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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Davidson Prison Ministry

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 020546303
NC · NTEE X03
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Cathy Robertson, Executive Director / CEO ($20,469) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 1091 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 21st percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

1,091 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 1,091 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $458,038 $20,469
$10,29610th
$22,97525th
$41,065Median
$69,32875th
$98,40190th
$20,469This org · 21st
p10$10,296
p25$22,975
p50$41,065
p75$69,328
p90$98,401
$20,469

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 NC 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
Central Christian Fellowship TN$159,283 President $31,449 $31,993 2024
Richard Wurmbrand Foundation Inc CA$159,177 Chief Executive Officer $50,288 $42,026 2024
Champions Of Faith International Church Inc FL$158,926 President $17,900 $16,755 2023
Faithworks Christians In Mission AZ$159,973 President $34,090 $32,667 2023
Activation International Ministries MI$160,082 President $26,934 $26,905 2024
Antioch Breakthrough Ministries Inc FL$160,100 Pastor/president $41,632 $37,851 2024
The Prophet Chamber Eagle Wings Ministries International Inc GA$160,185 President $32,146 $32,206 2023
Heaven Rules Ministries Inc NC$160,290 President $72,980 $72,980 2024
Praying Effectively For The Lost LA$160,601 Director $98,272 $104,727 2024
Christ Apostolic Church Of Orlando Inc FL$160,668 President/pastor $36,000 $32,730 2024
3ca Inc OH$158,114 President $3,000 $3,075 2024
Connection Ministries Inc IN$160,875 Executive Director $44,520 $45,437 2024
International Ethiopian Evangelical Church Germantown MD$160,973 Pastor $24,058 $22,411 2023
Crossroads Christian Ministries PA$161,065 Co-pastor $20,000 $19,873 2023
Equip India Inc FL$161,187 President $60,000 $54,551 2024
Orot The Center For New Jewish Learning IL$161,233 President $50,000 $47,573 2024
Greater Hayward House Of Hope Incorporated WI$157,547 Director $30,638 $31,882 2023
Edens Redemption Inc OK$157,496 President $3,333 $3,552 2024
Grace Counseling Ministries Inc NJ$157,439 President $72,411 $62,570 2024
Catalytic Foundation SC$157,432 President/ceo $122,558 $123,741 2024
Culturebound Inc OR$157,370 Exectuive Director $55,200 $48,333 2025
Tom Farrell Evangelistic Ministries Inc NC$161,436 Exec Dir $18,000 $18,000 2024
Marian Movement Of Priests ME$157,269 President & Treasurer $34,957 $33,877 2024
Caritas Center For Christian Format IL$161,564 President $84,550 $78,373 2025
Tcmg Holdings CO$157,205 Creative Dir. $36,000 $33,408 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NC 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 NC 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 default21st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)20th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted27th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted20th

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 (Cathy Robertson) 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 1091 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (X), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $20,469 is reasonable (approximately the 21st 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.