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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Word Christian Broadcasting Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 582034491
GA · NTEE X84
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of William K Johns, Executive Director / CEO ($13,143) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 1676 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 10th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

1,676 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 1,676 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$55 total compensation of comparable organizations → $470,694 $13,143
$12,93410th
$25,68625th
$47,480Median
$77,52775th
$108,12290th
$13,143This org · 10th
p10$12,934
p25$25,686
p50$47,480
p75$77,527
p90$108,122
$13,143

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 GA 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
Rethink 315 MO$209,964 Executive Director $109,012 $118,223 2023
Share Redemption Ministries MT$209,989 Executive Di $57,100 $59,637 2025
Be The Edge Fort Wayne Inc IN$210,034 Chief Minist $144,881 $151,952 2024
Arch Ministries OH$209,863 President $31,200 $32,865 2024
St Christine Christian Services MI$210,164 Executive Di $35,760 $37,793 2023
Biblical Leadership For Excellence Inc TX$209,687 Executive Director $82,000 $81,578 2024
Look Unto Jesus Ministries MS$210,279 President/tr $24,665 $28,128 2023
Middle East Christian Network Inc LA$210,300 President And Board Member $21,600 $23,655 2024
Iglesia Biblica Peniel MD$210,356 Pastor $41,283 $38,385 2024
Living Water Community Clinic VA$209,530 Executive Director $36,000 $34,570 2024
The Yoga Connection Inc AZ$210,375 President $31,973 $29,793 2025
Beth Ahron V'israel - Bavi Chesed Fund Inc NY$210,406 Executive Director $12,000 $11,103 2023
Bent-tree TX$209,456 Director $108,000 $110,618 2023
7117 Ministries Inc FL$210,451 Executive Dir. $51,131 $49,182 2023
Authentic Movement TN$210,496 President $64,700 $67,638 2024
Return Ministries Usa MO$209,391 International Director $19,997 $21,687 2023
Love Inc Of Greater Holmes County OH$209,385 Executive Director $43,813 $46,152 2024
Oyate Concern Inc SD$209,360 Former Field Director $44,362 $48,692 2024
Faith At Work Inc IA$210,587 Executive Director $114,490 $128,358 2023
Light For The Nations Inc GA$210,590 Ceo $36,000 $37,063 2023
Transformation Ministries Inc CO$209,269 Dir Of Educatn $17,107 $16,314 2024
Dental Community Fellowship SC$209,226 Vice Preside $20,000 $20,216 2025
Velvet Ashes Incorporated PA$210,704 Executive Director $55,327 $54,873 2024
Arise Wellness CA$209,159 President $45,000 $38,646 2024
Kevin Cooley Ministries Inc AL$209,145 President $37,166 $41,113 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to GA 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 GA 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 default10th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)10th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted10th

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 (William K Johns) 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 1676 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (X), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $13,143 is reasonable (approximately the 10th 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.