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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Be The Solution Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 871905383
OR · NTEE X01
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Benjamin Windle, Executive Director / CEO ($11,914) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 235 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 27th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Benjamin Windle — reported title “President”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

235 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 235 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$164 total compensation of comparable organizations → $157,050 $11,914
$4,83010th
$11,03825th
$25,292Median
$45,61875th
$71,73090th
$11,914This org · 27th
p10$4,830
p25$11,038
p50$25,292
p75$45,618
p90$71,730
$11,914

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 OR 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
Sababa Surf Camp Inc NY$64,057 Co-director $21,157 $21,430 2022
North America Mainland Chinese Mission NM$64,499 Pastoral And Executive Minister $32,376 $37,497 2023
Mustard Seed Cottage GA$64,912 Director $7,542 $7,932 2024
Search For Me Ministries Inc PA$64,971 President And Director $47,930 $49,993 2024
Hearts Of Jesus And Mary Ministries SC$63,332 Minister $20,042 $22,515 2023
Love Unlimited Community Church CA$64,997 Founders Pastor Ceo $13,800 $12,464 2024
Walking Worthy A Journey To Freedom TN$63,302 Executive Director $15,596 $17,147 2024
Bethesda Changers Chapel MD$63,264 Resident And Senior Pastor $8,400 $8,214 2024
Consequential Christianity SC$65,182 Director $114,260 $124,676 2024
Rec Ministries GA$65,512 President $72,000 $77,957 2023
The Masters Theatre Inc ND$65,549 President $31,000 $36,633 2023
Life Awakening PA$62,709 President $46,500 $49,934 2023
Avalon Worship TX$62,707 Vice President $24,000 $25,110 2024
United Research Inc NC$65,623 V/p $3,237 $3,408 2025
Lilias Trotter Legacy Inc FL$65,804 Treasurer $18,720 $19,713 2022
Ambassadors For Business MN$62,421 Executive Di $19,039 $20,258 2023
The Voice Of Triumph Inc TN$66,000 Secretary $6,200 $7,018 2023
Crane Family Foundation OH$66,195 Secretary $105,945 $120,833 2023
Fuel The Fire Ministries TX$62,068 President $21,000 $21,972 2024
Iglesia Cristiana Sendero De Amor Md MD$61,837 Pastor & Director $31,850 $31,144 2024
Equippers Group International TX$61,750 Treasurer $24,000 $25,852 2023
In His Steps Christian Recovery Home CA$66,636 Acting Director $54,720 $49,421 2024
Islamic Community Of Akron OH$66,916 Native Language Teacher $12,000 $13,294 2024
Redeem Neighborhoods AZ$61,366 President $18,102 $18,747 2023
Harry Seigle Foundation IL$67,013 Secretary $143,538 $147,596 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OR 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 OR 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 default27th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)27th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted10th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted24th

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 (Benjamin Windle) 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 235 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (X), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $11,914 is reasonable (approximately the 27th 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.