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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Argyle Emergency Squad Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 141651526
NY · NTEE E62
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Paul Perkins Iii, Executive Director / CEO ($1,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 75 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 12th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Paul Perkins Iii — reported title “Vice President”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

75 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 75 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$20 total compensation of comparable organizations → $94,698 $1,500
$1,41910th
$9,88525th
$34,137Median
$57,51375th
$74,04990th
$1,500This org · 12th
p10$1,419
p25$9,885
p50$34,137
p75$57,513
p90$74,049
$1,500

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 NY 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
New Glarus Emergency Medical Services In WI$435,036 Executive Dir. $73,910 $82,971 2024
Ansonia Area Emergency Servicesinc OH$435,497 Chief $19,025 $22,299 2023
Brooks Ambulance Inc ME$418,835 President $48,151 $51,828 2024
Cameron County Ambulance Service Inc PA$441,108 Executive Director $52,524 $57,965 2023
New Salem Ambulance ND$416,055 Bookkeeper $37,334 $44,039 2024
Jamesville Community Ems & Rescue NC$444,840 President $25,286 $28,085 2024
Community Ambulance Service Inc ND$411,527 President $1,200 $1,457 2023
Linville Central Rescue Squad Inc NC$449,566 Member $14,082 $15,237 2025
Garner Volunteer Ambulance Service IA$395,098 President $4,600 $5,574 2023
Belle Plaine Area Ambulance Inc IA$392,559 Director $1,184 $1,393 2024
Elkin Emergency Rescue Squad Inc NC$390,644 Chief/treasurer $9,175 $9,928 2025
Anna Rescue Unit Inc OH$389,526 15352 Co Rd 25a Anna Oh 45302 $51,354 $62,660 2022
Wise Rescue Squad Inc VA$469,734 1st Lieutenant $51,338 $54,856 2023
Portage Area Ambulance Association PA$473,679 Board Member $2,695 $2,889 2024
Edward County Emergency TX$385,084 Secretary $8,918 $9,589 2024
Souhegan Valley Ambulance Service Inc NH$474,326 Chief Operating Officer $65,542 $66,974 2023
Utopia Volunteer Emergency Medical Services Inc TX$476,659 Executive Director $37,299 $40,105 2024
Ayden Rescue & Ems NC$477,829 Chief $14,629 $16,247 2024
Boscobel Rescue Squad Inc WI$379,805 Directorchief $62,134 $69,750 2024
Hackensack Volunteer Ambulance NJ$378,804 President $9,960 $9,841 2023
Glover Ambulance Squad Inc VT$480,537 President $68,450 $74,057 2024
Winston County Rescue Squad Inc AL$377,638 Chief $70,000 $81,288 2024
Thompson Falls Ambulance MT$376,023 President $8,241 $9,549 2024
Eureka Volunteer Ambulance Service Inc MT$483,308 Treasurer $23,132 $26,802 2024
Eyota Volunteer Ambulance Service MN$484,936 Secretary $9,915 $10,531 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NY 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 NY 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 default12th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)12th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted13th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted12th

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 (Paul Perkins Iii) 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 75 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (E62), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $1,500 is reasonable (approximately the 12th 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.