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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Golden Lampstand Association Us Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 812040117
CT · NTEE X20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Stella Tse, Executive Director / CEO ($30,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 1030 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 25th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Stella Tse — reported title “President”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

1,030 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 1,030 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $299,674 $30,000
$15,20610th
$30,11725th
$54,552Median
$87,99275th
$121,48090th
$30,000This org · 25th
p10$15,206
p25$30,117
p50$54,552
p75$87,992
p90$121,480
$30,000

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 CT 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
David Corn Ministries TX$270,948 President, Evangelist, Youth Speaker $59,992 $64,004 2023
Nation Builders Ministries Inc KS$270,935 Director/president $24,000 $27,653 2023
Promise International GA$270,657 Founder $13,000 $13,541 2024
Living New Ministries International FL$271,951 President $6,500 $6,326 2024
Christian Far East Ministry CA$270,380 Chairman $7,000 $6,262 2024
Arise Kingdom Ministries OH$272,232 Officer $44,200 $48,497 2024
Our Ladys Ministry CA$270,009 321crescentct Brisbane Ca 94005 $78,942 $70,616 2024
Team Xtreme International TX$269,728 President $38,121 $40,670 2023
Streams Of Life Worship Center FL$269,705 President $51,136 $51,235 2023
Troops Of Saint George TX$273,041 Executive Administrator $33,750 $34,974 2024
415 Leadership Inc MO$269,197 President $11,000 $12,069 2024
Known Network TX$269,184 Global Field Director $25,609 $26,537 2024
Csj Ministries Inc TX$273,373 President $20,000 $20,725 2024
The Sudie Clark Hanger Missionary Care Ministry GA$273,583 Development Chair $12,900 $13,437 2024
Family Dynamics Institute Inc TN$273,599 Executive Director $86,000 $96,413 2023
Seek Ministries Inc GA$268,735 Director $32,500 $33,853 2024
Crossroads Ministries Usa Inc CO$273,812 President $43,353 $43,064 2024
Call Sign Victor TX$274,201 Executive Director $62,886 $65,167 2024
Upland's Reach Conference Center NC$267,856 President $100,477 $107,550 2024
Randy Perry Ministries Inc GA$274,608 Pres./dir. $53,000 $55,206 2024
The Sword Of The Spirit MI$274,655 Secretary $14,204 $15,187 2024
Greek Orthodox Memorial & Cultural CA$274,680 Director $26,620 $24,516 2023
In His Wakes Inc OR$267,542 President $40,000 $38,481 2024
Trinitas Communities On Mission AZ$267,432 President $54,192 $53,991 2024
Creation Illustrated Ministries Inc WA$275,147 Board Secret $59,869 $55,527 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CT 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 CT 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 default25th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)25th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted30th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted24th

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 (Stella Tse) 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 1030 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $30,000 is reasonable (approximately the 25th 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.