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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Hope International Missions

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 472197186
LA · NTEE X20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of John Peters, Executive Director / CEO ($36,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 576 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 46th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

576 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 576 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $417,475 $36,000
$9,36110th
$21,71325th
$39,411Median
$67,01175th
$93,67890th
$36,000This org · 46th
p10$9,361
p25$21,713
p50$39,411
p75$67,011
p90$93,678
$36,000

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 LA 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
Dave Martin Ministries Inc OK$165,634 President $57,497 $57,497 2023
Taylor Hose Company No 1 PA$165,123 Director $28,846 $25,374 2024
Glorious Silver Mission CA$167,187 Ceo $61,581 $46,906 2024
Future Leadership Foundation MO$167,354 Executive Di $6,490 $6,064 2024
Baptist Student Center Of Southeast MO$163,635 Student Ctr $69,532 $66,881 2023
Nudge Ministries GA$168,806 President $73,525 $65,212 2024
Northstar Church Of The Arts NC$169,030 Executive Director $88,810 $80,945 2024
Women Of Valor Ministries Inc MD$162,907 Executive Director $33,461 $28,410 2023
Audience Of One Inc IL$169,063 Executive Director $14,535 $12,977 2023
Faithhealthinnovations Inc NC$169,108 Director, President (To 7/30/23) $444,897 $417,475 2023
Four10 Ministries Inc IN$162,446 Executive Di $46,000 $42,790 2024
Brazil River Of Life Ministries TN$162,445 Executive Director $31,090 $28,827 2024
Living Way Christian Fellowship PA$162,236 Co Pastor $20,766 $18,807 2023
Taylorglobalconsult TX$161,825 President $84,696 $76,941 2023
St Raphael Center Inc OH$170,171 President $60,000 $56,057 2024
Caritas Center For Christian Format IL$161,564 President $84,550 $71,432 2025
By Design Ministries International IL$170,622 President $48,600 $42,147 2024
Silver State Housing NV$170,784 Executive Director $86,965 $76,894 2024
Crossroads Christian Ministries PA$161,065 Co-pastor $20,000 $18,113 2023
Connection Ministries Inc IN$160,875 Executive Director $44,520 $41,414 2024
Christ Apostolic Church Of Orlando Inc FL$160,668 President/pastor $36,000 $29,832 2024
Praying Effectively For The Lost LA$160,601 Director $98,272 $95,453 2024
Ancient Way Farm Inc GA$171,612 Executive Director $91,342 $81,014 2024
Heaven Rules Ministries Inc NC$160,290 President $72,980 $66,517 2024
The Prophet Chamber Eagle Wings Ministries International Inc GA$160,185 President $32,146 $29,354 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to LA 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 LA 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 default46th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)40th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted52nd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted45th

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 (John Peters) 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 576 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $36,000 is reasonable (approximately the 46th 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.