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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

International Theological Education

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 841177390
MO · NTEE X20Z
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Bill Wilton, Executive Director / CEO ($46,657) 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 33rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Bill Wilton — reported title “Executive Dir.”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO 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

$10,339 total compensation of comparable organizations → $149,500 $46,657
$15,75010th
$27,61425th
$60,500Median
$94,70375th
$107,21790th
$46,657This org · 33rd
p10$15,750
p25$27,614
p50$60,500
p75$94,703
p90$107,217
$46,657

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
Dayspring Outreach Ministries MO$482,657 President $28,430 $27,614 2024
Every Man A Warrior Inc MO$493,327 Directorpresident $15,750 $15,750 2023
Biblical Business Training Inc MO$495,371 Executive Dir. $109,506 $106,364 2024
Midland Ministries Inc MO$420,178 Executive Director $10,644 $10,339 2024
Global Missionary Taskforce Inc MO$409,153 Chairman & P $66,506 $64,598 2024
Biblos Foundation MO$534,597 President $97,500 $94,703 2024
Hidden Bluff Ministries Inc MO$394,664 Director $60,500 $60,500 2023
Grade A Plus Incorporated MO$387,405 Executive Di $51,480 $50,003 2024
Reach Network MO$545,499 President/executive Director $52,800 $52,800 2023
Legacy Builders Ministry MO$382,220 Executive Dir. $149,500 $149,500 2023
Love Inc Of Clay County MO$372,430 Executive Director $44,782 $43,497 2024
Gospel Ministries International In MO$364,108 President $90,000 $90,000 2023
Timber Creek House Of Prayer Inc MO$574,241 Founderdirector $101,020 $101,020 2023
Stepping Into The Light MO$349,795 President/executive Director $12,000 $11,656 2024
Awesome Ambitions MO$335,330 Ex Offico $16,250 $15,784 2024
Leadership Investment Intensives Inc MO$318,657 Founder, Executive Director & Secretary $110,384 $107,217 2024
Emmaus Global Missions MO$318,440 President $54,000 $52,451 2024
Bridge Of Hope Ministries MO$314,082 Executive Director $67,616 $65,676 2024
Enduring Treasure Ministries Inc MO$312,109 President $71,328 $69,282 2024
Oneeleven Global MO$664,011 Executive Dir. $25,632 $24,897 2024
European & Middle Eastern MO$681,239 Secretary, T $112,000 $108,787 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MO 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 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 default33rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)33rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted57th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted33rd

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 (Bill Wilton) 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 (X20) + MO + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $46,657 is reasonable (approximately the 33rd 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.