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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Messiah For Israel Ministries Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 201947802
GA · NTEE X20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Rev Gary Morris, Executive Director / CEO ($96,142) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 49 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 71st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

49 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 49 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,170 total compensation of comparable organizations → $161,157 $96,142
$12,98010th
$32,50025th
$57,344Median
$103,00075th
$118,58990th
$96,142This org · 71st
p10$12,980
p25$32,500
p50$57,344
p75$103,000
p90$118,589
$96,142

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
Mauldin Ministries IncGA $262,531$50,300 990
Restore Ministries International Of Gordon IncGA $261,091$1,170 990
Legacy Outdoor MinistriesGA $260,604$45,833 990
Focus Evangelistic Ministries IncGA $257,650$72,938 990
Seek Ministries IncGA $268,735$32,500 990
Promise InternationalGA $270,657$13,000 990
The Sudie Clark Hanger Missionary Care MinistryGA $273,583$12,900 990
Randy Perry Ministries IncGA $274,608$53,000 990
Cpc Of The Wmm-norcross Ga-one IncGA $277,858$48,000 990
Au Health Professions Associates IncGA $241,826$106,144 990
Onerace IncGA $284,191$116,118 990
Rushtons Hope IncGA $284,702$19,399 990
Mtn2sea Outfitters IncGA $285,346$61,772 990
Kingdom Authority Ministries IncGA $235,511$26,768 990
Veritas Shapes MinistriesGA $235,085$38,711 990
Experience Israel Now IncGA $293,906$114,948 990
Jesus In The Street IncGA $231,681$27,392 990
Echo Ministries IncorporatedGA $295,464$69,961 990
Culture Link IncGA $301,423$92,500 990
Risen Jesus IncGA $224,523$93,464 990
Higher Ground Usa IncGA $302,393$117,026 990
Rpm Ministries IncGA $222,916$30,886 990
Women In Ministry Conference IncGA $221,684$6,000 990
One Lifeline Ministry IncGA $304,469$63,539 990
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 default71st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)71st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted80th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted69th

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 Gary Morris) 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 49 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20) + GA + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $96,142 is reasonable (approximately the 71st 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.