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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Peace And Grace Ministries

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 273716902
IN · NTEE X21
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Matthew Eckart, Executive Director / CEO ($65,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 328 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 61st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Matthew Eckart — reported title “VICE PRESIDE”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

328 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 328 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$926 total compensation of comparable organizations → $214,075 $65,000
$14,64710th
$28,63725th
$54,547Median
$80,99675th
$114,59990th
$65,000This org · 61st
p10$14,647
p25$28,637
p50$54,547
p75$80,996
p90$114,599
$65,000

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 IN 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
The Brook Ministries Inc TX$331,955 Executive Dir. $84,000 $77,393 2024
Brake Ministries International FL$332,074 President $140,366 $121,454 2024
Intern Academy Inc AZ$328,045 President $90,000 $79,722 2024
Endurance With Jan & Dave Dravecky KS$332,320 President $54,205 $52,547 2025
Family Fest Inc Christian Ministry Non Profit Org MN$327,404 Executive Director $119,321 $111,803 2023
Plur Life Ministries CA$326,909 President $76,092 $60,519 2024
Baptist Church Planting Ministry TN$333,361 President And General Director $160,444 $155,336 2024
The Single Mom Kc KS$333,756 Executive Director $66,000 $67,613 2023
Public Servants Prayer Inc IN$333,943 President $60,000 $58,279 2024
Thomas E Mcdaniels Ministries Inc TX$326,067 President $42,073 $38,764 2024
Potter's Field Ranch Inc MT$325,929 President $42,000 $42,931 2023
Etowah Baptist Missions Center AL$335,175 Executive Director $45,294 $45,070 2024
Christian Science Provider Network MA$335,891 Executive Director $46,894 $38,813 2024
E3 Elevating Education Everywhere Inc TN$336,833 President/treasurer $30,000 $29,044 2024
Greater Works Praise And Worship Centre CA$323,094 President $75,134 $59,756 2024
Focused Living Ministries SC$322,932 President $83,100 $82,208 2023
Refiners House GA$322,813 President Ceo $41,905 $39,955 2023
Arukah CA$322,735 President $55,000 $43,743 2024
Wordalone Ministries NC$337,553 Ceo $78,380 $74,594 2024
Call Communications Group Inc FL$322,017 President $90,000 $77,874 2024
Lets Go Fishing Ministries Inc CO$321,924 President $126,345 $111,586 2024
On The Go Ministries TN$338,861 President $52,885 $52,713 2023
Truthxchange Inc CA$340,510 Executive Di $119,947 $98,216 2023
Exago Ministries Inc AR$340,559 President $170,700 $176,729 2024
Church Usa For Christ Corp FL$319,351 D P $31,760 $27,481 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to IN 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 IN 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 default61st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)57th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted69th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted60th

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 (Matthew Eckart) 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 328 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X21), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $65,000 is reasonable (approximately the 61st 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.