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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Bridging The Gap Africa Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 134223509
OH · NTEE Q33
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of John H Parker, Executive Director / CEO ($10,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 244 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 11th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: John H Parker — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

244 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 244 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,071 total compensation of comparable organizations → $183,501 $10,000
$9,82910th
$24,24625th
$44,316Median
$63,38775th
$91,40490th
$10,000This org · 11th
p10$9,829
p25$24,246
p50$44,316
p75$63,387
p90$91,404
$10,000

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 OH 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
The World Our Parish Inc KY$428,779 President $114,564 $116,210 2024
Croatian Relief Services Inc NJ$426,897 President $30,000 $26,036 2023
Mobility Worldwide MO$426,417 Executive Di $13,292 $13,292 2024
Maranatha Childrens Ministries Inc ID$431,429 President $45,200 $45,398 2024
Gate Of Hope Ministries Intl Inc KY$433,251 Director $57,910 $58,742 2024
Community Empowerment Nfp IL$433,601 Executive Director (Thru 5/3/2024) $51,360 $47,673 2024
Addis Jemari Inc NC$434,018 Executive Di $35,769 $35,926 2023
Carha Inc FL$435,040 Director $30,000 $26,609 2024
International Center For Advocates Against Discrimination Inc NY$420,329 Co-founder & Legal Innovator $60,000 $52,701 2023
Living Hope International MI$435,851 Child Welfare & Education $144,000 $144,476 2023
Giving To Extremes VA$417,228 President $50,000 $45,581 2024
Hands Of Mercy Ministries CO$416,864 Founder $42,000 $38,024 2024
White Hawk Foundation CO$439,145 Executive Di $6,000 $5,432 2024
Project Lucas Inc VA$416,713 Executive Di $60,000 $56,313 2023
Equalhealth Inc MA$415,758 Director $45,600 $38,688 2024
Kgsa Foundation CO$440,920 Executive Director $68,455 $63,805 2023
Hearts Of Joy International Corp NJ$414,996 Executive Dir. $81,500 $68,702 2024
The Christina Noble Foundation Of FL$443,477 Board Member $57,000 $50,557 2024
Phyllis Sortor Schools For Afr WA$411,482 Director $6,497 $5,492 2024
Dignity Period MO$410,818 Executive Director $140,675 $140,675 2024
Arm In Arm In Africa MN$410,393 Executive Di $22,167 $20,680 2024
Christ Sanctuary International CA$409,988 President $12,000 $9,783 2024
Belief In Motion Inc GA$409,915 President/missionary $36,750 $34,888 2024
The Chijnaya Foundation Inc CA$408,488 Operations M $69,625 $56,764 2024
Upstream International Inc TX$449,415 President $104,630 $98,817 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OH 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 OH 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 default11th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)8th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted13th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted10th

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 (John H Parker) 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 244 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (Q33), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $10,000 is reasonable (approximately the 11th 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.