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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

East Michigan Youth For Christ

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 381753187
MI · NTEE O55Z
FY ending 2024-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of David Ash, Executive Director / CEO ($73,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 33 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 76th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: David Ash — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

33 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 33 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$12,393 total compensation of comparable organizations → $119,131 $73,500
$22,88210th
$40,84325th
$51,186Median
$72,71175th
$89,61290th
$73,500This org · 76th
p10$22,882
p25$40,843
p50$51,186
p75$72,711
p90$89,612
$73,500

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 MI 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
Mountain Fountain Creations CO$228,864 President $43,965 $40,843 2024
Haven On The Rock WY$230,495 Executive Director $30,000 $31,123 2024
Seal Team Ministries Inc GA$230,727 Executive Director $122,293 $119,131 2024
Kids First Family Fellowship Inc GA$213,285 Director $23,867 $23,250 2024
Child Evangelism Fellowship Inc KS$212,981 State Director Employee $110,400 $115,552 2024
Child Evangelism Fellowship Of Ches PA$239,760 Director $77,416 $77,005 2023
Platte Valley Area Youth For Christ NE$210,193 Executive Di $65,000 $65,987 2025
Kansas Bible Camp Inc KS$243,192 Director $20,860 $21,270 2025
Lighthouse Community Center WA$248,689 President $46,123 $41,189 2023
Child Evangelism Fellowship Of Nh Inc NH$203,030 Secretary $32,234 $29,688 2023
Child Evangelism Fellowship Inc Of Schuylkill County PA$200,490 Director $42,310 $42,086 2023
Anglican Youth Ministry NC$255,273 Acting Director $44,084 $44,131 2024
Urban Church Advocates IL$255,801 President $55,000 $51,036 2025
Arizona Urban Youth Ministries AZ$256,762 Program Manager $64,604 $60,195 2024
Youth With A Mission West Virginia WV$194,181 President $47,482 $48,525 2025
Celebrate Ministries Inc MI$189,084 President $67,613 $67,613 2024
Kings Kids El Paso Inc TX$269,908 Outreach $72,000 $69,778 2024
Anhar Institute GA$271,596 Executive Director $34,000 $33,121 2024
Twin Peaks Bible Camp CO$272,620 Executive Director $58,999 $56,429 2023
Franklin Fellows TN$178,492 Executive Director $93,333 $95,048 2024
Luke Project Inc GA$177,539 President $72,500 $72,711 2023
Generation Life PA$275,422 Director $15,440 $14,917 2024
E2ten Mission CA$279,547 President $27,242 $22,790 2024
Crossroads Youth Works CO$169,639 Executive Director $53,268 $50,947 2023
Next Generation Ministries Inc LA$283,541 Ceo, Director $60,360 $64,393 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MI 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 MI 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 default76th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)79th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted82nd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted76th

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 (David Ash) 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 33 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (O55), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $73,500 is reasonable (approximately the 76th 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.