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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Cana Family Institute

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 455000221
MN · NTEE X20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Charles Bielejeski, Executive Director / CEO ($18,951) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 845 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 11th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Charles Bielejeski — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

845 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 845 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $375,049 $18,951
$17,76410th
$34,69925th
$59,304Median
$89,28275th
$116,57090th
$18,951This org · 11th
p10$17,764
p25$34,699
p50$59,304
p75$89,282
p90$116,570
$18,951

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 MN 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
See Forward Ministries KY$444,634 President/executive Director $56,100 $59,248 2024
The Forgotten Church Inc OK$444,042 President $26,000 $28,143 2024
Greg Fritz Ministries Inc OK$443,415 President $96,000 $106,981 2023
Ywam Washington Dc DC$445,411 President $96,867 $83,558 2024
Wavestarters A Nonprofit Corporation VA$443,087 Executive Director $120,434 $114,307 2024
White Horse Missions SC$442,885 President $64,800 $68,415 2023
Levanta Ministries TX$442,759 President $36,000 $35,399 2024
Common Ground Surf CA$442,703 Executive Di $69,437 $60,680 2023
Philadelphia Gospel Movement PA$442,644 Executive Di $86,000 $84,304 2024
Armor Of Light PA$441,786 Administrator $40,039 $40,409 2023
Goby International Ministries TX$446,958 President $14,400 $14,578 2023
Missions Revival Inc KS$441,749 President $38,000 $40,355 2024
Elim Dmv Inc MD$441,739 Sr. Pastor $50,000 $47,308 2023
Rig Global Dfw TX$447,021 Director $6,099 $5,997 2024
Barnabas Ministries MI$441,363 Secretary $22,320 $23,315 2023
Manna Christian Fellowship NJ$441,255 Executive Director $129,266 $110,527 2025
The Cross Ministry Group CO$441,244 Director $41,500 $39,116 2024
The Nehemiah Foundation Of OH$447,876 Executive Di $73,954 $76,996 2024
Kingdom Foundations GA$440,406 President $92,075 $93,694 2023
Brethren Retreat Ministries Inc IN$440,402 Executive Director $69,760 $72,315 2024
Eternal Christendom CA$448,486 President $52,000 $44,138 2024
Campus One80 Ministries Inc NY$448,593 President $27,436 $24,370 2024
Fresh Breath International Worship Center Inc FL$439,248 Pastor $44,200 $42,022 2023
Christ-life Ministries Inc IA$449,525 Executive Director, Board President & Treasurer $72,835 $78,393 2024
New Vision Christian Church AL$449,556 Pastor $142,246 $151,060 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MN 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 MN 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 default11th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)10th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted13th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted10th

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 (Charles Bielejeski) 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 845 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $18,951 is reasonable (approximately the 11th 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.