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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

St Mary Emergency Medical Services

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 465354512
PA · NTEE E62
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of James Woodward, Executive Director / CEO ($74,073) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 347 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 83rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

347 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 347 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$346 total compensation of comparable organizations → $960,180 $74,073
$8,03010th
$19,85925th
$37,499Median
$60,18375th
$91,79390th
$74,073This org · 83rd
p10$8,030
p25$19,859
p50$37,499
p75$60,183
p90$91,793
$74,073

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
R Frank Jones Society IncMI $123,527$2,070 990
Manasquan First Aid SquadNJ $123,706$435 990
Central Mn Life Care Center IncMN $123,752$16,904 990
Frederick County 4-h Therapeutic Riding ProgramMD $123,812$45,168 990
Beyond Pink Spokane IncWA $123,107$57,147 990
Bigfork Valley FoundationMN $123,080$19,693 990
The Foundation For Women's WellnessCO $122,901$62,500 990
Cherrybell Holdings IncAZ $124,352$48,983 990
North Central Ohio Family Care CenterOH $124,379$17,880 990
South Central Pennsylvania Sickle Cell CouncilPA $122,589$37,380 990
Northern Nebraska Area Health EducationNE $122,552$77,638 990
Ryan Gordy FoundationCA $122,526$8,943 990
Keweenaw Health FoundationMI $122,425$14,074 990
St Francis Home Health Care IncMI $122,070$8,807 990
Chico Community Acupuncture IncCA $122,003$27,077 990
Gritman Medical Center Foundation IncID $121,720$1,967 990
Riverwood Medical Properties LlcMN $126,412$58,882 990
Academy Of Medicine Education FoundationOH $126,484$4,178 990
Central Florida Health IncFL $120,610$35,931 990
Accma Community Health FoundationCA $120,505$39,513 990
Horsepower Equine AssistedVA $120,499$28,213 990
Irelands Dream IncMI $126,754$12,064 990
Community Health Clinic IncKY $126,853$48,602 990
Hcch Holding CorporationFL $120,125$8,996 990
Commcare BossierLA $120,000$23,724 990

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 PA 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 default83rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)82nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted96th

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 (James Woodward) 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 347 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (E), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $74,073 is reasonable (approximately the 83rd 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.