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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Ashland Theological Seminary Founda

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 341202588
OH · NTEE X11
FY ending 2025-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Doug Cooper, Executive Director / CEO ($49,846) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 35 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 63rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Doug Cooper — reported title “EXEC. DIR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

35 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 35 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$238 total compensation of comparable organizations → $227,131 $49,846
$6,42410th
$27,99725th
$38,698Median
$70,93475th
$101,51990th
$49,846This org · 63rd
p10$6,424
p25$27,997
p50$38,698
p75$70,934
p90$101,519
$49,846

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
Sacred Heart Support Corporation CA$308,215 President $6,013 $5,180 2023
Mother Of Mercy House Inc PA$298,274 Executive Dir & Board Member $37,417 $36,162 2024
El Refugio Ministry Inc GA$314,037 Executive Director $64,210 $62,569 2024
Hardcore Evangelistic Ministries Inc TX$284,493 President $32,433 $31,441 2024
The Dream Center Of Columbus Inc MS$322,488 Executive Di $27,850 $30,948 2023
Joseph Pedott Perpetual Endowment Trust CA$282,930 Assistent Treasurer (From $50,736 $42,458 2024
Matthew 620 Foundation CO$281,289 Treasurer $27,230 $25,304 2024
Highpoint Community Ministries TX$327,344 Preschool Director $56,074 $54,360 2024
Central Jersey Institute Of Islamic Sciences Inc NJ$275,662 President $41,660 $36,047 2024
Liberti Network Of Churches PA$330,951 President $30,844 $30,689 2023
Society Of St Vincent De Paul LA$272,356 President & Ceo $18,559 $19,805 2024
Roadster Legacy AZ$267,932 Director $4,735 $4,544 2023
Thrive International Missions CA$262,893 President $118,901 $99,502 2024
Chapel Haven Endowment Inc CT$262,002 President $262 $238 2024
Friends Of Our Lady Of Martyrs Shrine NY$371,754 Executive Director $83,490 $75,274 2023
Emmaus Center Inc NY$234,723 Former Executive Director $162,500 $142,306 2024
Milandila Community Missions Inc PA$232,604 Director $73,810 $73,441 2023
Church In Action - Germany AZ$374,449 Ceo $33,373 $32,024 2023
Presbyterian Church Camp And Conference Association NC$228,342 Executive Director $69,103 $71,241 2023
Dorothy Day Capital Corporation MN$379,641 Vp & Cfo At Catholic Charities $39,251 $38,698 2023
The Irving And Varda Rabin Foundation CA$223,546 Assistant Treasurer (From 12/06/23) $50,736 $42,458 2024
Agape Impact Ministries Inc TX$385,088 President / Executive Director $18,210 $18,175 2023
First Response Ministry Inc TX$220,694 Executive Director $43,946 $43,861 2023
Velvet Ashes Incorporated PA$210,704 Executive Director $55,327 $53,471 2024
Dental Community Fellowship SC$209,226 Vice Preside $20,000 $19,700 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OH cost of living and 2025 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 default63rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)54th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted69th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted34th

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 (Doug Cooper) 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 35 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X11), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $49,846 is reasonable (approximately the 63rd 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.