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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Backwoods Christian Camp Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 630949622
AL · NTEE N20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of John Rice, Executive Director / CEO ($28,800) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 47 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 62nd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: John Rice — reported title “Managing Director”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

47 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 47 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$937 total compensation of comparable organizations → $134,602 $28,800
$2,76110th
$10,45525th
$22,537Median
$36,52875th
$51,23390th
$28,800This org · 62nd
p10$2,761
p25$10,455
p50$22,537
p75$36,528
p90$51,233
$28,800

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 AL 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
Humanity In Unity Inc CO$158,643 Board Member $26,640 $24,343 2023
Emilie M Bullowa Memorial Endowment Of NY$169,431 Scout Executive/ceo $18,549 $15,515 2024
Kaneco Association IL$152,576 Secretary/treasurer $12,317 $11,540 2023
Horses N Heroes Of Marion County Inc FL$171,832 Executive Director $7,800 $6,783 2024
Reach Therapeutic Riding Center TX$172,591 Executive Director $41,083 $38,040 2024
Friendly Hills Charitable Foundation Inc OH$151,457 President $4,992 $5,038 2023
Pacesetters Baseball Inc NE$176,383 President/dean Of Coaches $10,200 $10,455 2023
Camp Pattersonville Inc NY$146,633 Director $40,000 $33,457 2024
Kids At Heart CO$177,637 President $66,000 $58,580 2024
Midcourse Correction Challenge Campinc MI$177,960 Vice President $3,000 $2,866 2024
Freedom Center VA$145,772 Executive Di $40,000 $36,805 2023
Kids & Pros Inc FL$178,598 Executive Director $50,050 $43,522 2024
Seeker Springs Ministry Inc LA$144,919 Executive Director $16,692 $17,516 2023
Friends Of Wisconsin Camp Tapawingo Corporation WI$143,915 Camp Director, Board Member $51,998 $50,267 2024
Women Leaders Forum Of The Coachella CA$181,428 $10,106 $8,317 2023
Lake Hamilton Bible Camp AR$185,282 President $13,000 $13,526 2024
Fort Hope Inc CA$137,759 President $37,000 $30,447 2023
Instruments 4 Life FL$187,724 Executive Director $65,000 $56,522 2024
The Kentucky State Police Foundation Inc KY$135,860 Executive Director $77,415 $76,987 2024
Grindstone Lake Bible Camp MN$188,628 Executive Director $19,500 $18,362 2023
Greater Hamilton Homes Inc MD$133,766 Treasurer $28,731 $24,863 2024
Monroe County Education Foundation Inc WV$133,506 Administrator $19,210 $19,821 2023
Eagle River United Methodist Camp AK$130,545 Camp Manager $2,600 $2,301 2024
College Of Diplomates Of The American IL$130,025 Director $1,000 $937 2023
Partners In Adventure Inc VT$194,419 Executive Director $31,000 $28,882 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to AL 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 AL 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 default62nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)57th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted62nd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted55th

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 (John Rice) 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 47 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (N20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $28,800 is reasonable (approximately the 62nd 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.