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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Northampton Township Volunteer Fire Relief Association

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 232353281
PA · NTEE M24Z
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Teresa Selisker, Executive Director / CEO ($2,275) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 35 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 23rd percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

How comparable organizations were selected

35 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 35 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$500 total compensation of comparable organizations → $39,817 $2,275
$1,35910th
$2,55225th
$4,150Median
$8,53275th
$17,37490th
$2,275This org · 23rd
p10$1,359
p25$2,552
p50$4,150
p75$8,532
p90$17,374
$2,275

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.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Derry Twp Vol Fire Dept Of BradenvillePA $383,797$500 990
Conneaut Lake Volunteer FirePA $368,647$3,378 990
Mountain Top Fire Company IncPA $393,046$7,134 990
Huntingdon Valley Fire CoPA $356,660$6,000 990
Moon Twp Volunteer Fire CoPA $401,749$4,150 990
Volunteer Fire Company Of Mt Lebanon IncPA $346,736$6,455 990
Pocono Mountain Volunteer Fire CompanyPA $341,708$1,544 990
Shoemakersville Fire Company No 1PA $416,935$15,062 990
Swedesburg Volunteer Fire CompanyPA $427,580$19,294 990
Stroud Township Volunteer FirePA $429,485$2,400 990
Western Salisbury Volunteer Fire CompanyPA $432,068$1,800 990
Paxtonia Fire CompanyPA $434,688$12,000 990
Bower Hill Volunteer Fire DeptPA $318,223$1,692 990
East Mead Volunteer Fire Company No 1PA $312,458$39,817 990
Clintonville Volunteer FirePA $311,761$3,089 990
West Chester Volunteer FiremansPA $446,136$6,500 990
Goodwill Fire Co No 1 Of York TwpPA $448,641$3,206 990
Factoryville Fire CompanyPA $299,732$3,706 990
Primos-secane-westbrook Park FirePA $297,704$17,640 990
North Franklin Township VolunteerPA $290,795$4,427 990
Lamott Fire Company No 1PA $467,417$2,126 990
Mansfield Hose CompanyPA $469,849$927 990
Safety First Volunteer Fire CoPA $283,305$34,098 990
Lawrence Park Volunteer Fire DepartmentPA $275,652$2,800 990
Greensburg Fire Dept Board Of ControlPA $272,197$1,235 990

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 default23rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)23rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted23rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted23rd

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 (Teresa Selisker) 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 35 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (M24) + PA + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $2,275 is reasonable (approximately the 23rd 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). 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.