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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Preparing The Way Ministries Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 873309904
PA · NTEE X20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Randy Martin, Executive Director / CEO ($39,802) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 22 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 36th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Randy Martin — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

22 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 22 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,943 total compensation of comparable organizations → $119,943 $39,802
$15,29810th
$39,23825th
$48,083Median
$60,57275th
$90,90590th
$39,802This org · 36th
p10$15,298
p25$39,238
p50$48,083
p75$60,572
p90$90,905
$39,802

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
Kingdom Resources For Christ Inc PA$276,890 President $29,500 $28,654 2024
Bethesda Miracle Worship Center PA$307,342 Pastor $18,000 $17,484 2024
House Of Wisdom - Chrida PA$260,369 Senior Pastor $2,000 $1,943 2024
Love Inc Of Greater Hershey PA$259,558 Executive Di $39,558 $39,558 2023
One Million Children Inc PA$251,485 President And Executive Director $58,333 $56,659 2024
Youth With A Mission Greater Phila PA$329,043 Treasurer $14,900 $14,900 2023
Accounting Beyond Borders PA$330,426 Executive Director $57,270 $55,627 2024
Free Indeed PA$333,074 Admin $80,986 $80,986 2023
The Father's Heart Ministries Inc PA$240,383 Taliercio $39,588 $39,588 2023
Good News For Life Inc PA$337,960 Board Member $47,655 $47,655 2023
Connectup Inc PA$344,231 Executive Di $48,086 $46,706 2024
M28 Ministry PA$232,023 Executive Di $63,400 $61,581 2024
The River Network International PA$231,753 President $40,287 $39,131 2024
Lord Of The Nations-pennsylvania PA$227,824 President $15,500 $15,055 2024
The Journey Ministry Inc PA$351,264 Chairman Of $64,590 $62,737 2024
Inner-city Movement Inc PA$222,799 Chair $41,000 $41,000 2023
Neck Ministries PA$357,662 President $121,010 $117,538 2024
Lux Digital Church PA$217,753 Chairman And Temporary Treasurer $57,544 $57,544 2023
National Service Committee Of The Catholic Charismatic Renewal Of The Us PA$370,688 Executive Director $94,725 $92,007 2024
Lifecycles Inc PA$206,324 Executive Di $48,510 $48,510 2023
Spread Of Grace Ministries PA$372,716 Executive Di $123,486 $119,943 2024
Ag Riverside In Phiadelphia PA$380,598 President $52,500 $52,500 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to PA 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 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 default36th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)32nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted36th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted36th

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 (Randy Martin) 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 22 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20) + PA + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $39,802 is reasonable (approximately the 36th 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.