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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Creation Illustrated Ministries Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 680335446
WA · NTEE X20Z
FY ending 2024-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jennifer L Ish, Executive Director / CEO ($59,869) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 21 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 48th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Jennifer L Ish — reported title “BOARD SECRET”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

21 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 21 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$8,475 total compensation of comparable organizations → $120,456 $59,869
$31,00010th
$48,00025th
$65,376Median
$79,27475th
$98,58490th
$59,869This org · 48th
p10$31,000
p25$48,000
p50$65,376
p75$79,274
p90$98,584
$59,869

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 WA 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
Abraham Blessing Ministries WA$277,788 Director $90,000 $92,658 2023
Conquest Self Defense WA$264,595 Executive Director $79,395 $81,740 2023
Global Radio Outreach WA$261,175 Executive Dir. $50,692 $52,189 2023
Al-ma Idah Initiative Foundation WA$289,289 Director $101,192 $98,584 2025
Harbor Anglican Church WA$292,701 The Reverend $117,000 $120,456 2023
Hope For The People WA$295,563 President $8,500 $8,751 2023
Northwest Church Planting Network WA$254,122 Executive Director $112,243 $115,558 2023
Zeteo Ministries WA$253,683 Director President Missionary $58,652 $58,652 2024
Live Salted WA$248,502 Executive Director $56,775 $56,775 2024
Mission To Seafarers WA$302,189 Operations Director $75,721 $73,769 2025
The St Thomas Orthodox Church WA$246,493 Vicar/priest $63,500 $65,376 2023
Ministerio Cielos Abiertos WA$241,430 Officer $48,000 $48,000 2024
Debre Bisrat Kidus Gebriel Ethiopian Orthodox Tewhido Church WA$236,964 President $31,200 $32,122 2023
Pastorstays WA$316,409 Secretary/ci $78,011 $78,011 2024
Angel One Foundation WA$321,029 Vice President $31,000 $31,000 2024
New Hope For The World WA$220,597 Ceo $8,232 $8,475 2023
Refreshed Soul WA$207,563 President $77,000 $79,274 2023
Eagle Wings Ministries WA$344,770 Executive Director $73,080 $73,080 2024
True Disciples WA$204,319 President $36,000 $37,063 2023
Renewal Ministries Northwest WA$354,314 Executive Director $55,220 $55,220 2024
Turning The Hearts Ministries WA$191,933 President $78,560 $78,560 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to WA 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 WA 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 default48th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)48th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted52nd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted48th

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 (Jennifer L Ish) 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 21 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20) + WA + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $59,869 is reasonable (approximately the 48th 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.