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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Lampstand Ministries Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 311624270
IL · NTEE X99
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Christopher Langkamp, Executive Director / CEO ($148,786) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 16 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 100th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

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

How comparable organizations were selected

16 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 16 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$6,538 total compensation of comparable organizations → $132,560 $148,786
$10,16610th
$16,62125th
$74,545Median
$95,16375th
$121,93090th
$148,786This org · 100th
p10$10,166
p25$16,621
p50$74,545
p75$95,163
p90$121,930
$148,786

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 IL 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 Earth Center Of Maanu Inc IL$437,973 It Director $11,250 $11,250 2023
Prograce International IL$415,469 Chief Executive Officer $136,475 $132,560 2024
Pch Ministries Inc IL$441,209 Ceo $117,391 $114,023 2024
The Hinda Institute IL$463,408 Director $9,350 $9,082 2024
Wellsprings Of Freedom International IL$386,307 Founder $86,004 $86,004 2023
James Ward Ministries Inc IL$375,630 President $92,560 $89,904 2024
Legacy Disciple IL$485,142 Secretary $35,693 $34,669 2024
Rabbanut Nfp IL$485,571 Treasurer & Director $18,000 $17,033 2025
Q Christian Fellowship IL$501,402 Executive Director $6,731 $6,538 2024
Lead222 United Ltd IL$505,606 Executive Dir. $90,800 $88,195 2024
Restoration Center Chicago IL$514,514 Vice President $133,671 $129,836 2024
Dream Center Springfield Inc Nfp IL$322,970 Executive Director $15,385 $15,385 2023
The Society For The Advancement Of IL$532,960 President $113,919 $110,651 2024
Lincolnshire Korean Evangelical Church Of America IL$544,074 Board President $19,200 $18,649 2024
Seek & Find Ministries IL$310,410 President $63,086 $63,086 2023
Celebrating Life Ministries IL$298,915 President $90,000 $90,000 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to IL 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 IL 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 default100th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)100th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted56th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted100th

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 (Christopher Langkamp) 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 16 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X99) + IL + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $148,786 is reasonable (approximately the 100th 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.