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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

American Sand Association

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 954808493
AZ · NTEE N99
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of David Kuskie, Executive Director / CEO ($60,781) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 56 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 79th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: David Kuskie — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

56 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 56 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$402 total compensation of comparable organizations → $174,122 $60,781
$2,78510th
$9,13225th
$24,392Median
$50,61775th
$69,79890th
$60,781This org · 79th
p10$2,785
p25$9,132
p50$24,392
p75$50,617
p90$69,798
$60,781

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 AZ 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
Collegiate Womens Lacrosse Officiating Association NC$223,365 Interim Eecutive Director $19,554 $21,630 2023
Morris County Secondary Schools Ice Hockey League Inc NJ$223,404 President $3,000 $2,714 2025
Budo Accelerator Inc CA$224,502 Chief Executive Officer And Board Director $100,000 $89,787 2024
Tidewater Wooden Boat Workshop VA$219,471 Executive Di $48,000 $48,191 2024
Adirondack Hamlets To Huts Inc NY$219,167 Executive Di $16,475 $15,480 2024
Polish American Club Of Newington CT$226,003 President $400 $402 2023
Silver Lakes Gymnastics A California Benefit Corporation CA$226,138 Director $12,000 $10,774 2024
Cobl PA$217,677 President, E $48,200 $48,692 2025
Epsol Inc TX$217,667 Director $42,965 $44,689 2024
Friends Of Sequoia Therapeutic Recreation WA$217,034 Executive Director $70,052 $67,140 2023
Oakland Rhythmics MI$229,399 Former Exec Director $26,715 $28,672 2024
Nova Field Hockey Xtreme Llc VA$212,996 Ceo, Founder, Coach $10,750 $10,793 2024
Earn A Bike Org TX$232,490 Executive Director $64,938 $69,538 2023
Three Peaks Performance OR$236,198 President $21,139 $20,412 2024
Arizona College Football Officials AZ$206,953 President $1,750 $1,750 2024
Vail Vikings Football & Cheer Inc AZ$206,339 President $1,200 $1,200 2024
Missouri Rodeo Cowboy Association MO$241,764 Secretary $10,633 $11,408 2025
Waxahachie Youth Athletic Association TX$201,932 Basketball President $945 $1,012 2023
Michigan Nonprofit Motor Shows Inc MI$243,668 Secretary $5,000 $5,366 2024
American Safe Climbing Association CO$200,225 Treasurer And Executive Director $52,000 $53,378 2023
Minnesota Sting Athletic Association Dba MN$245,161 Board Member $6,000 $6,165 2024
Uga Hockey Foundation Inc GA$198,358 Head Coach $9,352 $10,479 2022
Premier Athletics Club Inc VA$198,000 Director $49,500 $49,697 2024
Rogers Lions Club MN$197,134 Gambling Manager $14,400 $14,795 2024
Futures Collegiate Baseball League Of New England Inc MA$250,621 Commisioner $35,000 $33,669 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to AZ 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 AZ 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 default79th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)84th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted79th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted79th

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 (David Kuskie) 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 56 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (N99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $60,781 is reasonable (approximately the 79th 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.