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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Emmaus Way Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 752686810
IA · NTEE X20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Arnold Klein, Executive Director / CEO ($16,285) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 978 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 14th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

978 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 978 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$49 total compensation of comparable organizations → $419,839 $16,285
$12,85810th
$25,61125th
$46,631Median
$75,47175th
$104,16890th
$16,285This org · 14th
p10$12,858
p25$25,611
p50$46,631
p75$75,471
p90$104,168
$16,285

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 IA 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
Iglesia Evangelica El Cordero Movimiento Mundial Inc NY$249,320 President $110,600 $88,657 2024
Yod Associates Inc OK$248,963 Director $140,400 $137,144 2024
Hand Up To Victory Inc FL$248,924 Chief Executive Officer $48,252 $40,211 2024
Interim Ministry Network Inc MD$248,596 Executive Director $79,061 $65,569 2024
Live Salted WA$248,502 Executive Director $56,775 $45,092 2024
Crossover Ministry Association OK$248,418 Director $69,167 $69,559 2023
One More International Inc OK$250,044 Ceo $45,585 $44,528 2024
Know The Truth International Ministries Inc VA$248,298 Founder/president/executive Director $24,600 $21,693 2023
Empowerment Tabernacle Christian AL$250,205 President $65,574 $62,844 2024
Abundant Thrift Inc IL$250,270 Treasurer $31,200 $27,210 2024
Revival Mandate International TX$248,144 Executive Dir. $119,055 $105,646 2024
Testudo Ministries Inc FL$250,405 President $2,500 $2,145 2023
Oikos Usa NC$247,898 President $93,130 $87,885 2023
Shadetree Christian Counseling Inc FL$250,574 President $126,769 $105,644 2024
Cic Mission Inc TX$247,792 President $75,633 $67,114 2024
Jesus Baptist Las Vegas Church NV$247,731 Pastor $73,441 $65,304 2024
Life Impact For Eternity International Inc FL$250,770 President $64,800 $54,002 2024
Power To Live Center TX$247,495 Executive Dir. $54,721 $48,558 2024
Ultimate Strength MN$247,336 President $36,000 $31,556 2024
Breath Of The Spirit Ministriesinc TX$251,113 President $150,000 $137,037 2023
Life Lane AR$247,309 Executive Director $72,000 $73,914 2023
Beacon Of Hope MI$251,401 Executive Di $94,231 $86,281 2024
Omega Fire Ministries Maryland MD$251,435 President $58,000 $48,102 2024
One Million Children Inc PA$251,485 President And Executive Director $58,333 $51,603 2024
Be Bold Street Ministries OR$246,950 Executive Director $56,400 $47,835 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to IA 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 IA 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 default14th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)12th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted18th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted14th

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 (Arnold Klein) 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 978 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $16,285 is reasonable (approximately the 14th 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.