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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Risen Jesus Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 208287329
GA · NTEE X20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Michael R Licona, Executive Director / CEO ($90,783) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 46 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 72nd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Michael R Licona — reported title “President & CEO”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

46 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 46 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,136 total compensation of comparable organizations → $156,533 $90,783
$10,12710th
$25,60125th
$45,571Median
$94,34975th
$113,23490th
$90,783This org · 72nd
p10$10,127
p25$25,601
p50$45,571
p75$94,349
p90$113,234
$90,783

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.

OrganizationStateRevenueMatched titleComp
(reported)
Comp
(adjusted)
FY
Rpm Ministries Inc GA$222,916 Ceo And Director $30,000 $30,000 2023
Women In Ministry Conference Inc GA$221,684 Executive Director $6,000 $5,828 2024
Jesus In The Street Inc GA$231,681 President $27,392 $26,606 2024
Ronnie Smith Ministries Inc GA$216,843 President $118,000 $114,615 2024
Worklife Inc GA$215,087 Ceo/director $127,392 $127,392 2023
Throne Of Grace Ministries GA$214,871 Chairman $161,157 $156,533 2024
Veritas Shapes Ministries GA$235,085 Director $10,315 $10,315 2023
Kingdom Authority Ministries Inc GA$235,511 Chairman Secretary $26,000 $26,000 2023
Light For The Nations Inc GA$210,590 Ceo $36,000 $36,000 2023
Au Health Professions Associates Inc GA$241,826 Acting Ceo Of Au Health $108,952 $103,098 2025
Light For Life International Inc GA$207,142 Executive Di $30,000 $30,000 2023
Samuel R Chand Ministries Inc GA$196,417 President $34,000 $33,025 2024
Spiritual Innovations Inc GA$194,422 Executive Dir. $97,466 $94,670 2024
Focus Evangelistic Ministries Inc GA$257,650 President $12,675 $12,311 2024
Global Servant Leaders Inc GA$190,219 President $116,130 $112,798 2024
Legacy Outdoor Ministries GA$260,604 Founder/dire $45,833 $44,518 2024
Restore Ministries International Of Gordon Inc GA$261,091 Executive Director/president $1,170 $1,136 2024
Mauldin Ministries Inc GA$262,531 Presdient $50,300 $48,857 2024
Messiah For Israel Ministries Inc GA$262,974 President $96,142 $93,384 2024
Seek Ministries Inc GA$268,735 Director $32,500 $31,568 2024
Promise International GA$270,657 Founder $13,000 $12,627 2024
Fgm Organizations Inc GA$177,036 Director $36,000 $34,967 2024
Hope Harbor Inc GA$176,894 President $26,220 $25,468 2024
The Sudie Clark Hanger Missionary Care Ministry GA$273,583 Development Chair $12,900 $12,530 2024
Randy Perry Ministries Inc GA$274,608 Pres./dir. $53,000 $51,479 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to GA cost of living and 2023 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 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 default72nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)67th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted48th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted70th

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 (Michael R Licona) 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 46 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20) + GA + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $90,783 is reasonable (approximately the 72nd 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.