Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of James Drieman, Executive Director / CEO ($300) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 328 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 4th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations
Benchmarked executive: James Drieman — reported title “TREASURER”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.
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 MN cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Fire Company Inc | VT | $276,680 | Chief | $4,079 | $4,277 | 2023 |
| Ausable Forks Fire Department Inc | NY | $277,098 | President | $500 | $471 | 2023 |
| Red Lightning | AZ | $277,286 | President And Ceo | $80,000 | $77,864 | 2024 |
| Lawrence Park Volunteer Fire Department | PA | $275,652 | Treasurer | $2,800 | $2,826 | 2024 |
| Waterfront Education | CA | $275,021 | President | $13,513 | $12,657 | 2022 |
| East Grand Lake Volunteer Fire | MI | $278,640 | Chief | $1,900 | $2,043 | 2023 |
| Emergency Chaplains Inc | NC | $274,523 | President | $77,946 | $81,508 | 2024 |
| Arlington Fire Relief Association | MN | $279,106 | Treasurer | $900 | $900 | 2024 |
| Long Lake Volunteer Firemen's Relief | MN | $279,258 | President | $500 | $500 | 2024 |
| Webster Volunteer Fire Department Inc | NY | $279,416 | Treasurer | $9,440 | $8,888 | 2023 |
| Lizton Union Township Hendricks Cou | IN | $274,066 | Trustee | $24,941 | $26,618 | 2024 |
| Bexar County Emergency Services Districts Association | TX | $280,000 | Executive Director | $17,150 | $17,875 | 2023 |
| 4b Disaster Response Network | TX | $280,109 | Executive Director | $60,000 | $62,535 | 2023 |
| California Gun Rights Foundation | NV | $280,169 | Executive Director | $16,000 | $16,231 | 2024 |
| Yogashield Yoga For First Responders | NM | $273,421 | Ceo | $60,000 | $65,310 | 2024 |
| Cord Volunteer Fire Department Inc | AR | $272,906 | Secreatary/treasurer | $1,280 | $1,499 | 2023 |
| Signal Hill Fire Protection | IL | $272,876 | Board Member | $1,194 | $1,188 | 2024 |
| Ideal Firefighter Relief Assn | MN | $280,771 | President | $599 | $617 | 2023 |
| Canajoharie Volunteer Firefighters Inc | NY | $281,037 | Treasurer | $500 | $457 | 2024 |
| Greensburg Fire Dept Board Of Control | PA | $272,197 | President - Station #6 | $25 | $26 | 2023 |
| Greenville Area Parkinsons Society | SC | $271,642 | Executive Director | $81,000 | $85,519 | 2024 |
| Greensboro Police Foundation | NC | $282,325 | Executive Director | $37,084 | $38,779 | 2024 |
| Lake Placid Volunteer Fire | NY | $270,494 | Deputy Secre | $2,500 | $2,286 | 2024 |
| Safety First Volunteer Fire Co | PA | $283,305 | Steward | $33,120 | $34,413 | 2023 |
| South Haven Firemens Relief Association | MN | $283,323 | Treasurer | $1,200 | $1,200 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MN cost of living and 2024 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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 MN 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 4th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 4th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 11th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 4th |
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.
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
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.