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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Spokane Waves Aquatic Team

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 911741641
WA · NTEE N67
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Sean Muncie, Executive Director / CEO ($66,700) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 109 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 55th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Sean Muncie — reported title “Head Coach”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

109 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 109 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$871 total compensation of comparable organizations → $133,176 $66,700
$16,08010th
$40,22225th
$65,647Median
$84,25075th
$102,00790th
$66,700This org · 55th
p10$16,080
p25$40,222
p50$65,647
p75$84,250
p90$102,007
$66,700

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 WA 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
Lakeshore Swim Club Corp OH$450,349 Head Coach $62,404 $71,707 2024
Bare Hill Rowing Association Inc MA$450,700 Program Director $56,875 $55,447 2024
Thunder Inc TN$451,570 Director/coach $80,000 $91,230 2024
Verona Area Swim Team Inc WI$441,450 Vice President $769 $871 2024
East Carolina Aquatics Inc NC$440,654 Ceo $76,100 $83,107 2025
Mundelein Mustang Swim Club IL$458,367 Chief Executive Officer $74,704 $77,623 2025
Back Bay Aquatics Foundation CA$460,320 President $50,484 $47,294 2024
Hingham High School Rowing Assoc MA$433,996 Program Director $30,175 $29,417 2024
St Augustine Yacht Club Sailin FL$461,523 Manager $82,600 $84,183 2024
Munster Swim Club Inc IN$464,663 Head Coach $84,532 $94,218 2025
Elmbrook Swim Club Ltd WI$464,905 Head Coach $95,843 $108,592 2024
Camp Randall Rowing Club Inc WI$430,056 Head Coach $22,917 $25,966 2024
Hp Aquatics Club IL$467,529 Head Of Operations $68,922 $75,682 2023
Upper Arlington Crew Inc OH$427,393 Executive Di $3,000 $3,359 2025
Gig Harbor Junior Sailing WA$470,312 Sailing Director (Non-voting) $59,518 $57,810 2024
Greensboro Swimming Association Inc NC$471,477 Head Coach $103,234 $115,723 2024
Kc Swim Academy And Infant Aquatics MO$471,968 President $34,000 $40,222 2023
American Volkssport Associationinc TX$472,967 Ceo/presiden $106,513 $115,591 2024
Minneapolis Rowing Club MN$473,598 Club Administrator $44,793 $49,436 2023
Pacifica Sea Lions Aquatic Club Inc CA$474,920 Head Coach $98,471 $92,248 2024
Boilermaker Aquatics Inc IN$419,604 Head Coach $73,098 $81,475 2025
Tristar Rowing TN$418,972 Executive Dir. $10,094 $11,510 2024
Lexington Dolphins Inc KY$415,197 Ceo $60,120 $70,074 2024
Valpo Surf Project Inc ME$415,175 Founder / Ceo $83,255 $90,443 2024
Rivers Of Recovery MN$481,005 Executive Director $103,142 $110,568 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to WA 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 WA 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 default55th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)56th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted55th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted55th

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 (Sean Muncie) 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 109 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (N67), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $66,700 is reasonable (approximately the 55th 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.