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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Ywam Washington Dc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 521499290
DC · NTEE X20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jason Hershey, Executive Director / CEO ($96,867) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 845 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: Jason Hershey — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

845 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 845 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $434,785 $96,867
$20,35710th
$39,94125th
$68,684Median
$103,50275th
$134,56890th
$96,867This org · 71st
p10$20,357
p25$39,941
p50$68,684
p75$103,502
p90$134,568
$96,867

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 DC 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
See Forward Ministries KY$444,634 President/executive Director $56,100 $68,684 2024
Cana Family Institute MN$444,364 Executive Director $18,951 $21,970 2023
The Forgotten Church Inc OK$444,042 President $26,000 $32,625 2024
Goby International Ministries TX$446,958 President $14,400 $16,899 2023
Rig Global Dfw TX$447,021 Director $6,099 $6,952 2024
Greg Fritz Ministries Inc OK$443,415 President $96,000 $124,021 2023
Wavestarters A Nonprofit Corporation VA$443,087 Executive Director $120,434 $132,513 2024
The Nehemiah Foundation Of OH$447,876 Executive Di $73,954 $89,260 2024
White Horse Missions SC$442,885 President $64,800 $79,312 2023
Levanta Ministries TX$442,759 President $36,000 $41,037 2024
Common Ground Surf CA$442,703 Executive Di $69,437 $70,345 2023
Philadelphia Gospel Movement PA$442,644 Executive Di $86,000 $97,731 2024
Eternal Christendom CA$448,486 President $52,000 $51,169 2024
Campus One80 Ministries Inc NY$448,593 President $27,436 $28,252 2024
Armor Of Light PA$441,786 Administrator $40,039 $46,845 2023
Missions Revival Inc KS$441,749 President $38,000 $46,782 2024
Elim Dmv Inc MD$441,739 Sr. Pastor $50,000 $54,843 2023
Barnabas Ministries MI$441,363 Secretary $22,320 $27,028 2023
Christ-life Ministries Inc IA$449,525 Executive Director, Board President & Treasurer $72,835 $90,880 2024
New Vision Christian Church AL$449,556 Pastor $142,246 $175,121 2024
Manna Christian Fellowship NJ$441,255 Executive Director $129,266 $128,131 2025
The Cross Ministry Group CO$441,244 Director $41,500 $45,347 2024
Highlands Church Of The Cumberlands TN$449,629 Worship Pastor $13,500 $16,171 2024
Lord's Gym Of El Dorado County Inc CA$449,700 President $60,000 $60,785 2023
Pittsburgh Region International Student Ministries PA$449,821 Director $146,276 $166,230 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to DC 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 DC 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)81st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted78th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted70th

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 (Jason Hershey) 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 845 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $96,867 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.