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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Mercy Holistic Ministry

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 371641919
CA · NTEE X129
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Berhanu Didanu, Executive Director / CEO ($96,955) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 21 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 90th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Berhanu Didanu — reported title “Secretary”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

21 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 21 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$600 total compensation of comparable organizations → $183,601 $96,955
$12,47310th
$14,65525th
$43,410Median
$60,11075th
$92,15490th
$96,955This org · 90th
p10$12,473
p25$14,655
p50$43,410
p75$60,110
p90$92,154
$96,955

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 CA 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
Eagle Ledge Foundation Inc CA$247,502 Ceo $60,000 $60,000 2024
Shining Light Abroad Ministries AL$245,239 Chairman $50,000 $62,556 2024
Ambaricho International Prayer And Missions Movement Usa Inc IN$266,633 Board Member $12,000 $14,655 2024
Heart Of Hope Ministries Int'l WA$241,469 President $41,868 $43,410 2024
Crosslink Memphis Inc TN$269,744 Executive Director $41,609 $52,147 2023
Meet The Need Ministries Inc FL$237,583 President $55,000 $59,836 2024
Strategic Global Mission MI$235,742 President $74,883 $92,154 2023
Dr Willard E And Ella N Romberg MN$277,621 Assistant Secretary $20,476 $23,431 2024
Revival Of Faith Ministries Inc MO$228,789 President $48,750 $59,796 2024
Blaze Ministries International NC$227,405 Director $93,000 $114,571 2023
Gospel Network Support Inc VA$222,782 Treasurer $4,628 $5,328 2023
Beth Ahron V'israel - Bavi Chesed Fund Inc NY$210,406 Executive Director $12,000 $12,928 2023
Fundacion De Las Hermanas De La Presentacion De Maria Santisima Al Templo C FL$208,746 Employee $13,215 $14,377 2024
King Of Kings International Ministry Inc OK$311,758 Director/president $9,500 $12,473 2023
Homepointe Inc TX$196,870 President And Director $50,400 $60,110 2023
Huukuiko Inc CA$195,207 President $600 $600 2024
Care And Share Of Mountain Lake MN$189,457 Executive Director $16,012 $18,323 2024
Wiseheart Foundation Inc TN$349,084 Director $154,818 $183,601 2025
Crossroads Fellowship Foundation NC$354,364 President $31,979 $38,266 2024
Vital Seed Ministries International TX$366,014 Chairman/direct $21,955 $26,184 2023
Episcopal Preaching Foundation Inc NJ$376,767 Executive Director $85,000 $85,623 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CA cost of living and 2024 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 CA 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 default90th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)95th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted90th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted81st

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 (Berhanu Didanu) 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 21 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X12), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $96,955 is reasonable (approximately the 90th 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.