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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Ken Soltys Ministries Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 743042515
NC · NTEE X200
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Kenneth Soltys, Executive Director / CEO ($8,050) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 10 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: Kenneth Soltys — reported title “President”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

10 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 10 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,267 total compensation of comparable organizations → $50,399 $8,050
$4,80610th
$10,88625th
$18,461Median
$34,10775th
$45,18990th
$8,050This org · 20th
p10$4,806
p25$10,886
p50$18,461
p75$34,107
p90$45,189
$8,050

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 NC 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
International Legacy Institute DE$8,081 Director $11,150 $10,878 2023
Light Brigade Ministries WA$8,654 President $6,000 $5,199 2024
Arthor Jackson Ministries Inc FL$7,695 President $30,734 $28,768 2023
Emmaus Teams ME$9,023 Director $44,711 $44,610 2023
Passion Of Christ Ministries Inc MD$9,530 Pastor $1,400 $1,267 2024
Rise City Church OR$6,503 Pastor $37,256 $35,887 2022
Catholic Revival Initiative Inc FL$6,000 President / Director $55,434 $50,399 2024
Proclamation Ministries Inc CO$5,834 President $14,410 $13,373 2024
World Leaders Group Inc FL$11,568 Secretary $12,000 $10,910 2024
Center For Faith And Work St Louis MO$11,693 Executive Director $22,973 $23,549 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NC 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 NC 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)20th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted30th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted20th

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 (Kenneth Soltys) 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 10 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (X), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $8,050 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.