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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Care Drops International

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 300931735
TX · NTEE X20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of David Ortega, Executive Director / CEO ($63,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 125 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 49th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: David Ortega — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

125 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 125 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,809 total compensation of comparable organizations → $381,418 $63,000
$14,42410th
$36,66325th
$63,849Median
$92,47875th
$141,85690th
$63,000This org · 49th
p10$14,424
p25$36,663
p50$63,849
p75$92,478
p90$141,856
$63,000

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 TX 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
Ruachway TX$431,044 Secretary, Director, Priest-in-charge $42,000 $43,241 2023
Crossway International Inc TX$429,360 Ceo $129,639 $129,639 2024
Relationships For Christ Ministries TX$427,905 President $45,400 $46,741 2023
Levanta Ministries TX$442,759 President $36,000 $36,000 2024
Charis Streams Missions TX$424,118 President/di $12,000 $12,000 2024
Goby International Ministries TX$446,958 President $14,400 $14,825 2023
Rig Global Dfw TX$447,021 Director $6,099 $6,099 2024
Heart For The World Ministries TX$421,467 Pres. / Executive Director $55,575 $57,217 2023
Fundacristo Missions International TX$450,133 President $27,700 $28,518 2023
Harvest Family Life Ministries TX$415,540 Ceo $125,000 $128,692 2023
Bible Outreach Ministries TX$453,907 President $13,000 $13,384 2023
Reconciliation Ministries International Inc TX$457,182 President $67,500 $67,500 2024
Ucb International Ministries TX$408,930 Director $45,757 $45,757 2024
Christ Is Life Ministries TX$461,398 Founder $64,302 $64,302 2024
New Creation Training Center Inc TX$405,837 President $63,245 $63,245 2024
Swanberg Christian Ministries TX$464,583 President $170,222 $175,250 2023
Christ Healing Center Ministries TX$404,552 Executive Director $39,583 $39,583 2024
Christ Counseling Ministry Inc TX$467,658 Executive Director $36,663 $36,663 2024
For Her TX$400,509 Ceo $83,634 $83,634 2024
Andres Bisonni Ministries Inc TX$398,081 President $80,400 $80,400 2024
Kidstand Ministries Inc TX$394,160 President $47,035 $48,424 2023
Iglesia Evangelica Filadelfia Of Sherman TX$475,526 Senior Pastor $42,200 $43,446 2023
True North Retreats TX$475,864 Executive Director $161,653 $161,653 2024
Legacy Outfitters TX$392,917 President $68,000 $70,009 2023
Kingdom Come Ministries Inc TX$392,507 Co-executive Director $68,360 $68,360 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to TX 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 TX 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 default49th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)50th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted54th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted47th

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 (David Ortega) 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 125 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20) + TX + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $63,000 is reasonable (approximately the 49th 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.