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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Dekalb County United Academy

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 882392251
IL · NTEE N64
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Mike Wittrup, Executive Director / CEO ($26,255) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 154 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 53rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Mike Wittrup — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

154 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 154 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$455 total compensation of comparable organizations → $102,163 $26,255
$2,84410th
$8,36525th
$21,729Median
$50,77775th
$70,58890th
$26,255This org · 53rd
p10$2,844
p25$8,365
p50$21,729
p75$50,777
p90$70,588
$26,255

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 IL 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
Fife Milton Edgewood Junior Soccer Club WA$292,907 President $500 $455 2024
Black Watch Soccer Club Inc NY$297,441 Presidentceo $79,998 $73,530 2024
Centex Storm Soccer Club Inc TX$297,637 General Manager $11,000 $11,192 2024
American River Futbol Club CA$298,037 Director Of Coaching $12,000 $10,540 2024
Elite Soccer Youth Development MD$299,769 President $28,510 $27,112 2024
Ballard Youth Soccer Club WA$289,392 Director, Registrar $23,400 $20,761 2025
Tidewater Advanced Soccer League Inc VA$301,088 Administrator $14,500 $14,241 2024
Houston Fc TX$287,753 President $36,000 $36,630 2024
Usa Recreation Soccer UT$301,644 President $7,805 $8,125 2024
Forney Soccer Association TX$302,018 Vice President $15,091 $15,355 2024
South Texas Soccer Referees Inc TX$302,516 State Refere $11,068 $11,262 2024
Dothan Youth Soccer Association Inc AL$303,046 Executive Director $65,616 $72,105 2024
Idaho Storm Football Club Inc ID$303,552 President $3,000 $3,246 2024
Tracyton Soccer Club WA$285,580 Registrar And Administrator $12,160 $11,074 2024
Wayland Youth Soccer MA$303,837 Risk Manager/bookkeeper $37,632 $34,397 2024
San Diego California Soccer League CA$283,155 President $18,000 $15,402 2025
Nw Iowa Soccer Alliance IA$282,867 Director $30,688 $35,187 2023
Capital East Soccer Club WI$308,982 Director Of Coaching $3,000 $3,105 2025
Mesa Soccer Association Inc CA$279,985 Treasurer $2,000 $1,757 2024
Reading United Soccer Club Inc MA$279,634 President $11,925 $10,900 2024
Central Arkansas Soccer Club AR$278,895 Rec Director $7,300 $8,346 2024
Valley Stream Soccer Club NY$310,609 Vice President $24,000 $22,059 2024
New River United VA$310,667 Executive Di $51,057 $50,144 2024
Arden Park Soccer Club CA$312,470 Registrar $3,500 $3,165 2023
United Philly Soccer Inc PA$275,824 Vice President $1,000 $1,014 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to IL 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 IL 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 default53rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)52nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted54th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted52nd

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 (Mike Wittrup) 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 154 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (N64), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $26,255 is reasonable (approximately the 53rd 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.