Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Carlos Fiesco Vanega, Executive Director / CEO ($12,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 49 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 37th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Carlos Fiesco Vanega — reported title “DIRECTOR”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.
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 SC cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Lighthouse Ministry Inc | UT | $24,208 | President Of The Board, Director, Office Manager | $41,600 | $42,018 | 2023 |
| Do Something Inc | IN | $24,695 | Executive Director | $45,000 | $46,831 | 2023 |
| Tong Jue Si | CA | $24,864 | Officer | $12,000 | $9,933 | 2024 |
| Iglesia Milagro De Dios Inc | FL | $23,877 | Pastor | $4,600 | $4,142 | 2024 |
| Restoration Ministries Inc | CO | $23,701 | Pres/treasurer | $38,160 | $35,074 | 2024 |
| World Icc | CA | $23,478 | Cfo | $6,000 | $4,966 | 2024 |
| Confraternity Of Our Lady Of Grace | CA | $25,472 | Chairman | $6,000 | $4,966 | 2024 |
| Global Advance Foundation | TX | $26,236 | President | $90,758 | $87,023 | 2024 |
| Ministry Transitions Inc | MN | $26,580 | Executive Di | $39,634 | $37,540 | 2024 |
| L & R Lawrence Family Foundation | CA | $26,666 | Assistant Treasurer (From | $50,736 | $41,995 | 2024 |
| Bronx Support Corporation | NY | $21,530 | Secretary | $37,263 | $32,276 | 2024 |
| Christiania Lutheran Church Foundation | MN | $21,078 | Director | $30,000 | $29,254 | 2023 |
| The Urban Ministry Institute Of Colorado | CO | $27,989 | Dean | $12,000 | $11,355 | 2023 |
| Puppets And Praise Ministries Inc | WA | $20,200 | Treasurer | $13,765 | $11,813 | 2024 |
| Larry D Ford Ministries Inc | FL | $28,622 | President | $4,622 | $4,285 | 2023 |
| Insight Foundation Inc | MA | $29,095 | Director | $19,403 | $16,713 | 2024 |
| Rts Foundation Inc | MS | $19,574 | President | $29,156 | $31,126 | 2024 |
| Chokhor Gepel Ling | CA | $19,438 | Exec Dir/pre | $5,700 | $4,857 | 2023 |
| The Center For Biblical | MO | $19,423 | President | $6,400 | $6,689 | 2023 |
| Ma Hadul Iman Ny Inc | NY | $19,163 | President | $15,601 | $13,513 | 2024 |
| Binik-lewinger Supporting Foundation | NY | $29,741 | Secretary | $30,887 | $26,753 | 2024 |
| Mike Ryan Ministries Inc | TX | $18,822 | Presidentdirector | $18,948 | $18,705 | 2023 |
| Awaken Ministries | MI | $30,116 | Executive Director | $39,934 | $40,678 | 2023 |
| Grace Unleashed Inc | MN | $18,621 | Pres,ceo, Treas | $7,200 | $6,820 | 2024 |
| Jacobs Brothers Evangelistic | PA | $18,528 | President | $6,428 | $6,145 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to SC cost of living and 2024 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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 SC 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 37th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 29th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 61st |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 37th |
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.
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
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.