25$47,597
p50$62,348
p75$70,778
p90$89,711
$36,068

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 GA 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
Rathbun Lake Area Young Mens Christ IA$453,841 Ceo $44,245 $48,181 2023
The Young Men's Christian AL$463,386 Executive Di $52,000 $54,268 2024
Young Mens Christian Association Of Jackson Area OH$436,285 Executive Director $42,000 $44,242 2023
Camp Sunshine MI$430,570 Executive Dir $68,025 $67,827 2024
Duluth Area Family Ymca Heritage MN$488,740 Ceo/president $45,235 $44,454 2023
Ywca Of Darien Norwalk Inc CT$410,083 Chair $81,154 $71,610 2025
Young Mens Christian Association Of The Coosa Valley Inc AL$396,829 Executive Director $53,516 $57,500 2023
Ywca Of San Francisco & Marin CA$507,005 Chief Financial Officer $43,056 $36,976 2023
Safe Children Coalition Foundation Inc FL$366,926 Ceo $31,740 $28,804 2024
White County United Way Inc IN$350,430 Executive Di $45,400 $47,616 2023
Ywca Of Lincoln NE$339,689 Executive Director $95,566 $99,293 2024
Ywca Allentown PA$569,120 Executive Director $98,789 $95,168 2024
Santa Monica Ymca Endowment Fund CA$578,670 Chief Executive Officer $21,167 $17,657 2024
Long Branch Area Young Men's Christian Association MO$578,679 Chief Executive Officer $68,905 $70,500 2024
Ymca Endowment Foundation AL$312,277 Secretary/ce $44,246 $47,540 2023
Young Womens Christian Association IN$605,938 Executive Director $47,500 $48,389 2024
Bertie County Ymca NC$616,088 Ceo $96,383 $93,725 2025
Union County Ymca SC$620,297 Ceo $69,037 $69,574 2024
Schuylkill Ymca PA$626,867 Executive Di $62,027 $59,753 2024
Switzerland County Young Men's IN$630,259 Ceo $63,750 $64,943 2024
Young Mens Christian Association HI$656,344 Director $92,896 $80,344 2024
Young Women's Christian Association Of Elyria Oh OH$659,575 Executive Director $65,207 $68,688 2023
Young's Men's Christian Assn Of Lafayette La Inc LA$668,275 Executive Director $72,831 $79,759 2023
Scott County Family Ymca IN$675,243 Ceo $65,000 $66,216 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to GA 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 GA 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 default8th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)8th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
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 (Lauren Koontz) 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 24 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P27), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $36,068 is reasonable (approximately the 8th 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.