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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Eastport Chemical Fire Engine Company Nu

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 272414004
NY · NTEE M20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Christopher Murray, Executive Director / CEO ($500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 17 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: Christopher Murray — 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

17 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 17 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,766 total compensation of comparable organizations → $597,750 $500
$4,77510th
$10,39525th
$29,972Median
$73,50875th
$111,36690th
$500This org · 0th
p10$4,775
p25$10,395
p50$29,972
p75$73,508
p90$111,366
$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
Dewey Henderson United Professional KY$119,230 Executive Director $11,395 $13,548 2024
Greene County Interfaith Volunteers NC$122,266 Ex Director $41,760 $47,751 2024
Thirsty Lands Inc PA$128,413 Executive Dir. $1,600 $1,766 2024
Solar Responders Inc NY$128,727 Founder/ceo $100,000 $102,954 2023
Pender United Inc NC$133,204 Executive Director $24,000 $29,412 2022
Acts Allowing Christ To Shine Inc IN$135,174 President $61,180 $73,508 2023
Amo Membership Assistance Program Trust FL$136,225 Trustee $80,688 $83,884 2024
Good Will Fire Company Of Bridgeport Pa PA$94,439 President $4,470 $4,933 2024
Georgia Association Of Realtors GA$93,549 Ceo $26,163 $29,972 2023
Westhaven Water Supply Corporation TX$141,971 General Manager $15,945 $17,651 2024
Iada Foundation ID$142,147 Executive Director $105,318 $123,985 2024
Lovington Comm Ambulance Serv Inc IL$145,867 Treasurer $4,050 $4,537 2023
Illinois Realtors Relief Foundation IL$80,193 President $549,419 $597,750 2024
Capracare Inc NY$154,101 President & Ceo $10,097 $10,395 2023
Florida National Guard Foundation Inc FL$154,888 Executive Dir. $31,200 $32,436 2024
The Elevated Studio Inc NY$161,388 Executive Director/president $35,600 $36,652 2023
Bowmanstown Volunteer Fire Company PA$170,750 Treasurer $7,800 $8,608 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 2024 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 default0th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)0th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted29th
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 (Christopher Murray) 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 17 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (M20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $500 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.