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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Creative Ministries Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 412079621
MO · NTEE X20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Thomas Trimble, Executive Director / CEO ($23,100) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 34 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 24th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

34 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 34 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$5,026 total compensation of comparable organizations → $153,916 $23,100
$13,27510th
$25,93625th
$45,080Median
$67,33975th
$108,15590th
$23,100This org · 24th
p10$13,275
p25$25,936
p50$45,080
p75$67,339
p90$108,155
$23,100

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 MO 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
God's Mountain Ministries Inc MO$276,981 Director $34,400 $35,416 2023
Fatherhood Foundations MO$277,676 President $35,400 $35,400 2024
415 Leadership Inc MO$269,197 President $11,000 $11,000 2024
Kinsmen Initiative MO$264,107 Founder / Chairman $18,000 $18,532 2023
Brook Wellness Center Inc MO$290,583 President $30,602 $31,506 2023
The Rooted Sisters MO$261,196 Ceo $78,125 $80,433 2023
Triumphant Ministries Int MO$295,493 President $24,200 $24,915 2023
Philippi Freedom Ministry MO$296,154 President $100,000 $102,954 2023
Ken Taylor Ministries Inc MO$297,270 President $45,378 $45,378 2024
Bridge Of Blue Springs Inc MO$304,153 President $8,400 $8,400 2024
Enduring Treasure Ministries Inc MO$312,109 President $71,328 $71,328 2024
Bridge Of Hope Ministries MO$314,082 Executive Director $67,616 $67,616 2024
Christian Communicators Worldwide Inc MO$234,018 President $39,842 $39,842 2024
Emmaus Global Missions MO$318,440 President $54,000 $54,000 2024
Leadership Investment Intensives Inc MO$318,657 Founder, Executive Director & Secretary $110,384 $110,384 2024
Veritas Enrichment Inc MO$232,189 President $16,320 $16,320 2024
Stained Glass Players MO$230,706 Executive Director $31,200 $32,122 2023
My Fathers Reputation MO$228,792 President $58,410 $58,410 2024
Awesome Ambitions MO$335,330 Ex Offico $16,250 $16,250 2024
Refuge Kc Inc MO$213,754 Executive Director $66,000 $66,000 2024
Rethink 315 MO$209,964 Executive Director $109,012 $112,232 2023
Return Ministries Usa MO$209,391 International Director $19,997 $20,588 2023
Mark Drake Ministries Inc MO$208,249 President $29,000 $29,000 2024
Dan Salas Ministries MO$205,828 President $60,000 $60,000 2024
Give Me That Book MO$205,094 President $5,026 $5,026 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MO 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 MO 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 default24th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)24th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted35th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted24th

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 (Thomas Trimble) 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 34 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20) + MO + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $23,100 is reasonable (approximately the 24th 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.