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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Tales From The Tour Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 454280158
AZ · NTEE X20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Zach Vogel, Executive Director / CEO ($100,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 634 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 84th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

634 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 634 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$58 total compensation of comparable organizations → $1,745,209 $100,000
$14,68610th
$28,88425th
$50,874Median
$82,07375th
$114,09890th
$100,000This org · 84th
p10$14,686
p25$28,884
p50$50,874
p75$82,073
p90$114,098
$100,000

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Messiah Project IncMO $175,313$24,013 990
Global Ministries Christian ChurchMA $175,339$9,811 990
Heart Of Montana Love IncMT $174,459$43,713 990
Iglesia De Cristo Armonia Llamada FinalCA $174,288$41,302 990
Pursue MinistriesTN $173,906$91,373 990
The Strong Family Learning CooperativeAZ $173,820$8,000 990
Austin Global Ambassadors IncTX $176,486$106,439 990
Ron Degarde Ministries IncMO $176,541$26,431 990
Bay Area Christian Short TermCA $173,493$50,836 990
Hope Harbor IncGA $176,894$59,953 990
Exchanged Life MinistriesCO $173,368$78,896 990
Lifemark Ministries Dba Next StepTX $177,006$52,006 990
Fgm Organizations IncGA $177,036$37,638 990
Eagles Network IncID $177,122$77,429 990
Fort Owen Ranch FoundationMT $172,914$21,304 990
Iglesia Pentecostal Maranatha IncNJ $172,843$58,304 990
Latter Rain Ministries & Missions IncIL $177,594$4,591 990
Sepal CorporationTN $177,847$36,434 990
Truth Of Life IncTX $178,016$143,271 990
Hispanic Leadership InitiativeNC $172,166$28,784 990
Pause Ministries IncNJ $178,372$69,628 990
Narrow Road MinistriesPA $178,407$30,019 990
Ancient Way Farm IncGA $171,612$95,498 990
Global Gateway NetworkWA $179,062$69,206 990
Illuminate MinistriesTX $179,306$78,409 990

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 AZ 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 default84th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)86th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted90th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted83rd

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 (Zach Vogel) 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 634 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $100,000 is reasonable (approximately the 84th 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.