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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Calvary Way Ministries Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 810594375
CA · NTEE X20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Donald R Mcclure, Executive Director / CEO ($142,761) 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 97th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

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

$1,000 total compensation of comparable organizations → $221,093 $142,761
$14,47910th
$23,40525th
$51,103Median
$78,23675th
$103,67790th
$142,761This org · 97th
p10$14,479
p25$23,405
p50$51,103
p75$78,236
p90$103,677
$142,761

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
Shema Center For Christian FormationCA $215,497$104,400 990
Solid Rock Apostolic And PropheticCA $214,546$78,000 990
Espada De Dos Filos Ministerios EbenezerCA $214,423$72,000 990
Fathers Touch Ministries IncCA $214,121$90,000 990
Loving And Leading OthersCA $222,844$45,000 990
Arborspring Retreat HouseCA $213,572$82,013 990
Wixim Ministries IncCA $223,081$85,500 990
Hart MinistriesCA $212,140$13,000 990
Cyrus MinistriesCA $226,444$21,620 990
Keith Hudson Ministries IncCA $227,611$9,124 990
Centro De Vida International Church MovementCA $207,485$21,000 990
Kingdom Of Grace MinistriesCA $206,961$58,632 990
The Shepherds LightCA $229,831$20,900 990
Casa De Fe BakersfieldCA $231,329$25,000 990
Bridges To The NationsCA $231,458$72,276 990
Restore And Rebuild Ministries IncCA $232,020$83,069 990
Calvary CurriculumCA $232,730$65,118 990
Reimagine GroupCA $233,673$24,709 990
Bible Translation FellowshipCA $202,584$123,743 990
The Bonhoeffer ProjectCA $201,512$55,300 990
The Well IncCA $201,261$3,750 990
Missionaries To MinistersCA $201,142$150,229 990
Mark MinistriesCA $235,394$49,200 990
Mission Ministries IncCA $236,429$11,500 990
Shapoval Ministries InternationalCA $236,438$102,954 990

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 default97th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)97th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
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 (Donald R Mcclure) 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 (X20) + CA + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $142,761 is reasonable (approximately the 97th 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.