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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Holy Orthodox Order Of Saint George

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 352579048
CT · NTEE X20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Ernest Pandolfi, Executive Director / CEO ($15,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 743 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 11th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Ernest Pandolfi — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

743 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 743 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$57 total compensation of comparable organizations → $490,285 $15,000
$13,55010th
$26,80625th
$49,617Median
$82,39975th
$113,68990th
$15,000This org · 11th
p10$13,550
p25$26,806
p50$49,617
p75$82,399
p90$113,689
$15,000

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 CT 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
St Luke Missionary Baptist Church Of Narcoossee Inc FL$193,514 Pastor $33,945 $32,183 2025
Equipping Ministries International Inc OH$194,290 Secretary Non Voting $20,736 $22,752 2024
Spiritual Innovations Inc GA$194,422 Executive Dir. $97,466 $101,523 2024
Lighthouse Network Inc CO$192,520 President $76,928 $78,673 2023
Torch Of Christ Ministries LA$194,971 President $88,400 $100,839 2024
Louisville Homeschool Athletics Inc KY$192,028 Secretary $8,000 $9,167 2023
Mision Cristiana Elim Nuevo Re NJ$195,007 President $36,200 $33,482 2024
Turning The Hearts Ministries WA$191,933 President $78,560 $72,863 2024
Mike Kruger Ministries Inc FL$195,198 President $90,000 $87,587 2024
Galilee Missionary Baptist Church Of Dubberly Inc LA$191,789 President $30,250 $34,506 2024
Charleston Presbyterian Church SC$195,514 Admininstrat $12,969 $15,022 2022
Thailand Sustainable Ministries IL$191,340 Director $48,775 $51,142 2023
By Example Missions TX$195,717 Executive Director $52,800 $54,715 2024
Integrity Global Missions Inc AL$191,230 Director $96,915 $108,464 2024
New Beginnings Ministries Of Hardee County Inc FL$191,198 Director $42,300 $42,382 2023
Light Of The World Ministry OR$196,266 President $8,000 $7,924 2023
Rhoda Wise Shrine Inc OH$196,343 President Ceo $27,040 $30,545 2023
Samuel R Chand Ministries Inc GA$196,417 President $34,000 $35,416 2024
Moriah Ministries MI$190,524 Executive Di $30,500 $33,576 2023
Shadowlands Joy Inc AL$196,505 Executive Director $159,658 $178,683 2024
Soundforgers International TX$190,392 President $129,166 $133,850 2024
Maf Foundation ID$190,344 President $38,984 $42,962 2024
Global Servant Leaders Inc GA$190,219 President $116,130 $120,963 2024
Mission Of Hope AR$196,828 Co Administrator, Non Voting $18,111 $21,089 2024
The Gospel Underground VA$196,940 President $129,640 $126,330 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CT 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 CT 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 default11th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)12th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted16th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted11th

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 (Ernest Pandolfi) 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 743 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $15,000 is reasonable (approximately the 11th 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.