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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Starlight Ministries Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 264803944
MI · NTEE F60
FY ending 2023-08-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jolynn Van Wienen, Executive Director / CEO ($26,800) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 133 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 17th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Jolynn Van Wienen — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

133 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 133 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,226 total compensation of comparable organizations → $232,624 $26,800
$17,65610th
$34,21325th
$54,589Median
$75,29375th
$116,13290th
$26,800This org · 17th
p10$17,656
p25$34,213
p50$54,589
p75$75,293
p90$116,132
$26,800

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.

OrganizationStateRevenueMatched titleComp
(reported)
Comp
(adjusted)
FY
Still Small Voice Educational Services NJ$336,349 President $25,000 $21,625 2023
Touchstone Counseling Service Inc CA$337,945 Secretary $13,351 $11,169 2023
Twin State Christian Counseling Inc VT$340,496 Executive Director $84,469 $77,945 2025
Fishbowl Ministries Inc CA$340,847 President $22,434 $18,229 2024
E-motion Inc NH$333,224 Chair And Ceo $65,403 $56,830 2024
Cenfam AR$329,363 President $34,491 $37,561 2023
Anchored Hope Counseling KY$329,102 President/cl $73,340 $74,148 2024
Kidz Can Corporation NJ$329,009 President $44,200 $37,137 2024
Virginia Law Enforcement Assistant VA$346,111 Director $28,125 $26,310 2023
Peace Restored Inc IN$326,549 Executive Director $37,500 $37,214 2024
Jersey Shore Dream Center NJ$347,790 Secretary $9,269 $7,788 2024
The Relationship Resource CA$349,231 Executive Dir. $57,457 $48,068 2023
Brilora Fertility Foundation MI$323,669 President $32,692 $31,754 2024
Northern Appalachian Teen Challenge Inc WV$352,762 Executive Director $52,000 $52,983 2024
Horses & Heroes Inc KS$352,786 Executive Director, Founder $33,653 $34,213 2024
Life-giving Wounds Corporation MD$352,796 President/chairman $103,995 $91,493 2024
Christopher Ministries Inc TN$354,194 Director $16,850 $17,160 2023
Aragon & Hernandez Social Services CA$319,881 Chief Executive Officer $36,140 $29,367 2024
Women Supporting Women Inc MD$319,274 Executive Director $41,349 $36,378 2024
Fruit That Remains Inc AR$355,803 President/di $69,852 $73,888 2024
Common Ground A New Jersey NJ$356,725 Executive Di $80,000 $65,483 2025
Mercy House International Inc OR$316,575 Ceo $30,000 $25,541 2025
Hope For Healthy Families Counseling Center CA$315,277 Ceopresident $16,929 $13,756 2024
Love Like Lexi Project Inc AL$314,689 Executive Dire $72,969 $74,184 2024
Transforming Resources MN$360,142 Chairman & Ceo $122,850 $117,606 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MI 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 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 default17th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)14th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted19th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted15th

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 (Jolynn Van Wienen) 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 133 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (F60), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $26,800 is reasonable (approximately the 17th 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.