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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Awe Star Ministries Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 731426638
OK · NTEE X99Z
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Carol Hedrick, Executive Director / CEO ($24,668) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 290 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 20th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Carol Hedrick — reported title “SEC'Y/TREASURER”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

290 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 290 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$456 total compensation of comparable organizations → $189,507 $24,668
$13,94610th
$29,17225th
$47,026Median
$71,27175th
$102,07290th
$24,668This org · 20th
p10$13,946
p25$29,172
p50$47,026
p75$71,271
p90$102,072
$24,668

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 OK 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
The Russian Orthodox Church Of The NY$338,127 Coo $12,700 $10,422 2023
Overcomers Mission Schools PA$337,129 Director & C $22,700 $19,968 2024
Challenge Golf Association TN$335,777 President $82,500 $76,495 2024
Matthew Fox Legacy Project CA$335,723 Treasurer $39,000 $29,706 2024
Relational Tithe Inc CA$340,271 President/co-founder $101,000 $79,203 2023
The Layne WA$335,146 Foundation Mgr. $73,250 $57,849 2024
New Hope Correctional Ministry MA$334,774 Exec Directo $72,509 $57,476 2024
Lives Worth Saving CA$334,760 Senior Pasto $31,000 $23,613 2024
Word Of Messiah Ministries Inc NC$334,577 President $140,547 $128,101 2024
Global Ministries And Relief Inc FL$341,186 President $73,600 $60,989 2024
Resolute MN$333,892 President $170,998 $149,044 2024
Red Letter Christians PA$333,732 Board Member $38,451 $34,823 2023
Woolman Hill Inc MA$342,325 Executive Director $50,036 $40,833 2023
Ten 24 Inc TX$342,607 President $68,255 $62,005 2023
The Journey Project WA$342,793 Executive Director To August 2024 $19,773 $15,616 2024
Prepare International Nfp NC$343,113 Director & Treasurer $49,500 $45,117 2024
Synchronicity Foundation Inc VA$332,071 President $10,058 $8,566 2024
Soul Care Institute CO$344,293 President $45,000 $39,186 2023
Save The Nations Ministries KY$344,301 Director $63,414 $61,872 2023
Heart Of The Outdoors OH$330,288 President $72,000 $69,255 2023
Qari NJ$345,419 Treasurer $81,107 $65,764 2023
Princess Promise Inc TX$347,092 President $30,000 $26,471 2024
Niswa Association Inc CA$328,005 Ceo $40,000 $30,467 2024
Wheat Mission In Atlanta Inc GA$327,186 President $42,000 $38,352 2023
Dannie Hood Ministries Inc CO$326,632 President $52,883 $44,730 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OK 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 OK 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 default20th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)16th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted26th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted19th

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 (Carol Hedrick) 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 290 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $24,668 is reasonable (approximately the 20th 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.