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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

New Mercies Ministries Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 863804719
IN · NTEE X20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Bonnie Doolittle, Executive Director / CEO ($77,875) 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 71st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Bonnie Doolittle — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, 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

$13,113 total compensation of comparable organizations → $110,000 $77,875
$18,93710th
$38,32725th
$64,644Median
$78,00075th
$102,48690th
$77,875This org · 71st
p10$18,937
p25$38,327
p50$64,644
p75$78,000
p90$102,486
$77,875

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 IN 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
Nothing Is Wasted Ministries Inc IN$427,143 President $85,740 $85,740 2023
Psalm 51 Ranch Inc IN$413,251 Manager $90,000 $87,418 2024
Brethren Retreat Ministries Inc IN$440,402 Executive Director $69,760 $67,759 2024
Leaderstream Inc IN$452,970 President $81,000 $76,648 2025
Student Impact Of Westfield Inc IN$393,384 Executive Director $61,600 $58,290 2025
Evansville Student Christian Fellowship IN$364,601 Director $76,200 $72,106 2025
Launch Campus Ministry Inc IN$489,066 President $40,503 $38,327 2025
Small Church Usa Corp IN$350,675 President $110,000 $110,000 2023
Seed Ministry Inc IN$334,864 Pastor/director $16,800 $16,318 2024
Gymtown Pantry Inc IN$332,000 President $78,000 $78,000 2023
Christian Leaders For Africa Inc IN$521,777 President $43,560 $41,220 2025
Two Eight Ministries Inc IN$522,709 President $66,553 $64,644 2024
Lakeland Child Evangelism Ministrie IN$314,533 Assistant Di $38,652 $38,652 2023
Heart Of A Man Inc IN$539,612 President $111,471 $108,273 2024
Behind The Wire Ministries Inc IN$302,244 President $20,400 $19,815 2024
Phare Warrior IN$301,626 Director $13,500 $13,113 2024
Twelve Stones Ministries Inc IN$562,911 President $105,513 $102,486 2024
Ebenezer Shepherding Ministries Of IN$286,158 President $19,496 $18,937 2024
4veh The Evangelistic Voice IN$599,679 Station Dire $21,586 $20,426 2025
Chicagoland Immigrant Welcome IN$631,178 Executive Director $66,700 $64,786 2024
Valley Of Grace IN$633,191 Director $60,000 $60,000 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to IN 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 IN 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 default71st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)67th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted71st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted71st

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 (Bonnie Doolittle) 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) + IN + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $77,875 is reasonable (approximately the 71st 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.