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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

St Joseph Of Optina Russian Orthodox Church

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 272747321
VA · NTEE X99
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Sergey A Kosov, Executive Director / CEO ($15,600) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 48 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 25th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

48 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 48 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$158 total compensation of comparable organizations → $132,614 $15,600
$7,72110th
$16,23225th
$30,124Median
$53,28175th
$70,62790th
$15,600This org · 25th
p10$7,721
p25$16,232
p50$30,124
p75$53,281
p90$70,627
$15,600

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Little Pee Dee Baptist AssociationSC $88,585$158 990
Institute For The Public Understanding Of The BibleAL $89,585$87,721 990
Spiritual Counterfeits Project IncCA $91,159$40,621 990
Tikvat Am Yisrael IncNV $91,867$30,250 990
Beloved Warriors IncIN $85,303$38,721 990
American Housing Foundation I IncGA $92,457$132,614 990
Fellowship Of The Inexhaustible CupVA $92,814$8,256 990
Plainview Meditation Center IncNY $84,512$4,251 990
Partners In ChristTN $93,259$38,103 990
Xtend Ministries InternationalTX $83,807$59,821 990
Heartstream ResourcesNC $82,843$24,387 990
The Theosophy CompanyCA $95,337$27,102 990
Peace Ambassadors UsaTN $81,417$23,950 990
Youth On The Move Usa IncFL $96,166$35,026 990
Orchard MinistriesNM $96,354$46,864 990
Sherwood Christian Outreach CenterPA $80,957$26,585 990
Ywca Mclean County FoundationIL $80,269$8,433 990
John Shiver Ministries IncFL $79,640$52,393 990
Crossover Restoration FoundationTX $77,175$89,511 990
Home HeartMN $76,805$71,967 990
Shadybrook IncOH $75,944$59,838 990
Firstlight InternationalPA $101,654$17,335 990
Next Generation Ministries InternationalVA $75,486$10,684 990
The Word Of GodMI $75,414$4,425 990
G3 Experience IncTX $102,448$55,944 990

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 VA 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 default25th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)25th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted29th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted23rd

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 (Sergey A Kosov) 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 48 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $15,600 is reasonable (approximately the 25th 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.