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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Christ Is The Answer Ministries Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 593667070
FL · NTEE X20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Chris Franz, Executive Director / CEO ($83,016) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 65 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 77th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

65 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 65 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $275,950 $83,016
$17,60010th
$34,50025th
$52,646Median
$79,00075th
$115,06190th
$83,016This org · 77th
p10$17,600
p25$34,500
p50$52,646
p75$79,000
p90$115,061
$83,016

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 FL cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
United Nations For Israel IncFL $363,888$68,900 990
Foundations Of Freedom IncFL $369,000$52,000 990
Destiny Align Ministries IncFL $353,009$69,097 990
From The Ground Up Ministries IncFL $369,257$12,354 990
Forge Men IncFL $350,952$95,450 990
Iconicity IncFL $350,745$174,281 990
Bethel Family Enrichment CenterFL $350,000$40,000 990
Assembly Of God Pentecostal FireFL $348,937$24,000 990
El Taller Del Maestro IncFL $374,061$29,616 990
One Name Ministry IncFL $374,984$46,844 990
Tree Of Life Foundation AndFL $378,840$79,000 990
Wings Of Eagles International IncFL $342,635$45,500 990
Lx Ministries IncFL $342,190$121,748 990
Mission International Iglesia JesucristoFL $380,925$75,856 990
Assembleia De Deus Luz Do Mundo IncFL $383,143$1 990
Jesus At The Door IncFL $391,778$38,400 990
Hogue Ministries IncFL $392,368$51,756 990
One Way Out Ministries IncFL $329,694$48,918 990
Agencia Nexus Internacional IncFL $329,621$12,560 990
Gods Share Program IncFL $328,131$39,520 990
Ellel Ministries (Usa) IncFL $395,967$71,620 990
American Educational Development IncorporatedFL $321,216$96,975 990
Live Your Mission IncorporatedFL $320,800$57,011 990
S O S Ministries IncFL $310,658$60,000 990
Church Planting America IncFL $306,657$34,500 990

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 FL 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 default77th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)77th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted54th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted77th

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 (Chris Franz) 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 65 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20) + FL + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $83,016 is reasonable (approximately the 77th 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). 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.