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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Testudo Ministries Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 834208996
FL · NTEE X20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Michael Paquin, Executive Director / CEO ($2,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 67 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 0th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

67 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 67 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,914 total compensation of comparable organizations → $169,281 $2,500
$14,67110th
$31,45525th
$46,868Median
$66,42475th
$99,08690th
$2,500This org · 0th
p10$14,671
p25$31,455
p50$46,868
p75$66,424
p90$99,086
$2,500

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
Shadetree Christian Counseling Inc FL$250,574 President $126,769 $123,132 2024
Life Impact For Eternity International Inc FL$250,770 President $64,800 $62,941 2024
Hand Up To Victory Inc FL$248,924 Chief Executive Officer $48,252 $46,868 2024
Ministerio Conexion Divina Inc FL$246,180 President $19,000 $18,455 2024
Florida Coalition Of Christian FL$241,263 President $64,740 $62,883 2024
Harvest Aviation Inc FL$259,746 Executive Di $33,850 $32,879 2024
Love Unveiled Inc FL$261,361 President/director $67,733 $65,790 2024
Camp Dovewood Inc FL$262,332 Director/pre $20,000 $19,426 2024
The Genesis Youth Project Inc FL$264,215 Exec. Direct $33,054 $33,054 2023
United States Institute Of FL$265,594 President $24,000 $23,311 2024
The Kingdom Institute Inc FL$232,028 President $42,500 $41,281 2024
Streams Of Life Worship Center FL$269,705 President $51,136 $51,136 2023
Living New Ministries International FL$271,951 President $6,500 $6,314 2024
Elpis International FL$228,229 President $38,400 $37,298 2024
Frontline International Inc FL$227,817 President $114,245 $114,245 2023
Concilio Iglesia De Dios Misionera Inc FL$226,530 Director $20,000 $20,000 2023
Just A Preacher Ministries Inc FL$226,387 President $100,000 $97,131 2024
Ministerio Internacional Casa De Amor Inc FL$276,706 Director $32,267 $31,341 2024
Patriarch Tikhon Russian-american Music FL$222,754 Ceo $50,000 $48,566 2024
Christian Surfers Of North America FL$279,680 Finance Operations $67,000 $67,000 2023
Ancient Paths Inc FL$220,675 President $39,200 $39,200 2023
New Life Outreach Ministry Inc FL$280,538 Bd Member Ceo $12,025 $12,025 2023
Harvest Of Life Inc FL$215,899 Chairman $32,500 $31,568 2024
St Clare Sisters Retreat Ministry Inc FL$212,449 Secretary/treasurer $8,000 $7,770 2024
Cyber Civil Rights Initiative Inc FL$211,684 Executive Director $80,000 $80,000 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to FL 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 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 default0th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)0th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted3rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted0th

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 (Michael Paquin) 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 67 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20) + FL + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $2,500 is reasonable (approximately the 0th 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.