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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Connection Ministries Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 475358807
IN · NTEE X20
FY ending 2024-08-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Donald Boden, Executive Director / CEO ($44,520) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 533 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 54th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

533 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 533 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $448,790 $44,520
$9,96810th
$22,77825th
$40,770Median
$71,62975th
$100,21490th
$44,520This org · 54th
p10$9,968
p25$22,778
p50$40,770
p75$71,629
p90$100,214
$44,520

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 IN 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
Crossroads Christian Ministries PA$161,065 Co-pastor $20,000 $19,472 2023
Christ Apostolic Church Of Orlando Inc FL$160,668 President/pastor $36,000 $32,070 2024
Praying Effectively For The Lost LA$160,601 Director $98,272 $102,612 2024
Heaven Rules Ministries Inc NC$160,290 President $72,980 $71,506 2024
Caritas Center For Christian Format IL$161,564 President $84,550 $76,791 2025
The Prophet Chamber Eagle Wings Ministries International Inc GA$160,185 President $32,146 $31,556 2023
Antioch Breakthrough Ministries Inc FL$160,100 Pastor/president $41,632 $37,087 2024
Activation International Ministries MI$160,082 President $26,934 $26,362 2024
Faithworks Christians In Mission AZ$159,973 President $34,090 $32,007 2023
Taylorglobalconsult TX$161,825 President $84,696 $82,713 2023
Living Way Christian Fellowship PA$162,236 Co Pastor $20,766 $20,217 2023
Brazil River Of Life Ministries TN$162,445 Executive Director $31,090 $30,989 2024
Four10 Ministries Inc IN$162,446 Executive Di $46,000 $46,000 2024
Central Christian Fellowship TN$159,283 President $31,449 $31,347 2024
Champions Of Faith International Church Inc FL$158,926 President $17,900 $16,417 2023
Women Of Valor Ministries Inc MD$162,907 Executive Director $33,461 $30,540 2023
Baptist Student Center Of Southeast MO$163,635 Student Ctr $69,532 $71,898 2023
3ca Inc OH$158,114 President $3,000 $3,013 2024
Greater Hayward House Of Hope Incorporated WI$157,547 Director $30,638 $31,238 2023
Edens Redemption Inc OK$157,496 President $3,333 $3,480 2024
Grace Counseling Ministries Inc NJ$157,439 President $72,411 $61,307 2024
Catalytic Foundation SC$157,432 President/ceo $122,558 $121,243 2024
Marian Movement Of Priests ME$157,269 President & Treasurer $34,957 $33,193 2024
Tcmg Holdings CO$157,205 Creative Dir. $36,000 $32,734 2024
Mom2mom Atlanta South Inc GA$157,092 Executive Di $2,830 $2,629 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to IN 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 IN 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 default54th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)51st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted57th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted53rd

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 (Donald Boden) 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 533 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $44,520 is reasonable (approximately the 54th 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.