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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Anne Arundel Connecting Together Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 832013555
MD · NTEE X90
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Katie Zinler, Executive Director / CEO ($105,725) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 31 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 84th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

31 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 31 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,133 total compensation of comparable organizations → $133,448 $105,725
$12,61910th
$32,36325th
$65,003Median
$85,55975th
$108,05390th
$105,725This org · 84th
p10$12,619
p25$32,363
p50$65,003
p75$85,559
p90$108,053
$105,725

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 MD 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
Mecca 20 20 Incorporated FL$178,000 Program Director $34,680 $34,848 2024
Knowing Him Ministries CO$190,068 Director $37,278 $38,234 2024
Iraqi Christian Relief Council IL$192,230 President $79,216 $83,301 2024
Leachman Ministries CO$194,981 Directorspiritual Director $130,112 $133,448 2024
Stride Ministries UT$195,527 Chair $112,029 $122,642 2024
Arizona Interfaith Movement AZ$197,769 Executive Di $73,250 $75,351 2024
Movement West Michigan MI$198,776 Executive Di $81,209 $89,657 2024
Frank Damazio Ministries OR$201,116 Director $30,000 $29,799 2024
Foundation For Spiritual Development CA$206,450 Executive Dir. $85,136 $80,957 2023
The Trucking Collective Inc MI$206,839 Executive Director $96,051 $106,044 2024
Every Bible Counts Inc CA$208,047 Secretary Director $12,320 $11,379 2024
Awakeningsusa Org TX$208,734 President/di $100,988 $108,053 2024
City Vision MN$208,740 Executive Director $124,982 $132,095 2024
School Of Metaphysics MO$153,111 Director $2,400 $2,719 2024
Innerfaith Disciple House TX$210,958 President, T $21,600 $23,111 2024
Romania Leadership Ministries IL$147,628 Exec Director $53,285 $56,033 2024
Espavo NV$144,178 Chairman $72,000 $75,206 2025
Revelation Of Hope Ministries Inc HI$143,550 President Ceo $80,000 $76,611 2024
Gathering Of Light Multifaith NY$138,484 Sr Officiant $56,328 $56,052 2023
Hope Dealer Community Inc OH$225,060 Executive Director $59,940 $67,906 2024
Lancaster County Interfaith Justice Organization NE$234,408 Lead Organizer $81,795 $94,100 2024
Thriving Inc PA$126,507 President $2,000 $2,133 2024
Amazon Basin Ministries Inc TX$239,014 Executive Director, Co-founder $52,000 $57,281 2023
Northside Outreach Center Inc VA$240,404 Executive Di $66,153 $66,560 2025
Club 180 Inc KY$240,886 President $26,000 $29,878 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MD 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 MD 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 default84th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)90th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted97th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted84th

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 (Katie Zinler) 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 31 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X90), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $105,725 is reasonable (approximately the 84th 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.