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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Brighton Volunteer Firemens

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 161555821
NY · NTEE M11
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 10, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of F Peter Casey, Executive Director / CEO ($833) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 214 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 22nd percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: F Peter Casey — reported title “SECRETARY”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

214 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 214 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2 total compensation of comparable organizations → $264,619 $833
$50010th
$96125th
$4,741Median
$37,60875th
$75,45390th
$833This org · 22nd
p10$500
p25$961
p50$4,741
p75$37,608
p90$75,453
$833

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
Florida National Guard Foundation Inc FL$154,888 Executive Dir. $31,200 $31,505 2024
Green Isle Firemen's Relief Association MN$155,340 Treasurer $750 $796 2024
Capracare Inc NY$154,101 President & Ceo $10,097 $10,097 2023
Port Jefferson Volunteer Firemens Benevolent Association Inc NY$155,788 Secretary $750 $750 2023
Whitelaw Volunteer Fire Department WI$153,308 President $1,808 $2,029 2024
Columbus Fireman's Cheer Fund IN$157,344 Co-chair $1,500 $1,700 2024
Addventuri VA$158,204 Executive Di $66,269 $68,779 2024
York Beach Volunteer Fire Dept ME$151,575 Treasurer/captain $2,250 $2,359 2025
Memphis-shelby County Law Enforcement Foundation Inc TN$151,500 Executive Director $60,833 $66,962 2025
Hilton Fire Department NY$151,132 Board Treasurer $9,975 $9,689 2024
Pipestone Firefighters Relief Assoc MN$150,388 President $100 $106 2024
Mantorville Fire Department MN$159,745 President $500 $547 2023
Eagle Fire Engine & Hose Company No 1 2 NY$160,506 President $100 $100 2023
Volunteer Firemen's Relief Assoc Of PA$160,572 President $500 $536 2024
Friendship Hose Co 1 PA$149,162 Vice President $4,500 $4,824 2024
Decorah Volunteer Fire Department IA$160,745 Chief $778 $943 2023
Safety And Justice Oregon OR$161,007 Executive Director Of Hrja $13,228 $13,204 2024
The Elevated Studio Inc NY$161,388 Executive Director/president $35,600 $35,600 2023
Bowlus Firemens Relief Association MN$148,274 Gambling Manager $9,900 $10,515 2024
New Bethlehem Firemens Company No 1 PA$148,051 Treasurer $400 $429 2024
Tri-state Fire School Association Inc WV$162,176 Director $25,928 $31,067 2023
Winhall Fire Department Inc VT$147,391 Chief $9,709 $10,504 2024
Montezuma Fire Department Inc OH$147,032 Fire Chief $1,500 $1,708 2024
Lovington Comm Ambulance Serv Inc IL$145,867 Treasurer $4,050 $4,406 2023
Accessos CA$164,087 Executive Director $98,149 $91,100 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 default22nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)23rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted28th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted22nd

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 (F Peter Casey) 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 10, 2026, comparing compensation against 214 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (M), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $833 is reasonable (approximately the 22nd 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 10, 2026.