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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Kenova Volunteer Fire Dept

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 550704740
WV · NTEE M20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Christie Robertson, Executive Director / CEO ($7,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 37 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 3rd percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Christie Robertson — reported title “Treasurer”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

37 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 37 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$4,563 total compensation of comparable organizations → $281,560 $7,500
$13,99810th
$35,68425th
$59,446Median
$86,75275th
$110,94690th
$7,500This org · 3rd
p10$13,998
p25$35,684
p50$59,446
p75$86,752
p90$110,946
$7,500

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 WV 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
Hostage Aid Worldwide Inc DC$439,922 President $180,000 $145,884 2024
Relevant Expeditions MO$436,381 President $40,133 $40,418 2023
Recovering Oklahomans After Disaster Inc OK$432,295 President $66,000 $67,121 2024
Yall Squad Incorporated KY$426,692 Director $13,654 $13,948 2023
Rebuilding Hope Inc GA$421,993 Executive Director $55,858 $53,405 2023
Solidarity Inc PA$470,062 President $33,210 $30,587 2024
Grace's Place Inc MO$416,555 Executive Di $81,341 $81,920 2023
Grassroots Aid Partnership Inc NC$477,362 Executive Director $12,879 $12,653 2023
Florida Emergency Prepareness FL$479,466 Executive Di $100,000 $89,326 2023
Collier Disaster Alliance FL$479,909 Executive Di $23,706 $20,568 2024
Beasley Community Volunteer Fire TX$482,667 Assist Fire Chief $17,550 $16,214 2024
Louisiana Troopers Charities Inc LA$407,070 Executive Director $13,798 $14,032 2024
Central United States Earthquake TN$485,331 Executive Director $66,341 $66,307 2023
Homeland Preparedness Project TX$405,069 Executive Director $79,310 $73,272 2024
Rebuild Bay County Inc Fka Bay County Long Term Disaster Recov FL$398,977 Executive Director $118,000 $105,404 2023
Community Center Of St Bernard LA$397,956 Executive Dir. $62,500 $65,439 2023
Thomas Jefferson Emergency VA$505,148 Executive Director $99,856 $86,752 2025
Rebuilding Together Baton Rouge Inc LA$509,191 Executive Director $60,000 $59,446 2025
Coastal Alabama Partnership AL$374,253 Executive Director $177,000 $176,607 2024
Illinois Medical Emergency Response Team IL$547,917 Executive Director $104,280 $94,685 2024
District 6 Hospital Preparedness Planning Committe IN$340,535 Business Operations Manager $89,208 $86,886 2024
Operation Blessing Disaster Relief Services Inc VA$330,380 President $22,347 $19,928 2024
House Of Hope International SC$565,585 Director $41,940 $40,410 2024
Hatching Hope AL$566,127 Director $85,010 $84,821 2024
Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge F And A M Of Alabama AL$566,882 Grand Master $60,000 $59,867 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to WV 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 WV 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 default3rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)3rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted14th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted3rd

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 (Christie Robertson) 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 37 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (M20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $7,500 is reasonable (approximately the 3rd 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.