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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Lafayette Fire Department Relief

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 271073535
MN · NTEE P99
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Logan Vandeest, Executive Director / CEO ($300) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 64 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 0th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Logan Vandeest — 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

64 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 64 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$3,539 total compensation of comparable organizations → $176,994 $300
$8,97310th
$17,85425th
$33,743Median
$54,53575th
$73,99090th
$300This org · 0th
p10$8,973
p25$17,854
p50$33,743
p75$54,535
p90$73,990
$300

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 MN 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
Thrive 360 Ministries Inc FL$146,224 President $75,324 $69,558 2024
Long Island Coalition Against Bullying NY$153,708 Executive Director $56,160 $49,885 2024
Tri County Community Health Fund WA$154,307 Director $57,970 $51,018 2024
The Literacy Center For Dyslexia I FL$141,696 President $6,625 $6,118 2024
Communities Of Belonging WA$156,768 Executive Director $65,000 $57,205 2024
The Seven Project Inc FL$156,972 Chief Executive Officer $17,800 $16,923 2023
Interplanetary Help Desk TX$139,534 President $24,401 $24,702 2023
Roger L Von Amelunxen Foundation Inc NY$137,553 Vice-pres,secretary & Dire $18,200 $16,166 2024
Upstream Access OR$137,544 Secretary $9,275 $8,467 2024
Ma Hilas Heart Project Foundation TX$159,688 President & Ceo $180,000 $176,994 2024
On Our Own Of Cecil County Inc MD$133,190 Executive Director $33,195 $31,408 2023
Hagars Heart TX$165,357 Executive Dir. $33,875 $33,309 2024
Four Winds American Indian Council CO$165,663 Exec Dir Chair $48,000 $45,244 2024
Christian Social Services Cent KY$128,678 Director $32,954 $33,905 2025
Samaritan Works Inc OH$170,065 Executive Di $50,000 $53,595 2023
Conaxion Inc CA$126,782 President $23,500 $20,536 2023
Rosemarys Wish Kids Inc RI$170,748 Secretarytreasurer $31,200 $29,408 2024
Jb Line Inc MA$125,227 President $35,190 $32,003 2023
Inside Out Thrift Ministries Inc IL$173,631 President $3,780 $3,761 2023
By Their Side Inc MD$121,317 Executive Director $80,943 $74,388 2024
Hope Centers For Children Of Africa WI$179,084 Executive Di $38,001 $40,164 2023
The 5ive Pillars Organization CA$181,873 Executive Dir. $19,000 $16,128 2024
Vermont Association Of Senior Centers And Meal Providers VT$113,923 Ex. Director $65,810 $65,113 2024
Waggies By Maggie And Friends Inc DE$183,586 President $4,747 $4,569 2024
Operation Red White And Brave Foundation AR$184,455 Chairman Of The Board $44,000 $50,053 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MN 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 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.

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 default0th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)0th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted5th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted0th

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 (Logan Vandeest) 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 64 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $300 is reasonable (approximately the 0th 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.