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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Ymca Woodson Park Qalicb Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 842247928
GA · NTEE O20
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 — 80 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 49th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

80 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 80 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$875 total compensation of comparable organizations → $140,159 $36,068
$7,72110th
$17,60925th
$36,875Median
$51,71275th
$66,57890th
$36,068This org · 49th
p10$7,721
p25$17,609
p50$36,875
p75$51,712
p90$66,578
$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
Harlan Christian Youth Center Inc IN$211,807 President $56,692 $57,754 2024
Streets 517 Ministries MI$229,470 Executive Di $46,542 $47,777 2023
Tribe- Seminole Heights Inc FL$229,675 Director $42,000 $40,849 2022
The Zone Afterschool Program NE$229,855 Executive Dir. $65,416 $66,215 2025
Buffalo Cove Outdoor Education Center Inc NC$229,976 Executive Director $63,462 $63,344 2024
Troy Youth Association Inc NY$210,151 Executive Direc $27,520 $24,732 2023
Boys And Girls Club Of Pleasants Co WV$209,604 Executive Director $51,876 $55,862 2023
Loaves And Fishes Ministry Inc NC$208,558 Executive Director $48,960 $48,869 2024
Center For Restorative Practice CA$232,767 Executive Director $98,098 $84,246 2023
Lindenhurst Youth Services Board Inc NY$233,314 Director $42,760 $37,326 2024
Green River Outreach For Wilderness WY$207,601 Camp Director $38,521 $39,847 2024
Fulton County Youth Center Inc IN$234,351 Executive Dir. $24,760 $25,968 2023
White Oak Athletic Club OH$236,688 Treasurer $5,800 $6,110 2023
Youth & Families Determined To Succeed MN$236,743 Executive Director $12,000 $11,793 2023
El Centro Police Activities League CA$203,911 Executive Director $47,500 $40,793 2023
The Kid's Ranch Inc WI$203,492 Executive Director Thru March $23,862 $24,785 2023
The Lovelife Foundation CA$202,869 Director/chairman $21,276 $18,272 2023
Rocksolid Community Teen Center WA$240,936 Executive Dir. $70,000 $58,981 2025
Hana Youth Center HI$199,970 Exec Dir $52,154 $46,439 2023
The Degood Foundation VA$241,261 Executive Director $9,419 $8,786 2024
Reb Sports Academy Inc OH$242,165 Director $4,125 $4,345 2023
Teen Center Usa CA$242,595 Executive Director $54,080 $46,443 2023
Crystal Lake Teen Center IL$244,067 President And Executive Director $1,500 $1,425 2024
Premier Athletics For Youth Development MI$245,424 Director $30,800 $30,710 2024
Blackfoot Community Center ID$245,899 Executive Dir. $51,241 $54,212 2023

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 default49th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)48th
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 80 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (O20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $36,068 is reasonable (approximately the 49th 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.