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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Christian Ministry Center

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 411825357
MN · NTEE X99Z
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Andy Leenstra, Executive Director / CEO ($9,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 38 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 21st percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

38 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 38 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$154 total compensation of comparable organizations → $130,467 $9,000
$4,27310th
$9,48325th
$24,904Median
$44,26975th
$74,96590th
$9,000This org · 21st
p10$4,273
p25$9,483
p50$24,904
p75$44,269
p90$74,965
$9,000

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 MN 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
United Research Inc NC$65,623 V/p $3,237 $3,203 2025
Camp Zimmerman Foundation Incorporated OH$71,216 Camp Manager $9,900 $10,307 2024
Kwm World Outreach Inc GA$72,198 President $6,400 $6,325 2024
Hearts Of Jesus And Mary Ministries SC$63,332 Minister $20,042 $21,160 2023
The Word Of God MI$75,414 Treasurer $4,261 $4,324 2024
Next Generation Ministries International VA$75,486 Executive Dir. $11,000 $10,440 2024
Shadybrook Inc OH$75,944 Executive Director $56,160 $58,471 2024
Home Heart MN$76,805 President $72,400 $70,323 2024
Crossover Restoration Foundation TX$77,175 President/ceo $86,400 $87,467 2023
Bryan Popin Ministries Inc TN$58,420 President $20,000 $20,665 2024
The Luisa Piccarreta Center For The Divine Will TN$57,666 President $9,250 $9,558 2024
John Shiver Ministries Inc FL$79,640 President $53,850 $51,197 2023
Mercysong Inc MA$56,259 Vice President $10,400 $9,458 2023
Ywca Mclean County Foundation IL$80,269 Ceo/presiden $8,752 $8,240 2025
Beyeperfect Corp ID$55,950 Secretary $8,732 $9,131 2024
Finding Us Inc FL$55,768 Chief Exec O $36,000 $33,244 2024
Sherwood Christian Outreach Center PA$80,957 President $26,500 $25,978 2024
Realword Outdoors NC$54,887 President $35,500 $36,058 2024
Peace Ambassadors Usa TN$81,417 President $22,000 $23,403 2023
Heartstream Resources NC$82,843 President $22,789 $23,830 2023
Xtend Ministries International TX$83,807 President $57,742 $58,455 2023
Plainview Meditation Center Inc NY$84,512 President $4,800 $4,154 2025
Beloved Warriors Inc IN$85,303 Founder/ceo $36,500 $37,837 2024
Pho Mon Buddhist Temple Of Siouxland IA$47,667 President $3,000 $3,229 2024
Little Pee Dee Baptist Association SC$88,585 Executive Board Member $150 $154 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MN 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 MN 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 default21st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)24th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted26th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted18th

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 (Andy Leenstra) 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 38 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $9,000 is reasonable (approximately the 21st 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.