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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Hope Is On The Rise

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 201432350
TX · NTEE X21
FY ending 2021-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Cesar Prieto, Executive Director / CEO ($30,983) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 30 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 33rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Cesar Prieto — reported title “PASTOR”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

30 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 30 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,242 total compensation of comparable organizations → $195,374 $30,983
$9,36510th
$28,60625th
$50,029Median
$93,65175th
$131,78590th
$30,983This org · 33rd
p10$9,365
p25$28,606
p50$50,029
p75$93,651
p90$131,785
$30,983

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 TX 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
Mosaic Vision Ministries Inc TX$215,498 President $5,000 $4,319 2024
Masters Arrow Ministries Inc TX$215,526 President/ex $2,521 $2,242 2023
New Life International Christian TX$215,901 President $73,872 $65,702 2023
James Rackley Ministries Inc TX$214,234 President $52,500 $46,693 2023
Legacy Ministries Of El Paso Inc TX$218,882 Director $69,745 $64,574 2022
The Spirit Of Elijah Ministries International TX$222,082 Executive Director $133,883 $115,659 2024
International Association Of Baptist Colleges And Universities TX$206,826 Executive Secretary $48,750 $42,114 2024
Iconnect International TX$204,266 Ceo $42,000 $37,355 2023
Grace Line Inc TX$227,973 President $108,944 $94,115 2024
Jwb Ministries Inc TX$230,621 President $42,789 $38,057 2023
Grateful Fellowship Community TX$195,344 Office Manager $78,000 $69,373 2023
St Paul Missionary Baptist Church TX$194,151 Clerk $15,424 $13,325 2024
Remnant Ministries TX$237,681 President $151,647 $131,005 2024
Wesley Putnam Ministries TX$192,585 Pres/exec.di $160,674 $138,803 2024
Bridge Ministries Of Laredo Inc TX$240,478 President $34,800 $30,951 2023
Danny Hubbell Evangelistic Min TX$240,985 President $90,000 $77,749 2024
Mision De Candelilla TX$248,988 Executive Dir. $24,760 $21,390 2024
Mission Alive TX$256,076 Executive Director $106,795 $92,258 2024
Uk Usa Ministries TX$163,586 Director $21,000 $18,142 2024
New Glory International TX$272,043 President $124,134 $107,237 2024
Love Worth Sharing Evangelistic Ministries Inc TX$278,439 President $11,490 $9,926 2024
Cbs Lebanon Inc TX$150,137 President & Ceo $102,000 $90,719 2023
Igniting Prayer Action TX$282,020 President $120,000 $103,666 2024
David Crain New Life Ministries TX$146,736 President $34,054 $29,419 2024
Laymans Retreat At Round Top TX$306,714 Foreman $40,000 $33,665 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to TX cost of living and 2021 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 TX 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 default33rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)23rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted40th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted33rd

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 (Cesar Prieto) 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 30 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X21) + TX + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $30,983 is reasonable (approximately the 33rd 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.