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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Christian Hope Academy Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 871621791
SC · NTEE B20
FY ending 2025-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of William C Craps, Executive Director / CEO ($21,525) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 203 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 29th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

203 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 203 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$811 total compensation of comparable organizations → $137,425 $21,525
$6,58310th
$18,67625th
$37,328Median
$58,14575th
$74,61290th
$21,525This org · 29th
p10$6,583
p25$18,676
p50$37,328
p75$58,145
p90$74,612
$21,525

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Philly Agile Learning CommunityPA $280,886$69,528 990
KinderhausCA $281,015$67,413 990
Academy Of Rome And Cartersville IncGA $281,328$20,684 990
Eureka Educational Academy IncFL $281,527$3,806 990
Old Believerprivate SchoolAK $282,002$19,971 990
James Squadrito Montessori SchoolPA $276,807$9,559 990
Crescent Montessori School IncCA $276,291$93,902 990
Homeschool Christian Academy IncMO $283,095$42,031 990
Daufuskie Island Independent SchoolSC $276,012$55,000 990
Kids CollegeCA $275,925$36,703 990
Expatriate Education InternationalIN $284,021$14,941 990
Knox Forest SchoolTN $284,687$57,627 990
Brandywine School Of Early LearningPA $274,117$51,512 990
Annette Mains Ministries IncIN $285,821$64,746 990
Florida Academy Of ExcellenceFL $287,206$6,932 990
Saint Francis Classical Academy IncFL $271,537$42,596 990
Chesterton Foundation Of St GeorgeMI $270,930$97,237 990
Jenny Lynn Elementary Of PennsylvaniaPA $269,016$1,962 990
Ohio Christian Academy IncOH $290,417$24,901 990
Austin Japanese School IncTX $290,647$7,258 990
Preparatory School Of The District Of Columbia IncDC $291,686$40,309 990
Kings WayNY $292,461$37,328 990
Escuela Aurora IncPR $292,982$32,802 990
Deep Waters AcademyTX $265,042$23,405 990
Bellevue Home School EnrichmentTN $264,300$15,442 990

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 SC 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 default29th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)29th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted30th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted27th

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 (William C Craps) 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 203 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $21,525 is reasonable (approximately the 29th 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.