Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of John David Christopher, Executive Director / CEO ($45,990) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 173 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 42nd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: John David Christopher — reported title “Executive Director”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.
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 TN cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Youth Sports Inc | IN | $262,683 | President | $9,000 | $8,544 | 2025 |
| Esthers Heart For Transformation Ministry Inc | NC | $262,235 | Executive Director | $39,250 | $37,476 | 2024 |
| Caleb Micah Ministries | TX | $263,270 | President | $108,200 | $100,014 | 2024 |
| Lowndes Valdosta Commission For Children & Youth Inc | GA | $263,393 | Executive Director | $24,000 | $22,958 | 2023 |
| Tire Swing Collective Inc | GA | $263,850 | Executive Director / Board Member | $84,000 | $78,046 | 2024 |
| Tecumseh Tomorrows Inc | NE | $265,257 | Secretary | $24,485 | $25,054 | 2023 |
| Jacob's Bridge To Learning Inc | OK | $258,264 | Founder / Director | $21,000 | $21,368 | 2024 |
| The Court & Child Advocacy Group Inc | IN | $267,472 | Director | $76,792 | $77,042 | 2023 |
| Child Welfare Citizens Board Of Ok | OK | $257,089 | Executive Director | $62,000 | $63,085 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Family Support Network | CT | $256,680 | Executive Di | $60,008 | $50,651 | 2025 |
| Camp Possibilities Foundation | MD | $268,393 | Executive Director | $58,393 | $50,446 | 2024 |
| A Bed 4 Me Foundation Inc | FL | $268,409 | Executive Director | $44,750 | $39,994 | 2023 |
| Wetzel-tyler Child Advocacy Center | WV | $268,458 | Executive Director | $49,759 | $49,784 | 2024 |
| Blue Door Ministries Inc | AR | $256,299 | President | $51,050 | $53,024 | 2024 |
| Tlc Foundation Inc | CT | $256,279 | Executive Di | $14,891 | $12,902 | 2024 |
| Paulding Pregnancy Services Inc | GA | $269,513 | Director | $31,425 | $29,197 | 2024 |
| Visionary Youth | NE | $270,255 | Executive Director | $35,843 | $35,624 | 2024 |
| Norfolk Casa Inc | VA | $270,836 | Executive Of | $76,000 | $66,061 | 2025 |
| Bridges Child Placement Agency | CO | $254,004 | Director | $82,402 | $71,131 | 2025 |
| Whistle Stop Supervised Child Visitation | LA | $272,097 | Executive Director | $63,074 | $66,074 | 2023 |
| Westlawn Youth Network | IL | $251,654 | Exec Dir | $27,400 | $24,892 | 2024 |
| Casa Of Polk County Inc | OR | $251,256 | Executive Director | $59,463 | $51,027 | 2024 |
| Twenty-one Senses Inc Nfp | IL | $275,255 | Coo | $48,800 | $45,642 | 2023 |
| Stark Community Support Network | OH | $275,381 | Executive Director | $65,000 | $63,616 | 2024 |
| Project Angel Hugs | WI | $275,446 | Executive Di | $64,145 | $61,903 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to TN cost of living and 2023 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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 TN 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 42nd |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 39th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 45th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 42nd |
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.
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
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.