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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Palmyra Christian Academy

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 871173447
MO · NTEE B24
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Amanda Crumrine, Executive Director / CEO ($3,550) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 63 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 10th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Amanda Crumrine — reported title “DIRECTOR”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

63 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 63 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,048 total compensation of comparable organizations → $89,816 $3,550
$3,93410th
$13,88125th
$30,718Median
$43,63875th
$56,75390th
$3,550This org · 10th
p10$3,934
p25$13,881
p50$30,718
p75$43,638
p90$56,753
$3,550

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
Life Point Christian University Inc AZ$205,771 President $50,400 $44,451 2024
Gaia Democratic School MN$205,347 Officer-key Employee $40,000 $36,246 2024
Mercy Christian Academy LA$204,384 Board Member $32,296 $33,576 2023
Mate School CO$208,359 Chairman/pre $68,333 $60,089 2024
Faith Alive Christian Academy VI$201,389 Teacher $27,288 $27,288 2023
Sunset Sudbury School Inc FL$211,841 President $85,000 $73,228 2024
Childrens Cottage CA$212,633 Executive Dir. $65,301 $50,378 2025
Desert Springs Christian Academy NM$213,660 Headmaster 7 $21,524 $20,683 2025
Open Door Christian School PA$214,476 Teacher & Assistant Administrator $20,736 $18,964 2024
South Tulsa Academy Inc OK$214,734 Board Member $15,000 $14,757 2025
Hillside Academy Inc ID$215,043 President $4,899 $4,779 2024
Kardia Classical School WA$196,814 Head Of School $29,358 $23,483 2025
Albert Lea Wrestling Boosters MN$196,683 Trustee $33,900 $30,718 2024
Grace Christian Academy NC$196,126 Teacher $26,667 $24,617 2025
Bnos Sarah Inc NJ$194,438 Trustee $6,000 $4,913 2024
Play School Inc FL$218,741 Executive Director $47,173 $40,640 2024
The Morgan Oliver School For Anti-racism Inc GA$192,109 Ceo $14,583 $13,844 2023
Emmanuel Coastal Academy Inc FL$221,404 President $2,050 $1,818 2023
Cornerstone Haiti FL$222,220 President $54,225 $48,095 2023
Shikabania Corporation CA$224,241 Director $4,809 $3,921 2023
St Catherine Of Siena Academy NY$186,368 Chair & Trea $4,090 $3,390 2024
Huaxia Chinese School At Bridgewate NJ$184,351 Principal $8,480 $6,944 2024
Bais Yaakov Bnos Chayil Inc NJ$229,282 Trustee $20,000 $16,376 2024
Rise Mhk Corporation KS$231,322 Dir. Of Educ $10,000 $9,907 2024
Ohr Zahava TX$179,842 Vice President $47,630 $44,984 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 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 default10th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)8th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted13th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted10th

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 (Amanda Crumrine) 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 63 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B24), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $3,550 is reasonable (approximately the 10th 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.