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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Gathering Of Northwest Indiana Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 813938539
IN · NTEE X20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jordan Gibson, Executive Director / CEO ($88,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 25 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 72nd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Jordan Gibson — reported title “PASTOR”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

25 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 25 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$4,941 total compensation of comparable organizations → $144,881 $88,500
$11,40010th
$19,49625th
$60,012Median
$90,00075th
$110,97590th
$88,500This org · 72nd
p10$11,400
p25$19,496
p50$60,012
p75$90,000
p90$110,975
$88,500

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
Ebenezer Shepherding Ministries Of IN$286,158 President $19,496 $19,496 2024
Liberty Ministries Inc IN$282,781 Board Member Teacher $13,695 $14,100 2023
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
Greater Faith Community Ministry IN$266,144 Director $33,321 $34,305 2023
Edge Mentoring Inc IN$265,088 Exec Program $91,600 $91,600 2024
Brave Way Home Inc IN$262,503 Director $60,635 $60,635 2024
The Freedom Center Inc IN$259,383 Executive Di $22,618 $23,286 2023
School Alive Inc IN$257,160 President $4,941 $4,941 2024
Lakeland Child Evangelism Ministrie IN$314,533 Assistant Di $38,652 $39,794 2023
Thin Blue 1st Inc IN$255,021 Ceo Executive Director $107,564 $107,564 2024
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
Rod And Staff Ministries Inc IN$233,400 Executive Director $101,976 $101,976 2024
Blue Tassel Farm IN$230,516 President $9,531 $9,531 2024
Small Church Usa Corp IN$350,675 President $110,000 $113,249 2023
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
Evansville Student Christian Fellowship IN$364,601 Director $76,200 $74,236 2025
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
Student Impact Of Westfield Inc IN$393,384 Executive Director $61,600 $60,012 2025
Psalm 51 Ranch Inc IN$413,251 Manager $90,000 $90,000 2024
New Mercies Ministries Inc IN$426,366 Executive Di $77,875 $80,175 2023
Nothing Is Wasted Ministries Inc IN$427,143 President $85,740 $88,273 2023

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 default72nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)72nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted76th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted72nd

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 (Jordan Gibson) 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 25 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20) + IN + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $88,500 is reasonable (approximately the 72nd 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.