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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Dwight Thompson Ministries Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 756233501
CA · NTEE X21Z
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Rev Dwight E Thompson Sr, Executive Director / CEO ($155,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 76 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 100th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

Benchmarked executive: Rev Dwight E Thompson Sr — reported title “DIRECTOR / P”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

76 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 76 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,025 total compensation of comparable organizations → $144,147 $155,000
$14,94910th
$23,88925th
$37,111Median
$55,24575th
$81,79490th
$155,000This org · 100th
p10$14,949
p25$23,889
p50$37,111
p75$55,245
p90$81,794
$155,000

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 CA 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
Victory44 International Inc VA$100,737 President $22,000 $24,600 2023
Franklin Ministries TN$101,171 President/director $60,000 $73,038 2023
Church Of The Blessed International TX$98,577 Senior Pastor $30,000 $33,756 2024
Lutheran Ministry Foundation NE$97,157 Director $77,428 $91,261 2025
New Light Assembly NY$96,756 President $18,550 $19,412 2023
Ethiopian Outreach Ministry PA$96,611 Executive Director $34,272 $38,445 2024
Globalservant Ministries Inc AL$104,018 Director $44,100 $55,174 2023
North Central Presbytery Of The Cumberland Presbyterian Church IL$104,037 Treasurer, Member Of Board Of Finance And Trustees $5,500 $6,262 2023
Holy Synod Of Saint Athanasius PA$104,400 Officer $17,400 $19,518 2024
Abundant Life Community Church VT$92,677 President $48,000 $54,345 2024
Leadership Connection Inc MA$107,941 President $80,664 $81,536 2024
Jamie Carte Ministries Inc WV$110,450 Member $21,056 $26,402 2023
Warren Christian Apologetics Center WV$110,606 President $28,800 $36,112 2023
Trinity Christian Fellowship Inc KY$111,710 Pastor $48,893 $59,087 2024
Daren Lindley Ministries Inc TX$88,482 President $71,852 $83,236 2023
Kingdom Ambassadors Church Inc NJ$112,299 President $14,020 $14,081 2024
Shepherds Staff Christian Counseling Center Inc UT$112,500 Clinician/clinical Director $125,208 $144,147 2024
Slavic Baptist Mission Incorporated IN$114,065 President $46,750 $55,456 2024
Rob White Ministries Inc SC$85,781 President $31,092 $36,486 2024
Kingdomstrate CA$84,875 President $36,665 $36,665 2023
Greater Beaver Meadow Mb Church MS$115,698 Pastor Ceo $38,213 $49,287 2023
Joyous Community Church CA$116,726 Ceo $40,000 $38,852 2024
Ron Herrod Evangelistic Ministry Association TN$117,825 Board Member $67,404 $82,051 2023
Sylvan Nook Church Of Christ IN$118,134 Secretary And Minister $65,385 $79,852 2023
San Simeon By The Sound NY$81,588 Cfo $14,333 $14,999 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CA 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 CA 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 default100th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)100th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted100th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted97th

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 (Rev Dwight E Thompson Sr) 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 76 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X21), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $155,000 is reasonable (approximately the 100th 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.