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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Awaken The Dawn Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 814256733
FL · NTEE X99
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of John D Bradshaw, Executive Director / CEO ($141,693) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 245 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 91st percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

Benchmarked executive: John D Bradshaw — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

245 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 245 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$550 total compensation of comparable organizations → $308,937 $141,693
$19,48310th
$41,19025th
$73,083Median
$92,66275th
$137,68390th
$141,693This org · 91st
p10$19,483
p25$41,190
p50$73,083
p75$92,662
p90$137,683
$141,693

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 FL 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
Poiema Foundation Inc TX$473,946 Executive Di $74,138 $78,943 2024
Emmaus Ministries FL$474,336 President $85,281 $85,281 2024
Lewis County Gospel Mission WA$474,490 Vice Preside $40,139 $38,254 2024
Northwest B Annual Conference NC$471,871 President $500 $550 2024
Equipping Leaders For A Lifetime OR$470,664 Executive Di $79,200 $78,292 2024
Theology Of Work Project Inc MA$470,409 Ceo & Director $73,997 $70,783 2024
4 Tucson Inc AZ$477,046 Ceo $83,846 $88,372 2023
Thrive Learning Centers CA$466,812 Executive Dir. $16,449 $15,120 2024
The Hinda Institute IL$463,408 Director $9,350 $9,785 2024
Blazing Trees TN$462,823 Chief Executive Officer $72,000 $82,942 2023
Gateway Empowerment Inc AL$484,096 President $8,000 $9,471 2023
Legacy Disciple IL$485,142 Secretary $35,693 $37,353 2024
Fathers House Educational Foundation TX$485,513 Executive Director $67,600 $74,108 2023
Rabbanut Nfp IL$485,571 Treasurer & Director $18,000 $18,352 2025
The Isaiah 40 Foundation Inc VT$460,415 President $89,932 $96,356 2024
Fellowship Of Christians United For GA$487,031 Executive Director $45,000 $49,587 2023
Faith And Life Inc KS$459,272 Manager $35,817 $41,190 2024
Straight Street Revolution GA$459,052 Executive Di $52,708 $56,414 2024
Firebase Movement MN$458,526 Director $82,848 $87,142 2024
Electronic Bible Fellowship Inc PA$488,852 President $55,365 $60,508 2023
Newport Mesa Individual And Family CA$489,324 Executive Dir. $183,591 $168,754 2024
Made To Shine Inc MO$455,757 President/treasurer $85,615 $96,527 2024
Avatar Meher Baba Heartland Ce OK$454,591 Montgomerey $18,000 $21,722 2023
Skatechurch Inc OR$493,143 Exec Dir - No Compensation For Board Duties $78,000 $77,106 2024
Saturation Church Planting International CA$495,253 Presidentfounder $96,377 $88,588 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to FL 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 FL 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 default91st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)93rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted94th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted89th

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 (John D Bradshaw) 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 245 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $141,693 is reasonable (approximately the 91st 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.