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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Compete For A Cure Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 884005856
WI · NTEE N12
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Lindsey Marcelli, Executive Director / CEO ($61,743) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 1046 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 86th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Lindsey Marcelli — reported title “President”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

1,046 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 1,046 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $325,063 $61,743
$2,54910th
$8,09325th
$21,879Median
$47,85375th
$68,17090th
$61,743This org · 86th
p10$2,549
p25$8,093
p50$21,879
p75$47,853
p90$68,170
$61,743

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.

OrganizationStateRevenueMatched titleComp
(reported)
Comp
(adjusted)
FY
Texas 512 Volleyball Club TX$226,876 President $62,000 $61,139 2023
Hardy County Health And Wellness Center Inc WV$226,985 Executive Director $47,314 $50,502 2023
Long Beach Rowing Association CA$226,871 Boathouse Manager $22,811 $18,861 2024
Kaleo On The River NE$226,824 Executive Directorex Officio $36,500 $38,700 2023
New York Bicycling Coalition Inc NY$227,130 Executive Director $39,726 $34,373 2024
Michigan Festivals And Events MI$226,665 Ceo $54,615 $53,977 2024
Urban Squash Twin Cities MN$227,290 Executive Director $86,488 $81,830 2024
Glacier Skate Academy Inc MT$227,310 Vice Pres & $30,100 $31,068 2024
Columbus Municipal Golf Association TX$227,487 Manager $37,154 $36,638 2023
Plainfield Soccer Association IL$226,352 Vice President Of Finance $18,488 $17,404 2024
Genesis Foundation For Fitness & Tennis KS$226,281 Executive Director $49,792 $53,029 2023
Rallycap Sports Inc NJ$227,603 Executive Director $93,381 $79,833 2024
Loveland Volleyball Inc CO$227,604 President $4,000 $3,781 2023
Maine Amateur Hockey Association ME$226,205 Treasurer $7,200 $6,725 2025
East Cobb Fastpitch Inc GA$227,705 Ceo $60,000 $59,472 2023
Silver Lakes Gymnastics A California Benefit Corporation CA$226,138 Director $12,000 $9,922 2024
Yellowstone Soccer Association MT$227,779 Executive Director $49,606 $51,201 2024
Thresher Aquatics Inc FL$227,827 President $24,000 $23,137 2022
Polish American Club Of Newington CT$226,003 President $400 $370 2023
Milwaukie Community Center Foundati OR$227,900 Foundation D $59,913 $53,275 2024
Italian Society Of Butler PA$225,821 Bar Steward $33,807 $33,235 2023
Julian Oaks Youth Ministries CA$225,675 President $53,750 $45,755 2023
Lax Devils Lacrosee Club Inc AZ$225,623 Defensive Coordinator $12,000 $11,843 2022
Lillian's List Action Fund NC$228,237 Interim Executive Director $72,598 $71,827 2024
Usa Softball Of Central California CA$225,563 Secretary $35,750 $30,432 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to WI 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 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 default86th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)84th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted86th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted84th

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 (Lindsey Marcelli) 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 1046 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (N), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $61,743 is reasonable (approximately the 86th 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.