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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Morning Star Fresh Food Ministry Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 461231061
CA · NTEE K30
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Bret Sill, Executive Director / CEO ($33,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 102 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 20th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

102 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 102 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,161 total compensation of comparable organizations → $141,071 $33,000
$18,13110th
$38,61125th
$52,630Median
$72,91375th
$94,18590th
$33,000This org · 20th
p10$18,131
p25$38,611
p50$52,630
p75$72,913
p90$94,185
$33,000

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 CA 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
Feeding Charlotte Inc NC$307,435 Executive Dir. $40,833 $48,861 2023
Chef To The Shelters Inc TX$306,867 Executive Director $87,662 $101,551 2023
Feed New Mexico Kids Inc NM$304,007 Executive Dir. $58,583 $70,876 2024
Hey Govind Inc TX$317,045 President $87,500 $98,455 2024
Living Hope Farm Inc PA$318,229 Head Farmer $40,000 $44,869 2024
Patchwork TN$294,886 Founder/ceo $54,533 $66,383 2023
Mayors Feed The Hungry Program Inc FL$321,204 Executive Director $60,000 $65,275 2023
Jewish Relief Agency Inc NJ$294,035 Director $17,160 $17,743 2023
Backyard Blessings AL$323,067 Executive Director $35,000 $43,789 2023
Falls Area Community Services Inc WI$323,101 Executive Director $73,192 $85,982 2024
Lunches For Learning Inc GA$291,835 Executive Di $81,150 $94,493 2023
360 Eats Inc FL$291,472 Executive Dir. $42,827 $46,592 2023
New Britain Roots Inc CT$290,839 Executive Director $56,846 $61,725 2023
Neighborhood Meals On Wheels Inc GA$325,274 Director $42,121 $47,640 2024
All In One Community Center Inc FL$290,282 Director $31,608 $33,400 2024
Canyon Hope Ministries TX$290,278 Executive Dir. $51,514 $57,964 2024
Comeunity Cafe Oc OH$325,898 General Manager $60,211 $71,735 2024
Providence Northeast Washington WA$287,548 Executive Director $54,221 $56,218 2023
Brookings Harbor Community Helpers OR$329,518 Executive Di $70,680 $73,832 2024
Tc Food Justice MN$332,189 Executive Di $35,315 $39,252 2024
Feed Our Streets CA$283,219 Ceo $31,000 $30,111 2024
Ampleharvestorg Inc NJ$333,454 Exec Dir & P $84,700 $87,578 2023
Matthews Ministry Inc NC$335,206 President $42,000 $48,815 2024
Hartford Food System Inc CT$279,495 Executive Dir. $87,539 $95,052 2023
Passion And Compassion Inc MD$279,365 Executive Dir. $57,000 $61,713 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CA 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 CA 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 default20th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)24th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted23rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted20th

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 (Bret Sill) 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 102 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (K30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $33,000 is reasonable (approximately the 20th 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.