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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Elpis International

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 412262851
FL · NTEE X20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Michael Arega, Executive Director / CEO ($38,400) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 61 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 43rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

61 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 61 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,574 total compensation of comparable organizations → $131,197 $38,400
$12,38010th
$25,00025th
$42,500Median
$64,80075th
$100,00090th
$38,400This org · 43rd
p10$12,380
p25$25,000
p50$42,500
p75$64,800
p90$100,000
$38,400

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 FL 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
Frontline International Inc FL$227,817 President $114,245 $117,619 2023
Concilio Iglesia De Dios Misionera Inc FL$226,530 Director $20,000 $20,591 2023
Just A Preacher Ministries Inc FL$226,387 President $100,000 $100,000 2024
The Kingdom Institute Inc FL$232,028 President $42,500 $42,500 2024
Patriarch Tikhon Russian-american Music FL$222,754 Ceo $50,000 $50,000 2024
Ancient Paths Inc FL$220,675 President $39,200 $40,358 2023
Harvest Of Life Inc FL$215,899 Chairman $32,500 $32,500 2024
Florida Coalition Of Christian FL$241,263 President $64,740 $64,740 2024
St Clare Sisters Retreat Ministry Inc FL$212,449 Secretary/treasurer $8,000 $8,000 2024
Cyber Civil Rights Initiative Inc FL$211,684 Executive Director $80,000 $82,363 2023
7117 Ministries Inc FL$210,451 Executive Dir. $51,131 $52,641 2023
Ministerio Conexion Divina Inc FL$246,180 President $19,000 $19,000 2024
The Collaborative Inc FL$208,060 President $37,500 $37,500 2024
Hand Up To Victory Inc FL$248,924 Chief Executive Officer $48,252 $48,252 2024
Testudo Ministries Inc FL$250,405 President $2,500 $2,574 2023
Shadetree Christian Counseling Inc FL$250,574 President $126,769 $126,769 2024
Life Impact For Eternity International Inc FL$250,770 President $64,800 $64,800 2024
The Well Training Ministry Inc FL$205,668 Board Member/community Admin $3,000 $3,000 2024
Ocala United Inc FL$205,659 Director $62,400 $64,243 2023
Global 504 FL$201,459 President $58,000 $58,000 2024
Alive Again Ministries Inc FL$199,499 President $52,654 $54,209 2023
Eglise Sur Le Rocher International Petros Ministry FL$197,420 President $17,500 $17,500 2024
Harvest Aviation Inc FL$259,746 Executive Di $33,850 $33,850 2024
Mike Kruger Ministries Inc FL$195,198 President $90,000 $90,000 2024
Love Unveiled Inc FL$261,361 President/director $67,733 $67,733 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to FL 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 FL 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 default43rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)43rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted48th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted43rd

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 (Michael Arega) 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 61 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20) + FL + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $38,400 is reasonable (approximately the 43rd 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.