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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Ronnie Smith Ministries Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 631260728
GA · NTEE X20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Ronald Smith, Executive Director / CEO ($118,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 42 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 95th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

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

How comparable organizations were selected

42 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 42 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,170 total compensation of comparable organizations → $161,157 $118,000
$10,82610th
$26,92425th
$46,917Median
$92,21175th
$116,00190th
$118,000This org · 95th
p10$10,826
p25$26,924
p50$46,917
p75$92,211
p90$116,001
$118,000

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
Worklife Inc GA$215,087 Ceo/director $127,392 $131,155 2023
Throne Of Grace Ministries GA$214,871 Chairman $161,157 $161,157 2024
Women In Ministry Conference Inc GA$221,684 Executive Director $6,000 $6,000 2024
Rpm Ministries Inc GA$222,916 Ceo And Director $30,000 $30,886 2023
Light For The Nations Inc GA$210,590 Ceo $36,000 $37,063 2023
Risen Jesus Inc GA$224,523 President & Ceo $90,783 $93,464 2023
Light For Life International Inc GA$207,142 Executive Di $30,000 $30,886 2023
Jesus In The Street Inc GA$231,681 President $27,392 $27,392 2024
Veritas Shapes Ministries GA$235,085 Director $10,315 $10,620 2023
Kingdom Authority Ministries Inc GA$235,511 Chairman Secretary $26,000 $26,768 2023
Samuel R Chand Ministries Inc GA$196,417 President $34,000 $34,000 2024
Spiritual Innovations Inc GA$194,422 Executive Dir. $97,466 $97,466 2024
Au Health Professions Associates Inc GA$241,826 Acting Ceo Of Au Health $108,952 $106,144 2025
Global Servant Leaders Inc GA$190,219 President $116,130 $116,130 2024
Fgm Organizations Inc GA$177,036 Director $36,000 $36,000 2024
Hope Harbor Inc GA$176,894 President $26,220 $26,220 2024
Focus Evangelistic Ministries Inc GA$257,650 President $12,675 $12,675 2024
Legacy Outdoor Ministries GA$260,604 Founder/dire $45,833 $45,833 2024
Restore Ministries International Of Gordon Inc GA$261,091 Executive Director/president $1,170 $1,170 2024
Ancient Way Farm Inc GA$171,612 Executive Director $91,342 $91,342 2024
Mauldin Ministries Inc GA$262,531 Presdient $50,300 $50,300 2024
Messiah For Israel Ministries Inc GA$262,974 President $96,142 $96,142 2024
Nudge Ministries GA$168,806 President $73,525 $73,525 2024
Seek Ministries Inc GA$268,735 Director $32,500 $32,500 2024
Promise International GA$270,657 Founder $13,000 $13,000 2024

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 default95th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)95th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted88th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted90th

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 (Ronald Smith) 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 42 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20) + GA + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $118,000 is reasonable (approximately the 95th 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.