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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Retired Detroit Police & Fire Fighters Assn

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 382676772
MI · NTEE S41
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Donald Taylor, Executive Director / CEO ($30,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 554 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 14th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

How comparable organizations were selected

554 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 554 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$290 total compensation of comparable organizations → $411,422 $30,500
$23,07610th
$48,96025th
$74,262Median
$104,74575th
$147,12390th
$30,500This org · 14th
p10$23,076
p25$48,960
p50$74,262
p75$104,745
p90$147,123
$30,500

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 MI cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Building & Supporting EntrepreneurshipPA $325,637$33,347 990
Powhatan Chamber Of CommerceVA $326,450$60,804 990
Cabinet Makers AssociationMI $324,296$130,956 990
Pan American International Movers Assoc IncFL $324,061$70,773 990
Ozark Dale Co Economic DevelopmentAL $323,809$95,298 990
Medical Staff Of Good Samaritan HospitalNY $327,109$27,040 990
Texas Water Infrastructure NetworkTX $327,112$244,452 990
Partnership For Haddonfield IncNJ $323,375$59,071 990
Martin County Bar AssociationFL $327,681$49,171 990
Nevada Subcontractors AssociationNV $322,736$134,891 990
Orange County Iranian AmericanCA $322,713$74,385 990
Upper Tampa Bay Regional Chamber Of Commerce IncFL $328,174$65,574 990
College Of Commerical ArbitratorsTX $328,221$71,551 990
Finishing Contractors Association OfCA $321,943$1,630 990
Fire Sprinkler Contractors Assoc Of TexTX $321,705$41,910 990
West Virginia Housing Institute IncWV $321,686$99,703 990
Entomological Society Of AmericaMD $321,510$51,640 990
Mississippi Independent PharmaciesMS $329,426$189,911 990
Visit Morgan HillCA $329,596$121,343 990
North Carolina Dermatology AssociationNC $321,213$17,393 990
Independence Business AlliancePA $321,169$98,964 990
Aia Charlotte A Section Of The NcNC $320,443$116,597 990
Bulverde-spring Branch AreaTX $330,435$54,416 990
Arizona Farm And Ranch GroupAZ $320,324$42,628 990
Buffalo Niagara Manufacturing AllianceNY $320,173$94,639 990

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 MI 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 default14th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)13th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted16th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted12th

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 (Donald Taylor) 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 554 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $30,500 is reasonable (approximately the 14th 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.