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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Step Into Life Ministries Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 113793641
PA · NTEE P80
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Rev Nataniel Johnson, Executive Director / CEO ($6,240) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 67 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 9th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Rev Nataniel Johnson — reported title “EXEC DIR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

67 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 67 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$743 total compensation of comparable organizations → $165,526 $6,240
$8,60610th
$16,87625th
$29,186Median
$47,76275th
$62,86490th
$6,240This org · 9th
p10$8,606
p25$16,876
p50$29,186
p75$47,762
p90$62,864
$6,240

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 PA 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
Brookshire New Birth Ministries TX$113,413 Director $14,400 $14,030 2024
Among Friends Activity Center Inc OK$113,835 Executive Di $44,500 $49,136 2023
Northeast Accessible Golf MA$114,569 President/ed $16,000 $14,004 2024
Intecare Housing Inc IN$111,668 President/ceo $55,402 $58,587 2023
Shreveport Independent Living Inc LA$109,583 President/ceo $21,418 $22,972 2024
Restan Corp OH$117,770 President $11,008 $11,356 2024
Christopher Housing WA$117,987 President And Ceo $24,457 $21,957 2023
Trpil PA$108,521 Ceo $19,158 $18,608 2024
Heal Development Corporation OH$119,538 Ceo $5,477 $5,817 2023
Homewerks Np CA$105,454 President $35,640 $29,975 2024
W Connection Inc NY$122,851 Executive Di $33,396 $30,261 2023
The American Roundtable To Abolish MA$123,680 President $189,117 $165,526 2024
I Am That Woman Movement Inc Nfp IL$101,531 Ceo And Founder $1,099 $1,083 2023
Latinos Norristown Pa PA$125,533 Program Coordinator $4,400 $4,580 2022
Christ's Outreach For The Blind Inc MI$125,792 President $27,420 $28,381 2023
White Oak Housing Foundation CA$98,433 Ceo $61,000 $52,820 2023
Smart Women Smart Money Educational Foundation IL$98,289 President $29,500 $28,248 2024
Love On 4 Paws Inc CA$97,619 Admin Assistant $18,175 $15,287 2024
Methow Valley Riding Unlimited WA$130,663 Program Director $31,733 $27,673 2024
Center For Wisdoms Women ME$130,877 Executive Director $72,127 $70,347 2024
Miracle League Of Las Vegas NV$131,748 Executive Director $55,000 $53,697 2024
Neurostrong Wellness And Fitness TX$94,461 President $21,184 $20,640 2024
Woods Foundation Of New Jersey Inc NJ$89,961 Treasurer $30,458 $27,270 2023
Beyond The Natural Foundation MD$136,830 Executive Director $38,690 $35,231 2024
Helping The Behaviorally Challenging CA$89,112 President And Ceo $30,000 $25,231 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to PA 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 PA 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 default9th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)9th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted43rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted6th

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 (Rev Nataniel Johnson) 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 67 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P80), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $6,240 is reasonable (approximately the 9th 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.