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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Friends Of The Groom Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 311036901
OH · NTEE X20Z
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Tom Long, Executive Director / CEO ($1,540) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 201 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 2nd percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Tom Long — reported title “President”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

201 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 201 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $228,622 $1,540
$5,09110th
$14,67525th
$28,163Median
$50,21075th
$76,64290th
$1,540This org · 2nd
p10$5,091
p25$14,675
p50$28,163
p75$50,210
p90$76,642
$1,540

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 OH 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
Rise Ministry Community Development Center OH$104,965 Senior Pastor & Executive Board Chairman $9,131 $9,131 2024
Children Ministries International CA$104,068 Founder, President, Chairman Of The Board $91,310 $76,642 2023
Breakthrough Ministries Inc TN$103,936 President $37,130 $36,849 2024
Mission Mobilization International CO$105,694 President $71,700 $66,829 2023
Green Pastures Christian IL$106,198 Camp Host $30,926 $29,553 2023
Nexus Mission CA$106,545 Director $14,400 $12,086 2023
The India Mission For Evangelism Inc AZ$102,138 President Since 3-2023 $7,950 $7,219 2024
Centro Cristiano El Kairos De Dios Inc FL$107,332 President $39,000 $34,591 2024
Cap Ministries Inc TX$107,500 President $60,264 $58,597 2023
New Life International Mission Inc FL$101,525 Director $12,994 $11,525 2024
Street Church Ministries Inc NJ$107,997 President $50,000 $43,394 2023
Iglesia Luz De Esperanza CA$101,226 Chief Executive Officer $11,624 $9,756 2023
Worship United Inc FL$108,269 Officer $8,077 $7,376 2023
Igle CA$108,799 President $21,600 $17,610 2024
Church Growth International MO$100,502 President $3,916 $4,032 2023
Debre Genet Kidus Amanuel And Kidane Mehret Orthodox Church PA$100,469 Head Priest And Executive Director $18,100 $17,042 2024
Youth Striving For Excellence TN$100,232 Treasurer $2,660 $2,571 2025
Awakening To God Ministries NC$100,222 Director, Pr $35,387 $35,542 2023
A Faithful Presence TX$99,319 Executive Director $69,600 $65,733 2024
Trinity Foundation TN$99,010 President And Director $72,999 $74,586 2023
Gospel Glory Inc VA$98,139 President $17,000 $15,955 2023
Charisma In Mission Inc CA$97,708 Secretary $52,000 $43,647 2023
Mazatlan Missions CO$111,903 Executive Director/officer $3,300 $3,458 2021
Fountains Of Life Inc FL$112,164 Director $63,890 $56,668 2024
Adoremus Society For The Renewal Of Sacred Liturgy CA$112,260 Editor $40,650 $33,141 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OH 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 OH 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 default2nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)2nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted9th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted2nd

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 (Tom Long) 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 201 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $1,540 is reasonable (approximately the 2nd 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.