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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Shepherds Of Love Ministries Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 010608540
OK · NTEE P20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Schaun Adams, Executive Director / CEO ($51,042) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 479 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 69th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

479 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 479 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$102 total compensation of comparable organizations → $231,140 $51,042
$9,54210th
$20,89425th
$37,044Median
$57,65175th
$79,10790th
$51,042This org · 69th
p10$9,542
p25$20,894
p50$37,044
p75$57,651
p90$79,107
$51,042

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 OK cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Loving Hands Ministries IncGA $157,947$26,513 990
All Babies Cherished IncNY $158,208$24,278 990
Girls On The Run BirminghamAL $157,440$33,753 990
Mosaic Inter-faith MinistriesUT $157,344$39,118 990
Reaching 360TN $158,822$83,341 990
Pine Lake Community Club IncWA $157,055$29,271 990
Strasburg Lions ClubND $156,806$23,982 990
Interrwellness Retreat Center IncTX $156,721$20,894 990
Consortium For Executive ObjectivesNJ $156,501$29,190 990
Local 338 Charities IncNY $156,060$43,703 990
Selah Mountain RanchCO $156,045$41,721 990
Henry Fork Service CenterVA $156,026$39,722 990
Alabama Asset Building CoalitionAL $155,889$86,489 990
The Bass Foundation IncNJ $155,859$47,468 990
Jacob's WellNE $155,773$43,076 990
Flourish Ministries IncCA $160,448$72,135 990
Healthy Living Systems IncCO $155,421$25,297 990
MudcastleMN $154,581$14,023 990
Danville Police AssociationIL $162,163$265 990
Timothy's MinistryIL $162,217$81,550 990
Helping Hands Of KilgoreTX $162,622$29,978 990
Arts In Action IncWV $153,275$20,649 990
Hub Homeless Services IncWI $153,094$43,003 990
Junior Charity League Of ConcordincNC $163,213$13,410 990
Catalyst Center IncKY $152,772$30,002 990

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 OK 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 default69th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)64th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted72nd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted65th

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 (Schaun Adams) 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 479 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $51,042 is reasonable (approximately the 69th 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). 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.