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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Swanberg Christian Ministries

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 721441173
TX · NTEE X20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Dennis Swanberg, Executive Director / CEO ($170,222) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 122 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 96th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

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

How comparable organizations were selected

122 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 122 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,757 total compensation of comparable organizations → $370,475 $170,222
$14,20310th
$35,52225th
$60,200Median
$82,67175th
$125,82890th
$170,222This org · 96th
p10$14,203
p25$35,522
p50$60,200
p75$82,671
p90$125,828
$170,222

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 TX 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
Christ Counseling Ministry Inc TX$467,658 Executive Director $36,663 $35,611 2024
Christ Is Life Ministries TX$461,398 Founder $64,302 $62,457 2024
Reconciliation Ministries International Inc TX$457,182 President $67,500 $65,563 2024
Bible Outreach Ministries TX$453,907 President $13,000 $13,000 2023
Iglesia Evangelica Filadelfia Of Sherman TX$475,526 Senior Pastor $42,200 $42,200 2023
True North Retreats TX$475,864 Executive Director $161,653 $157,015 2024
Fundacristo Missions International TX$450,133 President $27,700 $27,700 2023
Rig Global Dfw TX$447,021 Director $6,099 $5,924 2024
Goby International Ministries TX$446,958 President $14,400 $14,400 2023
Bible Passages TX$482,551 Director $50,000 $48,566 2024
Truth Life And Word Outreach Organization TX$484,894 Admin/outreach $62,692 $62,692 2023
Program For Humanitarian Aid Inc TX$485,521 Co-exec. Direct $57,700 $56,045 2024
Levanta Ministries TX$442,759 President $36,000 $34,967 2024
Jerusalem Seminary TX$492,226 Dir./president $55,440 $53,849 2024
Well Community TX$494,046 Executive Director $92,899 $90,234 2024
Care Drops International TX$434,631 President $63,000 $61,193 2024
Ruachway TX$431,044 Secretary, Director, Priest-in-charge $42,000 $42,000 2023
Crossway International Inc TX$429,360 Ceo $129,639 $125,920 2024
Relationships For Christ Ministries TX$427,905 President $45,400 $45,400 2023
San Antonio Marriage Initiative TX$502,285 Secretary $22,195 $21,558 2024
Charis Streams Missions TX$424,118 President/di $12,000 $11,656 2024
Mission Catalyst International Inc TX$506,263 President $69,229 $67,243 2024
Net Increase Foundation TX$507,066 Executive Director $276,163 $268,240 2024
Jubilee World Missions Inc TX$507,088 President $52,000 $52,000 2023
Heart For The World Ministries TX$421,467 Pres. / Executive Director $55,575 $55,575 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to TX 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 TX 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 default96th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)96th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted93rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted96th

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 (Dennis Swanberg) 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 122 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20) + TX + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $170,222 is reasonable (approximately the 96th 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.