Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Brian Fuhrmann, Executive Director / CEO ($1,800) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 67 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 54th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Brian Fuhrmann — reported title “SECRETARY”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.
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 MN cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wading River Fire Dept | NY | $110,167 | Secretary | $2,100 | $1,920 | 2023 |
| Community Fire Co Of Pavilion Inc | NY | $113,359 | Treasurer | $1,200 | $1,066 | 2024 |
| Chippewa Township Vfd | PA | $113,480 | President | $500 | $490 | 2024 |
| Deerfield Volunteer Fire Company I | NY | $113,918 | Secretary | $600 | $533 | 2024 |
| Hop Bottom Hose Company | PA | $115,849 | Secretary | $600 | $588 | 2024 |
| Reinbeck Farmers Fire Association | IA | $106,621 | President/none | $50 | $54 | 2024 |
| Wilmot Volunteer Fire Company | NH | $106,384 | Chief | $500 | $454 | 2024 |
| Oklahoma Civilian Defense Fire Company | PA | $106,063 | Treasurer | $600 | $606 | 2023 |
| Cape May Point Volunteer Fire | NJ | $117,068 | President | $9,287 | $8,151 | 2024 |
| Farmingville Fire Dept Benevolent Association | NY | $104,658 | Treasurer | $5,000 | $4,442 | 2024 |
| Lumberton Fire Company No 1 | NJ | $103,763 | President | $2,775 | $2,507 | 2023 |
| Property Owners League Fire Company | NJ | $103,482 | Secretary | $225 | $198 | 2024 |
| Mount Hope Fire Co No 1 | NJ | $119,512 | President | $2,813 | $2,469 | 2024 |
| Marble Rock Community Fire Company Inc | IA | $103,331 | President | $10 | $11 | 2024 |
| Tiltonsville Volunteer Fire Department | OH | $103,257 | Fire Chief, Vice President | $3,604 | $3,863 | 2023 |
| Goose Rocks Beach Fire Company | ME | $103,096 | President | $500 | $493 | 2024 |
| Matamoras Fire Department | PA | $120,456 | Secretary | $350 | $353 | 2023 |
| Ramtown-howell Fire Co No2 | NJ | $121,255 | President | $300 | $263 | 2024 |
| Terryville Fire Department Inc | NY | $98,159 | Treasurer | $3,000 | $2,743 | 2023 |
| High Country Fire-rescue | AZ | $97,954 | Fire Chief | $19,105 | $18,595 | 2023 |
| Strafford Firemen's Association And | VT | $97,820 | Fire Chief, | $2,500 | $2,547 | 2023 |
| North Granville Hose Co Inc | NY | $125,087 | Treasurer | $6,000 | $5,487 | 2023 |
| New Stanton Volunteer Fire | PA | $125,745 | President | $560 | $565 | 2023 |
| Burlington Volunteer Fire Department Inc | CT | $125,796 | Treasurer | $1,000 | $949 | 2023 |
| Crafton Volunteer Fire Department | PA | $128,091 | Chief | $1,500 | $1,470 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MN cost of living and 2023 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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 MN 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 54th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 54th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 54th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 54th |
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.
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
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 10, 2026.