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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

You Gotta Ask Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 852072093
ID · NTEE X20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jon Strain, Executive Director / CEO ($119,682) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 991 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 93rd percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

How comparable organizations were selected

991 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 991 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$52 total compensation of comparable organizations → $1,577,766 $119,682
$14,61110th
$28,35125th
$50,229Median
$80,18775th
$110,52790th
$119,682This org · 93rd
p10$14,611
p25$28,351
p50$50,229
p75$80,187
p90$110,527
$119,682

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 ID cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Love In The Name Of Christ Montgomery County IncMD $251,741$79,240 990
One Million Children IncPA $251,485$54,683 990
Omega Fire Ministries MarylandMD $251,435$50,973 990
Beacon Of HopeMI $251,401$91,430 990
Kevin Cozadd Ministries IncAL $253,201$25,511 990
Chicago Partnership For Church PlantingIL $253,276$77,449 990
Love In Action Missions Global IncMI $253,280$12,941 990
Breath Of The Spirit MinistriesincTX $251,113$145,216 990
Zeteo MinistriesWA $253,683$49,363 990
Life Impact For Eternity International IncFL $250,770$57,224 990
Jim Wood Ministries IncTN $253,815$271,931 990
Harold Coomer EvangelisticAL $253,983$59,639 990
Shadetree Christian Counseling IncFL $250,574$111,949 990
Iglesia Apostoles Y Profetas Monte Los OlivosMD $254,075$16,942 990
Northwest Church Planting NetworkWA $254,122$97,256 990
Testudo Ministries IncFL $250,405$2,273 990
Ronnie Hill MinistriesTX $254,218$181,789 990
Be The Edge IncAL $254,233$221,094 990
Anchor New EnglandME $254,236$30,122 990
Abundant Thrift IncIL $250,270$28,834 990
Empowerment Tabernacle ChristianAL $250,205$66,594 990
Vision Latin AmericaOH $254,418$92,254 990
One More International IncOK $250,044$47,185 990
North Flora Church Of ChristMS $254,570$102,690 990
The Noble Heart IncCO $254,722$111,580 990

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 ID 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 default93rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)91st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted61st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted92nd

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 (Jon Strain) 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 991 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $119,682 is reasonable (approximately the 93rd 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). 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.