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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Arena Fire Board

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 391689721
WI · NTEE W99Z
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Todd Pinkham, Executive Director / CEO ($2,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 66 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: Todd Pinkham — reported title “Fire Chief”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

66 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 66 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$7,114 total compensation of comparable organizations → $184,794 $2,500
$21,64010th
$49,89225th
$72,343Median
$96,72675th
$117,51290th
$2,500This org · 0th
p10$21,640
p25$49,892
p50$72,343
p75$96,726
p90$117,512
$2,500

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 WI 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
Care Lab DC$422,364 Executive Director $135,832 $117,504 2023
Rjiok Foundation OK$429,260 President $91,700 $96,685 2024
In The Weeds CO$415,629 Executive Dir. $64,434 $59,160 2024
Northwest Hub OR$409,241 Executive Di $55,502 $49,353 2024
Noe Valley Association CA$405,291 Exec/secr $42,000 $34,726 2024
Raising Multicultural Kids MA$402,135 Ex. Director $86,800 $72,762 2025
Moral Compass Federation Inc VA$445,112 Ceo, Vice President $80,659 $74,572 2024
Allegheny Force Football Club PA$400,190 Director Of Coaching $52,395 $51,509 2023
Dress For Success Denver CO$399,056 Executive Director $77,598 $73,351 2023
Seeds Family Worship Inc TN$396,767 President $75,100 $75,587 2024
The Salvation Army Albuquerque Residences Inc CA$453,092 President $32,694 $27,831 2023
Americans Against Legalizing CA$381,036 Vice President $25,200 $21,451 2023
Reach Healthcare CA$378,568 President $56,328 $46,573 2024
Samaritan's Hand Inc WI$470,813 Executive Director $72,100 $74,230 2023
Utah Foundation UT$473,338 President $162,747 $159,492 2024
Wisconsin Strong Inc WI$372,585 Ceo $91,305 $94,002 2023
Gigafact Foundation CA$372,579 Head Of Operations $110,497 $91,361 2024
Migrants Foundation Inc FL$474,218 Executive Director $85,008 $76,466 2024
The Strive Initiative Inc PA$371,559 Ceo $70,357 $67,182 2024
Civicpulse Inc NY$370,633 Executive Dir. $113,281 $100,911 2023
Black Product Managers CA$368,688 Executive Director $186,000 $153,789 2024
Corporation For New Jersey Local Media NJ$480,160 Executive Director $25,000 $22,004 2023
Veterans Club Inc KY$365,733 Vice President $65,000 $68,843 2023
Fort Lawn Community Center Inc SC$481,698 Exec Director $72,000 $71,923 2024
Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association RI$364,784 Executive Director $46,671 $44,117 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to WI 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 WI 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), adjusted2nd
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 (Todd Pinkham) 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 66 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (W99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $2,500 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.