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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Vital Seed Ministries International

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 342012545
TX · NTEE X12
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Michael Onifer, Executive Director / CEO ($21,955) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 19 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 26th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Michael Onifer — reported title “Chairman/Direct”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

19 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 19 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,536 total compensation of comparable organizations → $153,944 $21,955
$11,92210th
$21,69325th
$43,723Median
$56,45875th
$73,69190th
$21,955This org · 26th
p10$11,922
p25$21,693
p50$43,723
p75$56,458
p90$73,691
$21,955

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
Episcopal Preaching Foundation Inc NJ$376,767 Executive Director $85,000 $71,791 2025
Crossroads Fellowship Foundation NC$354,364 President $31,979 $32,085 2024
Wiseheart Foundation Inc TN$349,084 Director $154,818 $153,944 2025
Tanaka TX$395,736 President $24,440 $23,739 2024
Science Of Mind Foundation Inc CO$415,517 Dir. Of Phil $46,071 $42,895 2024
Dove's Nest Inc IN$419,717 Store Manager $57,536 $58,916 2024
King Of Kings International Ministry Inc OK$311,758 Director/president $9,500 $10,458 2023
Dr Willard E And Ella N Romberg MN$277,621 Assistant Secretary $20,476 $19,646 2024
Crosslink Memphis Inc TN$269,744 Executive Director $41,609 $43,723 2023
Ambaricho International Prayer And Missions Movement Usa Inc IN$266,633 Board Member $12,000 $12,288 2024
7 Stages Discipleship Bridges TX$472,577 Chairman $54,000 $54,000 2023
Mercy Holistic Ministry CA$254,459 Secretary $96,955 $81,293 2024
Eagle Ledge Foundation Inc CA$247,502 Ceo $60,000 $50,308 2024
High Street United Methodist Church IN$485,404 Treasurer $1,500 $1,536 2024
Shining Light Abroad Ministries AL$245,239 Chairman $50,000 $52,451 2024
Thai Village Inc WI$489,280 Executive Director $25,200 $25,555 2024
Why Not Bless Inc TX$513,847 President/di $52,300 $50,800 2024
The Janaka Foundation CA$526,409 Executive Director & Secretary $21,480 $18,010 2024
Cornelius Connection International TX$526,924 Director $66,500 $64,592 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 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 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 default26th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)26th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted32nd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted21st

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 (Michael Onifer) 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 19 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X12), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $21,955 is reasonable (approximately the 26th 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.