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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Philadelphia Gospel Movement

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 871385476
PA · NTEE X20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Terry Davis, Executive Director / CEO ($86,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 27 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 78th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Terry Davis — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

27 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 27 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$15,340 total compensation of comparable organizations → $146,276 $86,000
$30,65710th
$48,57525th
$68,404Median
$83,97575th
$113,78890th
$86,000This org · 78th
p10$30,657
p25$48,575
p50$68,404
p75$83,975
p90$113,788
$86,000

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 PA 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
Armor Of Light PA$441,786 Administrator $40,039 $41,222 2023
Pittsburgh Region International Student Ministries PA$449,821 Director $146,276 $146,276 2024
Parish Resource Center Inc PA$451,557 Executive Di $100,512 $103,481 2023
Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Northeastern PA$495,450 Chief Executive Officer $68,404 $68,404 2024
Northwestern Pennsylvania Baptist PA$498,574 Executive Director $71,545 $73,658 2023
Ag Riverside In Phiadelphia PA$380,598 President $52,500 $54,051 2023
Global Tribes Outreach Inc PA$505,427 Field Director $18,333 $18,333 2024
Spread Of Grace Ministries PA$372,716 Executive Di $123,486 $123,486 2024
National Service Committee Of The Catholic Charismatic Renewal Of The Us PA$370,688 Executive Director $94,725 $94,725 2024
Neck Ministries PA$357,662 President $121,010 $121,010 2024
The Journey Ministry Inc PA$351,264 Chairman Of $64,590 $64,590 2024
Connectup Inc PA$344,231 Executive Di $48,086 $48,086 2024
Good News For Life Inc PA$337,960 Board Member $47,655 $49,063 2023
Free Indeed PA$333,074 Admin $80,986 $83,378 2023
Accounting Beyond Borders PA$330,426 Executive Director $57,270 $57,270 2024
Youth With A Mission Greater Phila PA$329,043 Treasurer $14,900 $15,340 2023
Hannahs Hope Ministries Inc PA$559,528 Chief Administrator $69,369 $69,369 2024
Keys Ministries Inc PA$568,922 Executive Di $44,304 $44,304 2024
Think Missions PA$577,470 President $84,572 $84,572 2024
Bethesda Miracle Worship Center PA$307,342 Pastor $18,000 $18,000 2024
Life Change Ministries International Inc PA$590,535 President $81,081 $81,081 2024
Missio Theological Seminary PA$600,572 President $38,873 $38,873 2024
Custos Foundation PA$604,233 Advisor And Former Director $67,500 $69,494 2023
Peace Promise PA$612,091 Executive Di $54,400 $54,400 2024
American Family Services PA$614,999 President $108,974 $108,974 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to PA cost of living and 2024 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 PA 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 default78th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)78th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted81st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted78th

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 (Terry Davis) 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 27 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20) + PA + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $86,000 is reasonable (approximately the 78th 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.