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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Running2bwell

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 824767588
OH · NTEE N99
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Keith Johnston, Executive Director / CEO ($24,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 293 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 61st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

293 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 293 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$124 total compensation of comparable organizations → $320,524 $24,000
$1,97010th
$5,30725th
$16,082Median
$34,42575th
$52,49090th
$24,000This org · 61st
p10$1,970
p25$5,307
p50$16,082
p75$34,425
p90$52,490
$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 OH 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
Syba Inc MN$124,677 Gambling Man $4,000 $3,842 2023
Indianapolis Tennis And IN$124,029 Chairman Of $42,000 $41,818 2024
Miracle League Of Grand Island & NY$125,038 Executive Di $22,000 $19,324 2023
Greater Central Ct Usbc CT$125,379 Association $12,000 $10,349 2025
Riddlewood Swim Club PA$123,046 Board Member $3,245 $3,055 2024
Yorkana Game And Gun Club PA$125,956 President $639 $620 2023
Club Selah Volleyball WA$126,007 President $4,000 $3,381 2024
Crescent Athletics Inc NY$122,820 Executive Dir. $57,138 $50,188 2023
Umar Boxing Program Inc MD$122,717 President & Treasurer $28,080 $24,786 2024
Marion Township Rod And Gun Club PA$126,230 Financial Secretary $5,100 $4,802 2024
North Liberty Youth Baseball & Softball IA$122,591 $48,000 $49,622 2024
Connecticut Storm Basketball CT$126,706 President & $12,867 $11,390 2024
Providence Martial Arts Inc RI$122,087 President $23,400 $21,185 2024
Sand Springs Recreational Center MA$121,982 Executive Director $17,308 $15,118 2023
Pulaski Club PA$126,986 Finance Sec. $30,719 $29,777 2023
Linneus Sno Sports Inc ME$121,760 Treasurer $1,200 $1,135 2024
Team Paradise Sailing Inc FL$127,172 Executive Director $40,200 $35,656 2024
Kidron Community Park Inc OH$127,210 President $2,385 $2,324 2025
Dr Charles Van Der Horst Water Safety Initiative NC$121,667 Program Director $14,877 $14,513 2024
Memphis Bears Inc Police Activities League TN$121,245 Chief Executive Officer $12,750 $12,654 2024
Camp Kids Are Kids Chicago IL$121,024 Director $30,000 $27,846 2024
National Wood Carvers Assn Inc OH$120,690 Editor $44,352 $44,352 2024
Northeast Kingdom Snowblasters Inc VT$120,676 Director $1,994 $1,895 2024
Chippewa Falls Area Senior Center Inc WI$120,341 Executive Director $45,036 $45,719 2023
Morris County Youth Soccer Association NJ$120,204 President $14,420 $12,156 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OH 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 OH 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 default61st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)58th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted64th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted58th

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 (Keith Johnston) 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 293 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (N), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $24,000 is reasonable (approximately the 61st 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.