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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Lazarus Ministries Kc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 263143007
MO · NTEE P20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jessica O'donnell, Executive Director / CEO ($61,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 19 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 74th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Jessica O'donnell — reported title “EXECIVE 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

19 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 19 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$6,240 total compensation of comparable organizations → $133,333 $61,000
$16,21410th
$20,69325th
$42,090Median
$56,87975th
$88,09490th
$61,000This org · 74th
p10$16,214
p25$20,693
p50$42,090
p75$56,879
p90$88,094
$61,000

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 MO 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
Good Journey Development Foundation MO$236,159 Executive Director $68,407 $66,444 2024
Dixon Area Caring Center Inc MO$227,614 Manager Of Center $19,160 $18,610 2024
Crusaders For The Cross MO$244,850 Secretary $6,630 $6,630 2023
Charlottes Community Outreach MO$253,986 Executive Director $123,482 $119,939 2024
Empower Me MO$207,979 Executive Director $76,500 $72,390 2025
Finding The Family MO$195,422 Board Member $47,724 $46,355 2024
Rk Missions MO$284,515 Director $27,700 $26,905 2024
Mama Nyumba MO$183,513 President & Ceo $19,685 $19,685 2023
Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Inc MO$182,366 Director $6,240 $6,240 2023
Porch Initiative MO$180,235 Executive Dir. $82,500 $80,133 2024
Birthstone Corporation MO$179,523 Assistant Treasurer $27,966 $27,966 2023
Dads Against Crime Inc MO$294,829 President $43,333 $42,090 2024
David Woods Kemper Veterans Foundation MO$176,768 Executive Director/trustee $133,333 $133,333 2023
Awl Foundation MO$174,601 Executive Di $33,756 $32,788 2024
Springs Of Living Water MO$300,744 Founder $50,000 $47,314 2025
Troy Dream Center Inc MO$167,207 Director Of The Troy Dream Center $45,000 $43,709 2024
Whosoever Mv Inc MO$310,329 Men's Director $21,700 $21,700 2023
College Hill Foundation MO$312,004 Executive Director $43,342 $42,099 2024
Jacob's Ladder Care Services Inc MO$336,934 Treasurer $19,698 $19,133 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MO 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 MO 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 default74th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)74th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted74th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted68th

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 (Jessica O'donnell) 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 19 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P20) + MO + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $61,000 is reasonable (approximately the 74th 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.