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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Beacon Of Hope

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 300085138
MI · NTEE X20
FY ending 2024-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Kyle L Thompson, Executive Director / CEO ($94,231) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 17 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 76th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Kyle L Thompson — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

17 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 17 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$6,177 total compensation of comparable organizations → $195,000 $94,231
$13,85710th
$33,20025th
$54,574Median
$65,99275th
$137,14090th
$94,231This org · 76th
p10$13,857
p25$33,200
p50$54,574
p75$65,992
p90$137,140
$94,231

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
Love In Action Missions Global Inc MI$253,280 Ceo & Treasu $13,337 $13,337 2024
Eaglecrest Alaska Missions MI$234,262 Executive Dir. $55,500 $54,069 2025
Global Evangelism Ministry Services Inc MI$228,731 President $61,650 $61,650 2024
The Sword Of The Spirit MI$274,655 Secretary $14,204 $14,204 2024
Belay Youth Ministry MI$227,893 President $60,974 $62,775 2023
International Berean Ministries Inc MI$276,931 President $6,000 $6,177 2023
St Christine Christian Services MI$210,164 Executive Di $35,760 $36,816 2023
Dave Martin International Corporation MI$293,371 President $195,000 $195,000 2024
Awakened Heart Ministries MI$293,835 Executive Director $149,928 $149,928 2024
Fossores MI$198,133 Founder $33,200 $33,200 2024
Moriah Ministries MI$190,524 Executive Di $30,500 $31,401 2023
Vertical First Foundation MI$185,078 President $118,000 $118,000 2024
Coming Out Ministries Incorporated MI$329,419 Past Chairman, Co-founder, Senior Speaker $54,574 $54,574 2024
St Mary & Pope Kyrillos Vi Coptic MI$343,153 President $65,992 $65,992 2024
Holy Cross Coptic Orthodox Church MI$346,247 Priest $128,614 $128,614 2024
The Hope Church Of Detroit Inc MI$356,089 President $48,472 $49,904 2023
Camp Living Waters MI$364,952 Executive Di $55,630 $55,630 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MI cost of living and 2024 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 default76th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)76th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted82nd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted76th

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 (Kyle L Thompson) 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 17 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20) + MI + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $94,231 is reasonable (approximately the 76th 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.