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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Carm Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 874009331
ID · NTEE X20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Matthew Slick, Executive Director / CEO ($78,555) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 1007 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 76th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Matthew Slick — reported title “Executive Dir.”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

1,007 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 1,007 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $264,129 $78,555
$13,29310th
$26,26225th
$47,935Median
$77,64675th
$107,34690th
$78,555This org · 76th
p10$13,293
p25$26,262
p50$47,935
p75$77,646
p90$107,346
$78,555

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 ID 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
Global Broadcasting Service Of Hawaii HI$259,343 Office Person $36,256 $29,639 2024
Caring For The Heart Ministries CO$259,175 President $49,466 $44,588 2023
The Freedom Center Inc IN$259,383 Executive Di $22,618 $22,422 2023
Whitefield Project TX$259,137 Director $139,542 $131,215 2023
Love Inc Of Greater Hershey PA$259,558 Executive Di $39,558 $37,083 2023
Solomons Porch Worship Center MD$259,584 Employee-internal Auditor And Acc $33,350 $29,310 2023
Kingdom Investment International OH$258,950 President/ce $45,000 $44,804 2023
Submerge Church CA$259,705 Main Chair $76,020 $59,937 2024
Harvest Aviation Inc FL$259,746 Executive Di $33,850 $29,035 2024
Straightway Ministry Inc TN$259,768 President $42,568 $40,855 2024
Freedom 58 Project Incorporated CO$259,846 Director $79,426 $69,539 2024
Fellowship Church Of Texas TX$258,693 Pastor $85,550 $78,138 2024
Mac Ministries MN$260,224 Executive Director $100,796 $93,626 2023
Our Ladys Pilgrimage Inc CT$258,277 Chair $38,000 $33,493 2023
Love The Hub Inc TX$260,307 Executive Di $65,000 $59,368 2024
House Of Wisdom - Chrida PA$260,369 Senior Pastor $2,000 $1,821 2024
Forge Room Foundation TX$260,498 Ceo $162,395 $148,324 2024
Riverwind Inc WI$258,051 Ceo $60,000 $57,215 2024
Warm An Loving Ministries Inc CA$260,600 President $130,000 $105,524 2023
Legacy Outdoor Ministries GA$260,604 Founder/dire $45,833 $42,078 2024
Kamlim Mission Center CA$260,624 Ceo/pastor $18,000 $14,192 2024
Richmond Urban Dance Inc VA$257,896 Director $37,410 $32,981 2024
Faith In New York NY$260,798 Executive Director $95,667 $78,932 2024
Redeeming The Nations Ministries Inc OR$260,874 Founder And President $84,000 $73,330 2023
Focus Evangelistic Ministries Inc GA$257,650 President $12,675 $11,636 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to ID 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 ID 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 default76th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)70th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted79th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted75th

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 (Matthew Slick) 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 1007 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $78,555 is reasonable (approximately the 76th 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.