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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Awakening Vajra International

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 462172084
CA · NTEE X50
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jeffrey Francis Seipel, Executive Director / CEO ($25,970) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 437 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 37th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Jeffrey Francis Seipel — reported title “CHAIRMAN”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

437 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 437 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $272,378 $25,970
$7,46910th
$17,89525th
$34,941Median
$59,08775th
$87,86390th
$25,970This org · 37th
p10$7,469
p25$17,895
p50$34,941
p75$59,087
p90$87,863
$25,970

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
G3 Experience Inc TX$102,448 President $54,000 $62,556 2023
The India Mission For Evangelism Inc AZ$102,138 President Since 3-2023 $7,950 $8,600 2024
Inner Vision Spiritual Life Maintenance Inc MD$102,772 President $18,635 $19,597 2024
Firstlight International PA$101,654 President $17,280 $19,383 2024
New Life International Mission Inc FL$101,525 Director $12,994 $13,731 2024
Iglesia Luz De Esperanza CA$101,226 Chief Executive Officer $11,624 $11,624 2023
Franklin Ministries TN$101,171 President/director $60,000 $73,038 2023
Baitul Abrar Inc NY$101,118 President $33,000 $34,533 2023
The Retired Ministers Homes Board Inc LA$100,816 Sec/treasurer $7,200 $8,917 2024
Victory44 International Inc VA$100,737 President $22,000 $24,600 2023
The W D Tyree Ministries VA$100,735 President $40,800 $45,621 2023
Breakthrough Ministries Inc TN$103,936 President $37,130 $43,902 2024
Apologetics Resources Center Inc AL$103,964 Director $61,999 $75,342 2024
Globalservant Ministries Inc AL$104,018 Director $44,100 $55,174 2023
North Central Presbytery Of The Cumberland Presbyterian Church IL$104,037 Treasurer, Member Of Board Of Finance And Trustees $5,500 $6,262 2023
Children Ministries International CA$104,068 Founder, President, Chairman Of The Board $91,310 $91,310 2023
Church Growth International MO$100,502 President $3,916 $4,803 2023
Debre Genet Kidus Amanuel And Kidane Mehret Orthodox Church PA$100,469 Head Priest And Executive Director $18,100 $20,304 2024
Holy Synod Of Saint Athanasius PA$104,400 Officer $17,400 $19,518 2024
Dwight Thompson Ministries Inc CA$100,243 Director / P $155,000 $155,000 2023
Biblical Family Ministries Inc PA$100,237 Director $33,144 $38,277 2023
Youth Striving For Excellence TN$100,232 Treasurer $2,660 $3,064 2025
Awakening To God Ministries NC$100,222 Director, Pr $35,387 $42,344 2023
Fellowship Of Global Learners MD$100,181 Director $30,000 $31,549 2024
Friends Of The Groom Inc OH$104,720 President $1,540 $1,835 2024

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 default37th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)41st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted44th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted33rd

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 (Jeffrey Francis Seipel) 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 437 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (X), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $25,970 is reasonable (approximately the 37th 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.