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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Crossview Christian Camp & Retreat

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 752879011
TX · NTEE O23
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Seth Appleton, Executive Director / CEO ($22,250) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 609 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 22nd percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Seth Appleton — reported title “CAMP DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

609 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 609 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$17 total compensation of comparable organizations → $157,364 $22,250
$10,05410th
$24,22925th
$46,388Median
$65,66175th
$83,82690th
$22,250This org · 22nd
p10$10,054
p25$24,229
p50$46,388
p75$65,661
p90$83,826
$22,250

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
Koa Foundation Inc NV$206,059 Secretary $1,500 $1,503 2023
Reclaiming Youth At Risk SD$206,142 Director $8,950 $9,344 2025
Slater Family Network Foundation Inc PA$205,903 Executive Director $46,673 $45,195 2024
Ileri Inc VI$205,864 Founder/executive Director $48,231 $46,847 2024
Franklin Kids CA$206,402 President $40,500 $34,961 2023
Central Area Youth League Inc LA$206,813 League Commissioner $9,000 $9,907 2023
Change The World Kids Inc VT$205,308 Interim Facilitator $33,800 $34,010 2023
Barnabas Movement Inc KS$204,720 Executive Director $20,400 $21,400 2024
Warren County Agricultural Fair IL$207,457 Secretary/treasurer $10,600 $10,119 2024
Girls On The Run Of Long Island NY$204,651 Executive Dir. $63,880 $56,050 2024
Young People For Progress Inc MD$207,589 Executive Director $80,000 $74,769 2023
Green River Outreach For Wilderness WY$207,601 Camp Director $38,521 $40,053 2024
Dream Weavers Helping Dreams Become Reality CA$204,500 President $90,800 $76,133 2024
10-10 Academy CA$207,742 Secretary $53,403 $43,623 2025
Servicing Every Soul CA$204,289 Board Member/executive Director $15,600 $13,080 2024
Purpose Learning Lab The Premier Drop-in Studio NC$208,006 Executive Director $28,650 $29,594 2023
Windsor County Mentors Inc VT$204,140 Executive Dir. $53,145 $50,602 2025
Jacarrie Kicks For Kids Inc WI$204,024 Executive Director $22,292 $23,274 2023
El Centro Police Activities League CA$203,911 Executive Director $47,500 $41,004 2023
4 Degrees Alpine Ski Team MN$203,899 Sec.-manager $73,065 $72,174 2023
Lifebridge Community Incorporated IN$203,896 Executive Director, Board Member $90,127 $89,910 2025
Azahar Foundation Ltd NY$203,869 Executive Director $46,346 $41,866 2023
Southwest Wildlife Foundation Inc UT$203,783 Ceo $42,000 $41,740 2024
Project Reclaim Of Louisiana Inc LA$203,711 Executive Director $61,388 $65,637 2024
Loaves And Fishes Ministry Inc NC$208,558 Executive Director $48,960 $49,122 2024

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 default22nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)22nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted24th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted21st

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 (Seth Appleton) 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 609 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (O), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $22,250 is reasonable (approximately the 22nd 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.