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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Peak 7 Adventures

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 204723348
WA · NTEE X21
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Austin Dannen, Executive Director / CEO ($64,281) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 282 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 48th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

282 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 282 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$390 total compensation of comparable organizations → $298,239 $64,281
$21,45310th
$39,95225th
$67,543Median
$98,93475th
$142,77890th
$64,281This org · 48th
p10$21,453
p25$39,952
p50$67,543
p75$98,934
p90$142,778
$64,281

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
21c International IncorporatedFL $433,137$96,312 990
Raccoon River Bible ConferenceIA $433,663$73,601 990
Fathers HouseMN $431,290$26,488 990
Campus Christian FellowshipMO $435,869$57,228 990
One Another Ministries InternationalCA $430,254$27,609 990
Conexion Training IncGA $430,212$110,687 990
Shepherds' Support IncTX $437,090$130,186 990
Deeper Still MissionsTN $428,805$17,141 990
University Christian Church Legacy FoundationWA $428,707$94,796 990
International Training AndOR $427,706$114,266 990
Healing Rooms MinistriesWA $439,784$21,925 990
Pact Ministry IncGA $439,827$139,548 990
Lifetouch Ministries IncIN $426,706$62,376 990
Cornerstone Outreach Center Of Amarillo IncTX $426,104$78,136 990
House Of God Holy Church Of The Living God Pillar & GroundKY $441,422$37,730 990
Life Generating Church IncFL $425,242$10,073 990
The Tolson GroupTX $423,309$191,101 990
Elijah's Retreat IncTX $422,551$50,245 990
Jesus Vive Hoy-jesus Is Alive TodayFL $421,038$16,765 990
Jabbock Ministries IncGA $420,341$40,430 990
Iglesia Pentecostal El Jordan IncMD $446,634$30,428 990
Camp Manna Ministries IncNC $447,000$70,397 990
The Apostle Continuationchurch IncNY $448,004$16,458 990
U-turn MinistriesCO $448,086$27,047 990
Men's Leadership MinistriesTX $417,981$214,441 990

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 WA 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 default48th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)54th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted55th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted45th

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 (Austin Dannen) 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 282 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X21), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $64,281 is reasonable (approximately the 48th 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.