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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Braille Bibles International

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 431768327
MO · NTEE X83
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Craig A Leeds, Executive Director / CEO ($113,608) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 22 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 91st percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

Benchmarked executive: Craig A Leeds — reported title “President”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

22 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 22 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$6,150 total compensation of comparable organizations → $137,603 $113,608
$13,64910th
$23,04025th
$40,353Median
$67,09375th
$90,86590th
$113,608This org · 91st
p10$13,649
p25$23,040
p50$40,353
p75$67,093
p90$90,865
$113,608

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
Living The New Life Ministries NC$220,236 President $72,000 $68,225 2024
It's A New Day Inc GA$225,289 Sec/treasurer $6,731 $6,207 2024
The Korean Baptist Press Of The United States Inc GA$227,059 President $34,722 $32,017 2024
They Need The Bible MN$214,332 Founder $100,991 $91,515 2024
Sweet Monday Inc VA$206,351 Executive Di $25,700 $22,757 2024
Media For Christ CA$198,673 President $18,000 $14,254 2024
Larger Story Inc CO$198,032 Secretary $49,583 $42,477 2025
Congregation Tifereth Bnai Torah NY$176,780 Pres $137,072 $116,944 2023
The Korean Christian Times Corp GA$272,408 Secretary $40,268 $38,228 2023
White Horse Ministries Inc ID$275,261 President $13,921 $13,982 2023
Barclay Press Inc OR$167,273 President $54,000 $45,989 2024
Ewtn Publishing Inc AL$281,154 Chairman, Ceo & Governor $33,200 $33,864 2023
St Bonaventure Publications MT$152,765 President $86,000 $85,015 2024
Message Of Life Ministries TN$148,967 President $69,700 $69,173 2023
Faithtree Resources CA$301,860 Executive Director $75,000 $61,146 2023
Fundacion Ramon Pane Inc FL$304,158 Director $15,800 $13,612 2024
The Jewish Learning Group Inc NY$307,347 Pres./dir. $28,000 $23,888 2023
Crazy Cool Family TX$312,117 President $150,000 $137,603 2024
Eidos Christian Center CA$312,369 President/treas $75,500 $59,787 2024
J17 Ministries Inc AZ$325,888 Ceo $72,221 $63,696 2024
Search For The Truth Ministries MI$327,890 Executive Di $6,497 $6,150 2024
Dream Mentors International Inc FL$330,206 President $31,200 $26,879 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 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 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 default91st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)91st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted95th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted86th

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 (Craig A Leeds) 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 22 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X83), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $113,608 is reasonable (approximately the 91st 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.