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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Tri Nghiem Association

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 800668549
CA · NTEE X50
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Phung Do, Executive Director / CEO ($5,200) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 106 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 16th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

How comparable organizations were selected

106 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 106 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $585,250 $5,200
$3,61110th
$7,57025th
$19,904Median
$41,29175th
$61,63790th
$5,200This org · 16th
p10$3,611
p25$7,570
p50$19,904
p75$41,291
p90$61,637
$5,200

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.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Wright Way Ministries IncFL $38,033$32,638 990
The Living Truth Holiness Church Of God IncNJ $37,873$3,619 990
Angel Rock CharitiesLA $37,662$36,103 990
Land In Between MinistryVA $38,457$64,071 990
Steve Cassell MinistriesIL $37,385$59,203 990
Sportworks Ministry IncNC $37,297$8,624 990
Ross Ministries IncTX $37,273$133,945 990
Word Of God Ministry To The NationsCA $37,091$12,000 990
John C Vaughn EvangelisticSC $39,105$5,014 990
Philadelphia Bible Institute College & Seminary InMD $39,200$541 990
Heartcry For ChangeWA $39,270$16,012 990
Eileen And Myron Nickman FamilyOH $36,438$50,930 990
House Of Hope ChurchCA $36,386$1 990
Liferesource Ministries IncNV $36,271$28,823 990
Jesus Is Enough CorpID $39,825$10,757 990
Apostle Born Ministries IncTX $39,874$118,355 990
New Mexico Family Action FoundationNM $36,067$44,841 990
Tree Of Life Ministries Of DaytonaFL $40,059$87,969 990
Kind Holy HouseCA $36,002$14,029 990
Rex And Lois Burgher Ministries IncPA $40,158$17,776 990
Deep Bay Center IncMT $40,367$22,309 990
Oakland Mills Interfaith IncMD $35,665$114,393 990
Revivelife Church IncOK $41,146$5,251 990
Discovery Missions International IncTX $34,820$110,492 990
Livingwaterinme MinistriesCA $41,270$1,030 990

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 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 default16th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)20th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted35th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted16th

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 (Phung Do) 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 106 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (X), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $5,200 is reasonable (approximately the 16th 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.