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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Dream Center Of Columbus Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 833343694
MS · NTEE X11
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Richard Cole Bryan, Executive Director / CEO ($27,850) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 32 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 25th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

32 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 32 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$214 total compensation of comparable organizations → $204,392 $27,850
$5,83110th
$28,12525th
$38,207Median
$64,60475th
$94,74990th
$27,850This org · 25th
p10$5,831
p25$28,125
p50$38,207
p75$64,604
p90$94,749
$27,850

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 MS 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
Highpoint Community Ministries TX$327,344 Preschool Director $56,074 $48,918 2024
El Refugio Ministry Inc GA$314,037 Executive Director $64,210 $56,305 2024
Liberti Network Of Churches PA$330,951 President $30,844 $27,617 2023
Sacred Heart Support Corporation CA$308,215 President $6,013 $4,662 2023
Ashland Theological Seminary Founda OH$303,277 Exec. Dir $49,846 $44,856 2025
Mother Of Mercy House Inc PA$298,274 Executive Dir & Board Member $37,417 $32,542 2024
Hardcore Evangelistic Ministries Inc TX$284,493 President $32,433 $28,294 2024
Joseph Pedott Perpetual Endowment Trust CA$282,930 Assistent Treasurer (From $50,736 $38,207 2024
Matthew 620 Foundation CO$281,289 Treasurer $27,230 $22,771 2024
Central Jersey Institute Of Islamic Sciences Inc NJ$275,662 President $41,660 $32,439 2024
Friends Of Our Lady Of Martyrs Shrine NY$371,754 Executive Director $83,490 $67,739 2023
Society Of St Vincent De Paul LA$272,356 President & Ceo $18,559 $17,823 2024
Church In Action - Germany AZ$374,449 Ceo $33,373 $28,818 2023
Roadster Legacy AZ$267,932 Director $4,735 $4,089 2023
Dorothy Day Capital Corporation MN$379,641 Vp & Cfo At Catholic Charities $39,251 $34,823 2023
Thrive International Missions CA$262,893 President $118,901 $89,541 2024
Chapel Haven Endowment Inc CT$262,002 President $262 $214 2024
Agape Impact Ministries Inc TX$385,088 President / Executive Director $18,210 $16,355 2023
Central European Christian TN$409,264 President $100,650 $94,992 2023
Emmaus Center Inc NY$234,723 Former Executive Director $162,500 $128,060 2024
Milandila Community Missions Inc PA$232,604 Director $73,810 $66,088 2023
A Ray Of Hope On Earth IL$415,365 President $231,551 $204,392 2023
Presbyterian Church Camp And Conference Association NC$228,342 Executive Director $69,103 $64,109 2023
The Irving And Varda Rabin Foundation CA$223,546 Assistant Treasurer (From 12/06/23) $50,736 $38,207 2024
Elim Park Legacy Foundation Inc CT$423,361 President $49,858 $40,769 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MS 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 MS 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 default25th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)22nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted44th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted9th

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 (Richard Cole Bryan) 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 32 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X11), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $27,850 is reasonable (approximately the 25th 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.