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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

A Hand Up Ministries

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 461892020
SC · NTEE X99
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Garrett Bowman, Executive Director / CEO ($38,846) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 266 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 41st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

266 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 266 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$844 total compensation of comparable organizations → $205,932 $38,846
$14,12210th
$26,25925th
$45,716Median
$70,06575th
$95,01890th
$38,846This org · 41st
p10$14,122
p25$26,259
p50$45,716
p75$70,065
p90$95,018
$38,846

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 SC 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
Jerry Garcia Ministries International TX$238,706 President $39,600 $37,970 2024
The Last Reformation Inc FL$239,025 Director/pres $56,070 $51,981 2023
Communities In Schools Of Lincoln NC$239,238 Executive Dir. $46,689 $46,242 2024
Mountain Fellowship Camp Inc GA$239,431 Director $41,050 $39,564 2024
King Ministries International OK$237,025 President $59,723 $64,899 2023
Slavic Christian Ministries CO$239,731 President $94,330 $86,702 2024
Inner City Christian Ministries MN$236,435 President $73,812 $69,911 2024
All The Word Bible Translators Inc FL$240,129 President And Board Member $88,378 $79,583 2024
Isaiah5810 AR$240,398 Executive Di $10,669 $11,495 2024
Franciscan Earth Literacy Center OH$240,779 Former Director $18,955 $19,813 2023
Psalm 13 Ministries TX$235,740 President $48,000 $47,384 2023
Global Peace Women WA$235,403 President $30,833 $27,243 2023
Christs Reward Inc TX$241,518 Executive Director $118,434 $113,560 2024
Resourcing Now Ministries IA$242,197 Executive Di $67,200 $72,613 2023
Network Of Iowa Christian Home Educators IA$234,317 Executive Dir. $36,000 $37,784 2024
By Our Love AL$242,487 Director & President $65,400 $67,725 2024
Local Church Evangelism Inc ME$233,486 President $40,000 $39,527 2023
Temple Of Light WA$243,057 Founder $31,700 $27,205 2024
Stepping Stone Ministry Inc TX$233,265 House Manager $36,000 $35,538 2023
Harvest Seminary Inc CA$233,013 Trustee $48,009 $39,737 2024
Reach South Texas TX$232,997 Chairman $12,000 $11,506 2024
Side By Side WA$243,686 Executive Director $66,457 $58,718 2023
The Sabbath Life Corp OK$232,762 Executive Director And Pastor $68,000 $71,773 2024
The Masters Workshop AR$244,679 President $43,170 $47,888 2023
Core Ministries Inc TX$245,025 President $77,400 $74,215 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to SC cost of living and 2024 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 SC 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 default41st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)37th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted44th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted39th

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 (Garrett Bowman) 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 266 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $38,846 is reasonable (approximately the 41st 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.