Compensation Comparability — Rod And Staff Ministries Inc

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of James Fain, Executive Director / CEO ($101,976) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 22 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 86^th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

Distribution of comparable compensation

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 IN cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

Organization	State	Total revenue	Total comp	Source
Blue Tassel Farm	IN	$230,516	$16,688	990
Kyampisi Childcare Ministries Inc	IN	$218,604	$10,000	990
Thin Blue 1st Inc	IN	$255,021	$107,564	990
Be The Edge Fort Wayne Inc	IN	$210,034	$144,881	990
School Alive Inc	IN	$257,160	$4,941	990
The Freedom Center Inc	IN	$259,383	$23,286	990
Brave Way Home Inc	IN	$262,503	$60,635	990
Edge Mentoring Inc	IN	$265,088	$91,600	990
Nomad Church Collective Inc	IN	$201,249	$49,964	990
Indiana Biblical Counseling Center Inc	IN	$200,825	$137,582	990
Greater Faith Community Ministry	IN	$266,144	$34,305	990
Camp Watcha Wanna Do Ltd	IN	$186,047	$37,031	990
Liberty Ministries Inc	IN	$282,781	$14,100	990
The Gathering Of Northwest Indiana Inc	IN	$285,278	$88,500	990
Ebenezer Shepherding Ministries Of	IN	$286,158	$19,496	990
Phare Warrior	IN	$301,626	$13,500	990
Behind The Wire Ministries Inc	IN	$302,244	$20,400	990
Four10 Ministries Inc	IN	$162,446	$46,000	990
Connection Ministries Inc	IN	$160,875	$44,520	990
Lakeland Child Evangelism Ministrie	IN	$314,533	$39,794	990
Gymtown Pantry Inc	IN	$332,000	$80,304	990
Seed Ministry Inc	IN	$334,864	$16,800	990

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 IN 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:

Basis	Subject percentile
Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default	86^th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)	86^th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted	91^st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted	86^th

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

The compensation of the Executive Director / CEO (James Fain) was approved in advance by [the Board / Compensation Committee], composed of members with no conflict of interest with respect to the arrangement.
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 22 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20) + IN + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
The authorized body determined that total compensation of $101,976 is reasonable (approximately the 86^th 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). 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.