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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Child Evangelism Fellowship Of Ches

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 231384942
PA · NTEE O55Z
FY ending 2023-08-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jack Landis, Executive Director / CEO ($77,416) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 36 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 83rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

36 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 36 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$12,458 total compensation of comparable organizations → $119,767 $77,416
$23,14310th
$39,12125th
$51,664Median
$73,29875th
$89,75090th
$77,416This org · 83rd
p10$23,143
p25$39,121
p50$51,664
p75$73,298
p90$89,750
$77,416

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 PA 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
Kansas Bible Camp Inc KS$243,192 Director $20,860 $21,384 2025
Lighthouse Community Center WA$248,689 President $46,123 $41,409 2023
Seal Team Ministries Inc GA$230,727 Executive Director $122,293 $119,767 2024
Haven On The Rock WY$230,495 Executive Director $30,000 $31,289 2024
Mountain Fountain Creations CO$228,864 President $43,965 $41,062 2024
East Michigan Youth For Christ MI$225,951 Executive Dir $73,500 $73,892 2024
Anglican Youth Ministry NC$255,273 Acting Director $44,084 $44,366 2024
Urban Church Advocates IL$255,801 President $55,000 $51,308 2025
Arizona Urban Youth Ministries AZ$256,762 Program Manager $64,604 $60,517 2024
Kids First Family Fellowship Inc GA$213,285 Director $23,867 $23,374 2024
Child Evangelism Fellowship Inc KS$212,981 State Director Employee $110,400 $116,169 2024
Platte Valley Area Youth For Christ NE$210,193 Executive Di $65,000 $66,339 2025
Kings Kids El Paso Inc TX$269,908 Outreach $72,000 $70,150 2024
Anhar Institute GA$271,596 Executive Director $34,000 $33,298 2024
Twin Peaks Bible Camp CO$272,620 Executive Director $58,999 $56,730 2023
Generation Life PA$275,422 Director $15,440 $14,997 2024
Child Evangelism Fellowship Of Nh Inc NH$203,030 Secretary $32,234 $29,846 2023
Child Evangelism Fellowship Inc Of Schuylkill County PA$200,490 Director $42,310 $42,310 2023
E2ten Mission CA$279,547 President $27,242 $22,912 2024
Next Generation Ministries Inc LA$283,541 Ceo, Director $60,360 $64,736 2024
Youth With A Mission West Virginia WV$194,181 President $47,482 $48,784 2025
Stars Sports Club SC$290,193 Executive Di $90,090 $89,183 2025
Celebrate Ministries Inc MI$189,084 President $67,613 $67,974 2024
Franklin Fellows TN$178,492 Executive Director $93,333 $95,555 2024
Luke Project Inc GA$177,539 President $72,500 $73,100 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to PA 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 PA 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 default83rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)83rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted86th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted83rd

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 (Jack Landis) 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 36 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (O55), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $77,416 is reasonable (approximately the 83rd 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.