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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Blue Tassel Farm

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 811715157
IN · NTEE X20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Pastor Tim Mcnamee, Executive Director / CEO ($9,531) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 22 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 5th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Pastor Tim Mcnamee — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

22 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 22 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$4,941 total compensation of comparable organizations → $144,881 $9,531
$13,56010th
$19,72225th
$42,157Median
$86,45175th
$107,00590th
$9,531This org · 5th
p10$13,560
p25$19,722
p50$42,157
p75$86,451
p90$107,005
$9,531

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 IN 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
Rod And Staff Ministries Inc IN$233,400 Executive Director $101,976 $101,976 2024
Kyampisi Childcare Ministries Inc IN$218,604 Admin Asst/c $10,000 $10,000 2024
Be The Edge Fort Wayne Inc IN$210,034 Chief Minist $144,881 $144,881 2024
Thin Blue 1st Inc IN$255,021 Ceo Executive Director $107,564 $107,564 2024
School Alive Inc IN$257,160 President $4,941 $4,941 2024
The Freedom Center Inc IN$259,383 Executive Di $22,618 $23,286 2023
Nomad Church Collective Inc IN$201,249 Minister Board Member $48,531 $49,964 2023
Indiana Biblical Counseling Center Inc IN$200,825 Director $133,635 $137,582 2023
Brave Way Home Inc IN$262,503 Director $60,635 $60,635 2024
Edge Mentoring Inc IN$265,088 Exec Program $91,600 $91,600 2024
Greater Faith Community Ministry IN$266,144 Director $33,321 $34,305 2023
Camp Watcha Wanna Do Ltd IN$186,047 Development $37,031 $37,031 2024
Liberty Ministries Inc IN$282,781 Board Member Teacher $13,695 $14,100 2023
The Gathering Of Northwest Indiana Inc IN$285,278 Pastor $88,500 $88,500 2024
Ebenezer Shepherding Ministries Of IN$286,158 President $19,496 $19,496 2024
Four10 Ministries Inc IN$162,446 Executive Di $46,000 $46,000 2024
Connection Ministries Inc IN$160,875 Executive Director $44,520 $44,520 2024
Phare Warrior IN$301,626 Director $13,500 $13,500 2024
Behind The Wire Ministries Inc IN$302,244 President $20,400 $20,400 2024
Lakeland Child Evangelism Ministrie IN$314,533 Assistant Di $38,652 $39,794 2023
Gymtown Pantry Inc IN$332,000 President $78,000 $80,304 2023
Seed Ministry Inc IN$334,864 Pastor/director $16,800 $16,800 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to IN cost of living and 2024 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 IN 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 default5th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)5th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted5th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted5th

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 (Pastor Tim Mcnamee) 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 22 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20) + IN + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $9,531 is reasonable (approximately the 5th 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.