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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Jacob's Ladder Care Services Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 831957414
MO · NTEE P20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Christian Iacob, Executive Director / CEO ($19,698) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 21 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 14th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

21 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 21 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$4,220 total compensation of comparable organizations → $167,100 $19,698
$19,16010th
$30,30025th
$64,168Median
$99,23475th
$123,54490th
$19,698This org · 14th
p10$19,160
p25$30,300
p50$64,168
p75$99,234
p90$123,544
$19,698

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 MO 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
Merrystarkey Bridge Inc MO$359,507 Executive Director $100,000 $102,954 2023
College Hill Foundation MO$312,004 Executive Director $43,342 $43,342 2024
Whosoever Mv Inc MO$310,329 Men's Director $21,700 $22,341 2023
Parent Power Lab Inc MO$369,290 Chair $85,000 $85,000 2024
Springs Of Living Water MO$300,744 Founder $50,000 $48,711 2025
Dads Against Crime Inc MO$294,829 President $43,333 $43,333 2024
Rk Missions MO$284,515 Director $27,700 $27,700 2024
Bree's Gift Inc MO$396,087 Administrative/development $4,220 $4,220 2024
Community Of Hope MO$411,572 Executive Director $149,998 $154,429 2023
Charlottes Community Outreach MO$253,986 Executive Director $123,482 $123,482 2024
Pieces Peaces MO$423,591 Director $30,300 $30,300 2024
Crusaders For The Cross MO$244,850 Secretary $6,630 $6,826 2023
Good Journey Development Foundation MO$236,159 Executive Director $68,407 $68,407 2024
Lazarus Ministries Kc MO$235,818 Execive Director $61,000 $62,802 2023
Safety Council Of Greater St Louis MO$439,145 Executive Director $69,164 $71,207 2023
Dixon Area Caring Center Inc MO$227,614 Manager Of Center $19,160 $19,160 2024
Peterson Outdoors Ministries MO$462,743 President $64,168 $64,168 2024
Humanitri MO$475,843 Executive Director $99,234 $99,234 2024
Budget And Financial Management Assistance MO$489,388 Executive Director $76,544 $78,805 2023
People Of All Colors Succeed Organization MO$499,014 Executive Director - Founder $162,306 $167,100 2023
Michael Od Brown We Love Our Sons And MO$504,033 President $120,000 $123,544 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MO 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 MO 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 default14th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)14th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted14th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted14th

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 (Christian Iacob) 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 21 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P20) + MO + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $19,698 is reasonable (approximately the 14th 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.