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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Spiritual Counterfeits Project Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 510169830
CA · NTEE X99E
FY ending 2025-09-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Mark Harris, Executive Director / CEO ($48,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 51 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 71st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

51 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 51 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$186 total compensation of comparable organizations → $156,704 $48,000
$7,64910th
$16,85225th
$32,532Median
$63,43075th
$82,77890th
$48,000This org · 71st
p10$7,649
p25$16,852
p50$32,532
p75$63,430
p90$82,778
$48,000

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
Tikvat Am Yisrael Inc NV$91,867 President $30,000 $35,746 2024
American Housing Foundation I Inc GA$92,457 Dr/president $131,107 $156,704 2024
Institute For The Public Understanding Of The Bible AL$89,585 Executive Director & President Of The Board $78,400 $103,656 2023
Fellowship Of The Inexhaustible Cup VA$92,814 Manager $8,500 $9,756 2024
Partners In Christ TN$93,259 Executive Director $35,000 $45,024 2023
St Joseph Of Optina Russian Orthodox Church VA$88,739 Priest $15,600 $18,434 2023
Little Pee Dee Baptist Association SC$88,585 Executive Board Member $150 $186 2024
The Theosophy Company CA$95,337 Trustee $31,200 $32,026 2024
Youth On The Move Usa Inc FL$96,166 President $36,000 $41,389 2023
Orchard Ministries NM$96,354 President $43,314 $55,378 2024
Beloved Warriors Inc IN$85,303 Founder/ceo $36,500 $45,756 2024
Plainview Meditation Center Inc NY$84,512 President $4,800 $5,023 2025
Xtend Ministries International TX$83,807 President $57,742 $70,688 2023
Heartstream Resources NC$82,843 President $22,789 $28,818 2023
Peace Ambassadors Usa TN$81,417 President $22,000 $28,301 2023
Sherwood Christian Outreach Center PA$80,957 President $26,500 $31,414 2024
Firstlight International PA$101,654 President $17,280 $20,484 2024
Ywca Mclean County Foundation IL$80,269 Ceo/presiden $8,752 $9,964 2025
G3 Experience Inc TX$102,448 President $54,000 $66,107 2023
John Shiver Ministries Inc FL$79,640 President $53,850 $61,910 2023
Inner Vision Spiritual Life Maintenance Inc MD$102,772 President $18,635 $20,710 2024
Crossover Restoration Foundation TX$77,175 President/ceo $86,400 $105,772 2023
Home Heart MN$76,805 President $72,400 $85,040 2024
Ross Family Ministries NC$105,754 President $62,500 $79,034 2023
South Mountain Family Camp NC$105,983 Executive Director $18,063 $22,186 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 2025 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 default71st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)73rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted78th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted67th

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 (Mark Harris) 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 51 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $48,000 is reasonable (approximately the 71st 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.