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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Springs Of Living Water

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 843427101
MO · NTEE P20
FY ending 2025-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Bereket Mamo, Executive Director / CEO ($50,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 17 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 53rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Bereket Mamo — reported title “Founder”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

17 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 17 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$4,332 total compensation of comparable organizations → $158,514 $50,000
$14,60310th
$22,93225th
$44,489Median
$76,50075th
$114,10690th
$50,000This org · 53rd
p10$14,603
p25$22,932
p50$44,489
p75$76,500
p90$114,106
$50,000

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
Dads Against Crime Inc MO$294,829 President $43,333 $44,480 2024
Whosoever Mv Inc MO$310,329 Men's Director $21,700 $22,932 2023
College Hill Foundation MO$312,004 Executive Director $43,342 $44,489 2024
Rk Missions MO$284,515 Director $27,700 $28,433 2024
Jacob's Ladder Care Services Inc MO$336,934 Treasurer $19,698 $20,219 2024
Charlottes Community Outreach MO$253,986 Executive Director $123,482 $126,749 2024
Crusaders For The Cross MO$244,850 Secretary $6,630 $7,006 2023
Merrystarkey Bridge Inc MO$359,507 Executive Director $100,000 $105,678 2023
Good Journey Development Foundation MO$236,159 Executive Director $68,407 $70,217 2024
Lazarus Ministries Kc MO$235,818 Execive Director $61,000 $64,463 2023
Parent Power Lab Inc MO$369,290 Chair $85,000 $87,249 2024
Dixon Area Caring Center Inc MO$227,614 Manager Of Center $19,160 $19,667 2024
Empower Me MO$207,979 Executive Director $76,500 $76,500 2025
Bree's Gift Inc MO$396,087 Administrative/development $4,220 $4,332 2024
Community Of Hope MO$411,572 Executive Director $149,998 $158,514 2023
Pieces Peaces MO$423,591 Director $30,300 $31,102 2024
Safety Council Of Greater St Louis MO$439,145 Executive Director $69,164 $73,091 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 2025 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 default53rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)53rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted53rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted53rd

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 (Bereket Mamo) 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 17 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P20) + MO + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $50,000 is reasonable (approximately the 53rd 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.