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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Scope Ministries Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 237296814
TX · NTEE P46Z
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Scott Hadden, Executive Director / CEO ($38,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 24 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 46th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Scott Hadden — reported title “President”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

24 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 24 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,072 total compensation of comparable organizations → $123,056 $38,500
$22,18010th
$28,47025th
$44,631Median
$74,83075th
$105,93390th
$38,500This org · 46th
p10$22,180
p25$28,470
p50$44,631
p75$74,830
p90$105,933
$38,500

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
Foundations For Families Inc OH$156,173 Executive Di $28,095 $28,894 2024
Camino Y Esperanza IL$155,916 Ceo $102,700 $98,039 2024
World Grace Project IA$172,620 Community Outreach $55,700 $60,969 2023
Cavetime Inc OK$173,078 Executive Director $100,362 $110,478 2023
Ultimate Escape TN$187,862 Director $103,110 $108,349 2023
The Apollos Project Inc RI$189,280 Director $11,000 $10,241 2024
Seeds Wilderness Therapy CO$191,070 Executive Director $35,560 $34,087 2023
Whatever It Takes Ministries Inc FL$191,117 President $71,448 $67,099 2023
Shalom Place PA$194,120 President $100,605 $100,295 2023
Restoration Ministriesinc IL$127,239 President $72,164 $68,889 2024
Leadercare Inc CO$127,188 President $41,000 $38,174 2024
Journey For Life NC$203,981 President $122,650 $123,056 2024
Christ Centered Counseling Ministries PA$114,745 Executive Director $73,000 $70,688 2024
Marriage Adventure Inc GA$210,041 President $42,500 $41,494 2024
Delaware Multicultural And Civic Organiz DE$210,427 President $27,347 $26,000 2024
Daemion Counseling Center Inc PA$217,687 Executive Director $24,728 $24,652 2023
Bliss & Wisdom Culture And Education CA$218,140 Cfo $2,400 $2,072 2023
Joshua Holmes Ministries TX$220,000 Secretary $28,000 $27,197 2024
Heart In Balance CA$228,400 Executive Dir. $25,190 $21,121 2024
Eagle Family Ministries Inc AR$230,634 President $32,500 $36,520 2023
Community Grief Support Service AL$230,846 Executive Director - Part Year $45,536 $47,768 2024
Empowered And Dedicated To Edify The MA$231,724 Ceo And Exec Director $100,000 $87,256 2024
Worldwide Marriage Encounter Usa CA$239,704 Office Manager $74,845 $62,755 2024
Illinois Mental Health Counselors Assoc IL$240,710 Executive Director $35,100 $32,643 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 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 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 default46th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)42nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted46th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted46th

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 (Scott Hadden) 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 24 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P46), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $38,500 is reasonable (approximately the 46th 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.