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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Messengers Of Light Ministry Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 453622699
VA · NTEE X20
FY ending 2022-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jeremiah Davis, Executive Director / CEO ($43,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 21 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 52nd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

21 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 21 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$8,069 total compensation of comparable organizations → $115,290 $43,500
$12,68610th
$33,59025th
$41,988Median
$75,57875th
$87,74590th
$43,500This org · 52nd
p10$12,686
p25$33,590
p50$41,988
p75$75,578
p90$87,745
$43,500

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 VA 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
Unveiling Glory Inc VA$384,076 President $120,017 $115,290 2023
Exalt Church Inc VA$387,889 Director/lead Pastor $8,400 $8,069 2023
Danette Crawford Ministries Inc VA$395,256 President $24,750 $23,775 2023
Uncharted Waters VA$373,370 President $69,037 $64,415 2024
Servants Ministry VA$359,563 Executive Director $80,003 $76,852 2023
Noble Warriors Inc VA$410,802 President $94,040 $87,745 2024
Urban Discovery Ministries Inc VA$418,346 President/ce $49,347 $46,044 2024
Christian Scholars Network Inc VA$349,857 Prior Exec D $65,403 $59,452 2025
Lepanto Institute VA$428,734 President $81,000 $75,578 2024
Wavestarters A Nonprofit Corporation VA$443,087 Executive Director $120,434 $112,372 2024
The Compassion Advocacy Network Inc VA$322,949 Program Manager, Bookkeeping $13,206 $12,686 2023
Least Of These Ministry VA$297,374 President $45,000 $41,988 2024
Prakash Ministries VA$478,141 Officer $36,300 $33,870 2024
Ministerio International Roca De Salvacion Apostoles Y Profetas VA$482,970 Director $39,286 $37,739 2023
Newport News Potters House VA$491,609 President/pastor $20,850 $19,454 2024
Child Safety And Protection Network VA$263,268 Executive Di $10,000 $9,331 2024
Richmond Urban Dance Inc VA$257,896 Director $37,410 $34,906 2024
Eastern Dominican Christian Mission VA$521,119 Executive Dir. $36,000 $33,590 2024
Korean Evangelical Church Of VA$546,941 Pastor $36,000 $33,590 2024
Assisting Indigenous Ministries International Inc VA$560,897 President $48,000 $44,787 2024
Global Mobilization Ministries Inc VA$566,848 Director Of Mission $85,369 $79,654 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to VA cost of living and 2022 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 VA 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 default52nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)48th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted62nd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted52nd

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 (Jeremiah Davis) 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 21 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20) + VA + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $43,500 is reasonable (approximately the 52nd 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.