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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Rural Gospel & Medical Missions Of

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 952302379
KS · NTEE Q330
FY ending 2024-03-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of John Lehman, Executive Director / CEO ($54,800) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 141 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 77th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

141 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 141 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$374 total compensation of comparable organizations → $157,291 $54,800
$9,17310th
$19,51425th
$34,536Median
$53,68675th
$81,33390th
$54,800This org · 77th
p10$9,173
p25$19,514
p50$34,536
p75$53,686
p90$81,333
$54,800

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 KS 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
Go Inc OR$195,842 Director Of Operations $23,367 $20,086 2024
Haiti Medical Mission Of Wisconsin Inc WI$194,257 Executive Director $49,453 $49,219 2023
Faith Revealed ND$196,152 Director $30,000 $30,474 2024
Vamos Adelante Foundation IL$196,271 President $97,494 $88,721 2024
To Cry For Grace Inc TN$193,465 President $4,800 $4,808 2023
Engineers Without Borders- International CO$192,242 Executive Director $60,000 $54,827 2023
Children In The Son Inc NC$198,676 Board Member And Director $39,319 $37,606 2024
Ten Thousand Villages-richmond Va Inc VA$191,403 Exec Dir Store Mgr $53,000 $47,368 2024
Romanian Children's Relief Inc FL$191,256 Executive Director $24,800 $21,565 2024
Haiti H2o PA$189,785 Executive Director $25,000 $23,077 2024
Asian Concerns International Inc NY$200,713 Lal $22,819 $19,087 2024
Apostolate Of Our Lady Of Hope CO$201,318 President $24,000 $21,931 2023
Hope For The World India Inc GA$202,215 President $41,600 $38,718 2024
Go Near Ministry AR$202,433 Executive Di $27,092 $29,021 2023
Global Effect Ministries CA$203,401 President $17,499 $13,987 2024
Canopy International Inc TX$186,073 President And Director $121,764 $112,744 2024
Womens And Children's Advocacy Cent OR$185,789 Executive Di $52,699 $44,133 2025
Compassion Connection CA$185,155 Ceo/president $79,500 $63,544 2024
Water Compass Inc MA$205,018 Board Chair And Executive Director $36,000 $30,829 2023
Impact Burundi MI$205,552 Executive Director $66,606 $61,996 2025
Deaf Worlds Inc DC$205,729 Executive Di $57,689 $46,859 2024
Breaking The Chain NJ$184,311 President & Ceo $29,621 $25,203 2023
Israel Chai Foundation Inc MA$206,084 President $60,000 $49,908 2024
Iglesia Ministerios De Reconciliacion Internacion TN$206,670 Pastor $37,000 $36,000 2024
99 Farmers TN$208,366 Execuitve Director $105,000 $102,162 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to KS 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 KS 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 default77th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)71st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted80th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted77th

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 (John Lehman) 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 141 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (Q33), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $54,800 is reasonable (approximately the 77th 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.