Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Susan Finnell, Executive Director / CEO ($8,250) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 85 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 27th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Susan Finnell — reported title “TREASURER”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.
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 TX cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls On The Run Of Middle Tennessee | TN | $164,935 | Executive Dir. | $25,149 | $25,746 | 2025 |
| Transcend Foundation | CA | $161,957 | Executive Dir. | $36,500 | $32,439 | 2023 |
| Skating Club Of Andover Inc | MA | $159,247 | President | $5,120 | $4,735 | 2023 |
| Vail Volleyball Club | CO | $172,602 | Executive Di | $25,564 | $25,229 | 2023 |
| Mackinac Horsemen's Association | MI | $177,685 | Executive Director | $9,486 | $10,077 | 2023 |
| Idaho Regional Robotics Inc | ID | $151,328 | Secretary | $25,000 | $26,586 | 2024 |
| New Jersey Soccer Association | NJ | $179,663 | Executive Director | $49,107 | $42,701 | 2025 |
| Club 4-u Sports Inc | FL | $147,269 | Vice President | $12,000 | $11,270 | 2024 |
| Hab | CO | $144,437 | Dir Of Program | $67,500 | $66,616 | 2023 |
| Cape Cod Challenger Club Inc | MA | $185,820 | Director | $52,000 | $48,093 | 2023 |
| East Coast Elite Volleyball Club Inc | MD | $143,711 | Director And Coach | $12,940 | $12,094 | 2024 |
| Us Backgammon Association Inc | MN | $187,908 | Member Services | $13,350 | $13,187 | 2024 |
| Optimist Club Of Fort Worth Youth Fund Inc | TX | $142,141 | Treasurer | $9,000 | $9,266 | 2023 |
| Great Lakes Regional Field Hockey | MI | $139,734 | Executive Di | $45,000 | $46,433 | 2024 |
| Pro Vision Foundation | WA | $191,046 | Executive Di | $46,250 | $41,395 | 2024 |
| Encinitas Mustang Lacrosse Inc | CA | $191,412 | Director, President | $5,000 | $4,205 | 2025 |
| Glenwood Springs Youth | CO | $191,450 | Director | $29,307 | $28,093 | 2024 |
| Huns Rfc | TX | $194,811 | Director Or | $4,000 | $4,000 | 2024 |
| Sac Area Sports Inc | CA | $134,383 | President | $20,000 | $17,265 | 2024 |
| Southside Swarm Volleyball Club Inc | MO | $196,383 | Director | $49,500 | $52,412 | 2024 |
| Edina Lacrosse Association | MN | $196,464 | Director Of Girls Coach & | $4,240 | $4,188 | 2024 |
| Allegro Dancers Inc | CA | $196,849 | Assistant Treasurer | $3,017 | $2,681 | 2023 |
| Youth Life Skills Fore Greater El Paso | TX | $197,990 | Executive Director | $42,319 | $43,569 | 2023 |
| West Berkeley Foundation For Community | CA | $198,352 | Executive Director | $26,747 | $23,089 | 2024 |
| Asheville-biltmore Volleyball Academy And Youth Athletic Associa | NC | $202,788 | President/exec Dir | $26,069 | $26,928 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to TX cost of living and 2024 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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 TX 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 27th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 28th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 27th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 27th |
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.
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
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.