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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Wilderness Trek Christian Camp Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 752097147
TX · NTEE X20Z
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Paul Talley, Executive Director / CEO ($110,032) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 139 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 84th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

139 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 139 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,757 total compensation of comparable organizations → $370,475 $110,032
$14,27010th
$35,55225th
$61,082Median
$86,73075th
$140,03490th
$110,032This org · 84th
p10$14,270
p25$35,552
p50$61,082
p75$86,730
p90$140,034
$110,032

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.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Women On The Rock IncTX $371,578$43,709 990
Tapestry Counseling Of East Texas IncTX $371,445$16,609 990
Prayers Of The PeopleTX $373,703$75,120 990
Debra George MinistriesTX $374,197$77,710 990
Hope For The Harvest IncTX $375,152$74,918 990
Reino CapitalTX $369,607$103,046 990
Leslie James Dba Alter Ministries IncTX $376,098$76,450 990
The Roots NetworkTX $376,969$115,291 990
Time For Christ IncTX $367,676$51,099 990
Nueva Vida Iglesia Baustista Independiente FundamentalTX $366,740$98,374 990
Charlie Bing Gracelife MinistriesTX $366,136$162,318 990
Undivided Heart IncTX $364,671$55,962 990
Emerging Grace Ministries IncTX $380,424$25,179 990
Pursuit 53TX $364,457$72,071 990
Pearl Haven Ministries IncTX $383,369$30,693 990
My Brother's Keeper Outreach CenterTX $359,914$82,500 990
Destiny Sports Mission IncTX $355,921$53,464 990
Kingdom Acts Ministries InternationalTX $355,807$45,504 990
Servant House Education Ministries AndTX $389,411$11,046 990
Sparkle Living IncTX $354,774$9,615 990
Freedom In Jesus Ministries IncTX $354,631$27,288 990
Grow Gospel InitiativesTX $390,281$35,492 990
Frontline Evangelism IncTX $354,092$32,053 990
Kingdom Come Ministries IncTX $392,507$66,399 990
Legacy OutfittersTX $392,917$68,000 990

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 default84th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)83rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted61st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted84th

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 (Paul Talley) 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 139 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20) + TX + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $110,032 is reasonable (approximately the 84th 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). 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.