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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Royal Legacy Christian Academy

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 823314005
IA · NTEE B20
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Chassidi Martin, Executive Director / CEO ($18,359) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 263 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 24th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Chassidi Martin — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

263 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 263 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$140 total compensation of comparable organizations → $143,741 $18,359
$7,53810th
$19,51225th
$35,316Median
$58,06775th
$79,17290th
$18,359This org · 24th
p10$7,538
p25$19,512
p50$35,316
p75$58,067
p90$79,172
$18,359

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 IA 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
Engaging Young Minds Academy Inc FL$345,013 President $45,138 $38,727 2023
Providence Christian School WA$348,332 Board $4,564 $3,732 2023
Interlocking Ministries Inc NC$348,910 Executive Di $87,078 $79,816 2024
Valor Classical Christian Academy Inc WI$349,030 34 Grade Teacher $9,120 $8,231 2025
Creating Hope Inc OH$349,714 Director $4,800 $4,510 2024
Wellspring Cultural&educational Foundation Inc CT$341,900 Execuitve Director $88,800 $76,041 2023
Global Conservation Leaders Inc CA$341,786 Ceo $4,679 $3,584 2024
Lincoln Heights Tutorial Program CA$350,503 Exec. Director $75,000 $57,450 2024
Journey School Of Houston TX$350,685 Clinical Director Vice Chair $44,155 $39,182 2024
Cascades Montessori Middle School WA$341,347 Secretary Teacher Admin $67,256 $52,040 2025
Deep Roots School Inc NJ$351,162 Treasurer $47,981 $37,023 2025
Geneva Childrens Center CA$340,806 Director $63,440 $50,031 2023
Boise Classical Academy Inc ID$352,443 President $32,278 $31,360 2023
Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation NM$339,687 Executive Dir. $56,164 $55,170 2023
Lifeprep Projects Inc NC$339,374 Exec Directo $7,663 $7,024 2024
Thomasville Antiques Show Foundation Inc GA$353,321 Executive Director $27,250 $25,024 2023
Cager Athletic Association CA$338,390 Ceo $39,150 $29,989 2024
Offense Ministries Inc IL$338,137 Headmaster/s $40,721 $35,514 2024
St John Paul Ii Independent School Inc KS$338,029 Principal $60,000 $59,200 2023
St Louis Modern Chinese School MO$337,557 Chairman $756 $731 2023
Austin Christian Vocational Academy Inc FL$337,515 Officer $50,000 $42,899 2023
Genesis Ministries FL$354,766 President $33,000 $27,501 2024
Grace Preparatory Academy Of Greater MA$354,941 President $175 $140 2024
The Lab School Of Memphis Inc TN$336,399 Executive Director $12,017 $11,205 2024
Scholars Christian Preschool And Academy Inc FL$355,881 Executive Director $78,000 $65,002 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to IA 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 IA 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 default24th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)22nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted24th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted22nd

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 (Chassidi Martin) 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 263 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $18,359 is reasonable (approximately the 24th 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.