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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Apologetics Resources Center Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 631212784
AL · NTEE X192
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Clete Hux, Executive Director / CEO ($61,999) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 451 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 83rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Clete Hux — reported title “DIRECTOR”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

451 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 451 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $224,139 $61,999
$6,16510th
$15,66025th
$29,014Median
$48,56575th
$71,75590th
$61,999This org · 83rd
p10$6,165
p25$15,660
p50$29,014
p75$48,565
p90$71,755
$61,999

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
Breakthrough Ministries Inc TN$103,936 President $37,130 $36,126 2024
Globalservant Ministries Inc AL$104,018 Director $44,100 $45,403 2023
North Central Presbytery Of The Cumberland Presbyterian Church IL$104,037 Treasurer, Member Of Board Of Finance And Trustees $5,500 $5,152 2023
Children Ministries International CA$104,068 Founder, President, Chairman Of The Board $91,310 $75,139 2023
Holy Synod Of Saint Athanasius PA$104,400 Officer $17,400 $16,062 2024
Friends Of The Groom Inc OH$104,720 President $1,540 $1,510 2024
Rise Ministry Community Development Center OH$104,965 Senior Pastor & Executive Board Chairman $9,131 $8,952 2024
Inner Vision Spiritual Life Maintenance Inc MD$102,772 President $18,635 $16,126 2024
The Lookout Coffee TX$105,331 Executive Director $25,083 $23,911 2023
G3 Experience Inc TX$102,448 President $54,000 $51,477 2023
Christian Television Of Las Vegas Inc FL$105,522 President $7,630 $6,830 2023
Awakening Vajra International CA$102,333 Chairman $25,970 $21,371 2023
Mission Mobilization International CO$105,694 President $71,700 $65,519 2023
Ross Family Ministries NC$105,754 President $62,500 $61,542 2023
The India Mission For Evangelism Inc AZ$102,138 President Since 3-2023 $7,950 $7,077 2024
South Mountain Family Camp NC$105,983 Executive Director $18,063 $17,276 2024
Green Pastures Christian IL$106,198 Camp Host $30,926 $28,974 2023
Firstlight International PA$101,654 President $17,280 $15,951 2024
New Life International Mission Inc FL$101,525 Director $12,994 $11,299 2024
Nexus Mission CA$106,545 Director $14,400 $11,849 2023
Iglesia Luz De Esperanza CA$101,226 Chief Executive Officer $11,624 $9,565 2023
Arizona District Council Of The AZ$106,715 Ceo Current $103,568 $92,197 2024
Franklin Ministries TN$101,171 President/director $60,000 $60,102 2023
Baitul Abrar Inc NY$101,118 President $33,000 $28,418 2023
The Retired Ministers Homes Board Inc LA$100,816 Sec/treasurer $7,200 $7,339 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 default83rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)81st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted86th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted78th

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 (Clete Hux) 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 451 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (X), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $61,999 is reasonable (approximately the 83rd 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.