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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Jewish Learning Group Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 650889375
NY · NTEE X83
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Zalman Goldstein, Executive Director / CEO ($28,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 36 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 25th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Zalman Goldstein — reported title “PRES./DIR.”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

36 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 36 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$5,828 total compensation of comparable organizations → $166,674 $28,000
$11,76510th
$28,13225th
$49,870Median
$91,32075th
$128,23590th
$28,000This org · 25th
p10$11,765
p25$28,132
p50$49,870
p75$91,320
p90$128,235
$28,000

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 NY 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
Fundacion Ramon Pane Inc FL$304,158 Director $15,800 $15,955 2024
Crazy Cool Family TX$312,117 President $150,000 $161,286 2024
Eidos Christian Center CA$312,369 President/treas $75,500 $70,078 2024
Faithtree Resources CA$301,860 Executive Director $75,000 $71,670 2023
J17 Ministries Inc AZ$325,888 Ceo $72,221 $74,659 2024
Search For The Truth Ministries MI$327,890 Executive Di $6,497 $7,209 2024
Dream Mentors International Inc FL$330,206 President $31,200 $31,505 2024
Ewtn Publishing Inc AL$281,154 Chairman, Ceo & Governor $33,200 $39,692 2023
White Horse Ministries Inc ID$275,261 President $13,921 $16,388 2023
The Korean Christian Times Corp GA$272,408 Secretary $40,268 $44,807 2023
Catholic Action For Faith And Family CA$342,444 President $84,000 $80,270 2023
Step Up To Life NE$345,833 Executive Director $91,500 $105,785 2024
Precious Present Truth Inc MD$350,000 President $78,077 $78,462 2024
Theology Matters Inc SC$350,248 Admin $40,178 $45,055 2024
Alexandrian Forum Inc Dba Watermark Gospel FL$353,356 President $88,800 $89,669 2024
Prayer Stations Inc FL$360,841 President $7,500 $7,574 2024
Contexticon Learning And Research Inc MA$362,393 President $102,000 $98,525 2024
Anglican House Media Ministry Inc CA$377,373 Ceo $24,000 $22,934 2023
China Gospel Depot Inc NJ$384,294 President $17,000 $16,797 2023
International Bible Association MO$385,910 President $65,000 $74,001 2024
The Korean Baptist Press Of The United States Inc GA$227,059 President $34,722 $37,528 2024
Christ Church Media Inc MS$389,384 President $23,219 $28,618 2023
It's A New Day Inc GA$225,289 Sec/treasurer $6,731 $7,275 2024
Braille Bibles International MO$222,178 President $113,608 $133,161 2023
Fa Yuan Inc NY$393,005 President $6,000 $5,828 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NY cost of living and 2023 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 NY 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 default25th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)28th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted31st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted25th

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 (Zalman Goldstein) 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 36 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X83), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $28,000 is reasonable (approximately the 25th 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.