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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Activation International Ministries

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 263227000
MI · NTEE X20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Christian Grosse, Executive Director / CEO ($26,934) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 530 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 28th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

530 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 530 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$54 total compensation of comparable organizations → $1,626,100 $26,934
$11,41010th
$24,23625th
$42,771Median
$73,05875th
$101,63890th
$26,934This org · 28th
p10$11,410
p25$24,236
p50$42,771
p75$73,058
p90$101,638
$26,934

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Antioch Breakthrough Ministries IncFL $160,100$37,891 990
The Prophet Chamber Eagle Wings Ministries International IncGA $160,185$32,240 990
Faithworks Christians In MissionAZ $159,973$32,702 990
Heaven Rules Ministries IncNC $160,290$73,058 990
Praying Effectively For The LostLA $160,601$104,838 990
Christ Apostolic Church Of Orlando IncFL $160,668$32,765 990
Connection Ministries IncIN $160,875$45,486 990
Central Christian FellowshipTN $159,283$32,027 990
Crossroads Christian MinistriesPA $161,065$19,894 990
Champions Of Faith International Church IncFL $158,926$16,773 990
Caritas Center For Christian FormatIL $161,564$78,457 990
TaylorglobalconsultTX $161,825$84,507 990
3ca IncOH $158,114$3,078 990
Living Way Christian FellowshipPA $162,236$20,655 990
Brazil River Of Life MinistriesTN $162,445$31,661 990
Four10 Ministries IncIN $162,446$46,998 990
Greater Hayward House Of Hope IncorporatedWI $157,547$31,916 990
Edens Redemption IncOK $157,496$3,556 990
Grace Counseling Ministries IncNJ $157,439$62,637 990
Catalytic FoundationSC $157,432$123,873 990
Marian Movement Of PriestsME $157,269$33,913 990
Women Of Valor Ministries IncMD $162,907$31,203 990
Tcmg HoldingsCO $157,205$33,444 990
Mom2mom Atlanta South IncGA $157,092$2,686 990
Baptist Student Center Of SoutheastMO $163,635$73,458 990

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 MI 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 default28th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)27th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted34th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted28th

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 (Christian Grosse) 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 530 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $26,934 is reasonable (approximately the 28th 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.