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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Forgiven Ministry Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 562225945
NC · NTEE X19
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jack Barnes, Executive Director / CEO ($22,645) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 36 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 11th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

36 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 36 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$16,635 total compensation of comparable organizations → $240,626 $22,645
$25,64110th
$49,46825th
$64,096Median
$89,33575th
$126,50990th
$22,645This org · 11th
p10$25,641
p25$49,468
p50$64,096
p75$89,335
p90$126,509
$22,645

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 NC 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
Khalsa Family Farms NM$331,370 Director $51,550 $52,120 2024
Connect The World PA$336,428 Minister $249,320 $240,626 2023
Appointment Congo NC$339,641 President $62,175 $60,391 2024
Living Waters Christian Canoe Camp KS$344,938 Chair $21,900 $22,241 2024
College & Career Ministries Inc CA$353,936 Exec Director $24,480 $20,458 2023
His Vessel Ministries AL$355,318 President $83,962 $85,268 2024
Chatham Transitional Ministries Inc GA$357,223 Ministry Coordinator $52,630 $49,746 2024
Barnabas Ministries Inc MA$296,825 Executive Director $45,217 $37,212 2025
Great Hunt For God Inc OR$362,328 President/director $61,100 $53,339 2024
Lightsys Technology Services Inc CO$288,665 President/ceo And Board Member $78,440 $70,705 2024
Biblical Counseling Coalition Inc IN$287,638 Exec. Direct $71,524 $70,904 2024
Impact Ministries Of Myrtle Beach SC$369,915 Executive Director $65,000 $63,745 2024
Gaston Christian Center TX$281,468 Executive Director $74,908 $68,622 2025
Trinity Roselle Foundation IL$277,146 President And Director $71,411 $67,945 2023
Impact For Living Inc FL$275,985 President / Director $161,696 $142,793 2024
The Rock Campus Outreach TN$271,933 President & Executive Director $103,846 $102,612 2024
Madonna Renewal Center IL$271,687 Exec Directo $18,000 $16,635 2024
Village To Village Ministries Intern PA$391,019 Admin $63,150 $57,673 2025
Straightway Holdings Inc MO$260,017 President & Treasurer $89,114 $88,726 2024
Ebecc Library Inc MA$259,122 Treasurer $34,379 $29,041 2024
Leading Saints UT$251,452 Executive Director $101,383 $97,541 2024
Chaplains In Schools Inc WI$410,312 Executive Director $80,216 $91,160 2021
Healthy Growing Leaders Inc SC$241,865 Chairman $94,500 $95,413 2023
Field Life TX$416,700 Executive Director $93,843 $88,244 2024
Global Encounters Missions CA$232,377 Executive Di $51,440 $41,755 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NC 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 NC 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 default11th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)8th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted19th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted11th

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 (Jack Barnes) 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 36 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X19), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $22,645 is reasonable (approximately the 11th 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.