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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Blackwelder Ministries Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 200342693
GA · NTEE X20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of P Marty Blackwelder, Executive Director / CEO ($151,471) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 53 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 98th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

How comparable organizations were selected

53 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 53 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,170 total compensation of comparable organizations → $163,791 $151,471
$14,28010th
$39,50025th
$63,539Median
$94,79575th
$115,88490th
$151,471This org · 98th
p10$14,280
p25$39,500
p50$63,539
p75$94,795
p90$115,884
$151,471

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Campus Clubs IncGA $381,827$65,977 990
Perspective Ministries IncGA $387,594$75,900 990
Proskuneo Ministries IncGA $374,634$52,127 990
Regenerating Life Ministries IncGA $371,778$136,465 990
Home Repairs Ministries IncGA $398,515$97,222 990
Grace Korean Church IncGA $402,301$68,250 990
Christian Social Ministries IncGA $411,049$51,000 990
Foundation For Clinical PastoralGA $411,150$49,643 990
Camp CrosspointGA $339,537$44,666 990
Gods Glory Ministries International IncGA $339,459$77,256 990
Young Leaders International IncGA $334,057$105,058 990
Embracing The JourneyGA $433,411$127,847 990
Imago Dei Motorcycle MinistryGA $331,868$6,010 990
Living Bridges MinistryGA $433,579$7,505 990
Waymaker International MinistriesGA $329,726$10,452 990
Directline Ministry IncGA $436,174$26,000 990
Vision 938 IncGA $329,089$120,947 990
Christian Radio Fellowship IncGA $438,199$91,536 990
The American Vision IncGA $326,882$103,000 990
Kingdom FoundationsGA $440,406$94,795 990
Sandra Kennedy Ministries IncGA $317,845$72,000 990
Chris Musgrove Ministries IncGA $310,380$36,491 990
Freedom Path Counseling IncGA $457,592$110,366 990
Kidz Blitz Ministries IncGA $457,902$60,000 990
Street Love Ministries IncGA $304,741$29,167 990

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 GA 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 default98th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)98th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted89th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted96th

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 (P Marty Blackwelder) 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 53 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20) + GA + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $151,471 is reasonable (approximately the 98th 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.