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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Avatar Meher Baba Heartland Ce

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 383652621
OK · NTEE X99
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 10, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jane, Executive Director / CEO ($18,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 246 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 12th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

246 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 246 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$456 total compensation of comparable organizations → $256,005 $18,000
$15,41210th
$32,21225th
$58,826Median
$76,71375th
$115,24490th
$18,000This org · 12th
p10$15,412
p25$32,212
p50$58,826
p75$76,713
p90$115,244
$18,000

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 OK 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
Made To Shine Inc MO$455,757 President/treasurer $85,615 $79,988 2024
Clubhouse Ministries Inc TN$450,921 Secretary $44,999 $41,723 2024
Firebase Movement MN$458,526 Director $82,848 $72,211 2024
Straight Street Revolution GA$459,052 Executive Di $52,708 $46,749 2024
Faith And Life Inc KS$459,272 Manager $35,817 $34,132 2024
Cways Home OR$449,235 Director $151,437 $124,052 2024
Hope In Jesus Ministries RI$448,854 Director $77,400 $63,780 2025
The Isaiah 40 Foundation Inc VT$460,415 President $89,932 $79,847 2024
Wonders Of The Creator Inc FL$448,282 President $106,154 $87,966 2024
Blazing Trees TN$462,823 Chief Executive Officer $72,000 $68,731 2023
The Hinda Institute IL$463,408 Director $9,350 $8,109 2024
Blazing Hope Ranch TN$445,429 Board Member; Executive Director $17,500 $15,808 2025
Agape Freedom Fighters TN$442,694 President $102,080 $92,210 2025
Thrive Learning Centers CA$466,812 Executive Dir. $16,449 $12,529 2024
Pch Ministries Inc IL$441,209 Ceo $117,391 $101,802 2024
City On A Hill Young Adult Apostolate MO$439,114 Executive Director (January - October) $70,518 $65,884 2024
The Lot Project SC$438,885 Executive D $45,250 $41,641 2024
Theology Of Work Project Inc MA$470,409 Ceo & Director $73,997 $58,655 2024
Equipping Leaders For A Lifetime OR$470,664 Executive Di $79,200 $64,878 2024
Lot318 CA$438,059 Ceo $32,987 $25,126 2024
The Earth Center Of Maanu Inc IL$437,973 It Director $11,250 $10,044 2023
True North Ministries Inc OK$437,611 Executive Dir. $65,417 $63,540 2024
Northwest B Annual Conference NC$471,871 President $500 $456 2024
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist OH$437,014 President $14,740 $13,771 2024
Awaken The Dawn Inc FL$473,274 President $141,693 $117,416 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OK 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 OK 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 default12th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)11th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted17th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted12th

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 (Jane) 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 10, 2026, comparing compensation against 246 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $18,000 is reasonable (approximately the 12th 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 10, 2026.