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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Wisconsin Blizzard Basketball Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 832501979
WI · NTEE N62
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Craig Hawley, Executive Director / CEO ($60,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 36 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 64th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

36 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 36 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$780 total compensation of comparable organizations → $151,842 $60,000
$6,40010th
$11,67825th
$43,771Median
$76,05975th
$100,97990th
$60,000This org · 64th
p10$6,400
p25$11,678
p50$43,771
p75$76,059
p90$100,979
$60,000

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 WI cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Atherton Bulldogs CorpCA $435,671$127,898 990
Ignite HoopsIL $417,680$101,556 990
Gainesville District BasketballVA $451,779$35,578 990
Texas Tar Heels Basketball Academy IncTX $395,107$51,359 990
Halo Sports IncNC $392,210$82,669 990
Wake County Basketball AssociationNC $388,410$98,812 990
Tennessee Heat BasketballTN $383,376$7,953 990
Agoura Youth Basketball AssociationCA $480,002$8,599 990
Torch Sports IncCA $379,967$78,508 990
Lakeville South Boys BasketballMN $378,597$7,177 990
Rocklin Girls Fast Pitch SoftballCA $374,134$780 990
Youth Athletic FoundationTN $371,755$75,486 990
Boca Hoops IncFL $496,102$13,493 990
Basketball MauiHI $362,521$100,401 990
Ridgefield Basketball Assn IncCT $498,880$52,623 990
Hoops 4himWA $499,924$151,842 990
Proscholars AthleticsNY $508,406$35,632 990
Batavia Youth Athletics IncIL $349,859$8,254 990
Florida Collegiate Summer LeagueFL $514,559$69,668 990
Central Minn Basketball Club IncMN $514,644$922 990
Mounds View Basketball AssociationMN $515,426$5,623 990
Classic Basketball IncFL $523,163$28,060 990
Sierra Nevada Basketball IncNV $537,010$46,052 990
Journeyman BasketballNH $321,878$59,281 990
Westlake Youth Basketball AssociationTX $312,023$22,988 990

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 WI 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 default64th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)61st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted64th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted64th

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 (Craig Hawley) 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 36 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (N62), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $60,000 is reasonable (approximately the 64th 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). 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.