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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Dan Salas Ministries

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 431695653
MO · NTEE X20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Ramond D Salas, Executive Director / CEO ($60,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 27 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 78th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

27 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 27 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$5,026 total compensation of comparable organizations → $124,366 $60,000
$9,96010th
$20,38325th
$32,122Median
$51,89475th
$89,44190th
$60,000This org · 78th
p10$9,960
p25$20,383
p50$32,122
p75$51,894
p90$89,441
$60,000

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 MO cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Give Me That BookMO $205,094$5,026 990
Sports Outreach International IncMO $204,687$124,366 990
Mark Drake Ministries IncMO $208,249$29,000 990
Return Ministries UsaMO $209,391$20,588 990
Rethink 315MO $209,964$112,232 990
Sports CrusadersMO $199,148$41,181 990
Refuge Kc IncMO $213,754$66,000 990
My Fathers ReputationMO $228,792$58,410 990
Stained Glass PlayersMO $230,706$32,122 990
Veritas Enrichment IncMO $232,189$16,320 990
Christian Communicators Worldwide IncMO $234,018$39,842 990
Ron Degarde Ministries IncMO $176,541$24,000 990
Messiah Project IncMO $175,313$21,804 990
Future Leadership FoundationMO $167,354$6,490 990
Baptist Student Center Of SoutheastMO $163,635$71,586 990
The Rooted SistersMO $261,196$80,433 990
Move ChurchMO $147,618$20,177 990
Kinsmen InitiativeMO $264,107$18,532 990
415 Leadership IncMO $269,197$11,000 990
Creative Ministries IncMO $276,191$23,100 990
God's Mountain Ministries IncMO $276,981$35,416 990
Fatherhood FoundationsMO $277,676$32,125 990
Brook Wellness Center IncMO $290,583$35,940 990
Triumphant Ministries IntMO $295,493$24,915 990
Philippi Freedom MinistryMO $296,154$102,954 990

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 default78th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)78th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted89th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted78th

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 (Ramond D Salas) 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 27 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20) + MO + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $60,000 is reasonable (approximately the 78th 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). 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.