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Brent Ott

Chief Operating Officer · The Edison Institute INC

Chief Operating Officer at The Edison Institute INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 3 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 1 other individual we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
3
Roles reported
3
Reported compensation
$358K
Others who share this name
1

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Reported as Chief Operating Officer of The Edison Institute INC, based in Dearborn, MI.
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Received $358K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Trustee of Henry Ford Estate, uncompensated.
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Also listed as Chair of Culturesource, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
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Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Culturesource Chair · $9.5M revenue · Detroit, MICultureSource advances creative and cultural expression in Southeast Michigan.Filed FY2025, FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
The Edison Institute INC Chief Operating Officer · $98.2M revenue · Dearborn, MITHE EDISON INSTITUTE, KNOWN AS THE HENRY FORD (THF), IS A NATIONAL (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)pay $234K → $358KFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$358Kreported comp
Henry Ford Estate Trustee · $7.3M revenue · Dearborn, MIOUR MISSION IS TO ILLUMINATE THE LIVES AND LEGACY OF CLARA AND HENRY FORD FOR OUR VISITORS THROUGH THE PRESERVATION AND REIMAGINATION OF THEIR…Filed FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Brent Ott

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Brent Ott 1 organization · Dearborn, MIHenry Ford Learning Institute

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President and Secretary · FY2024
$840K
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Sr VP & Chief Advancement Officer · FY2024
$363K
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VP, Communications, Sales and Service · FY2020
$316K
J
VP, Institutional Advancement · FY2021
$279K
J
VP Historical Resources & Chief Curator · FY2024
$275K
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VP Venues, Programs and Marketing · FY2024
$275K
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VP of Finance and CFO · FY2024
$263K
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VP Talent & Culture/Chief Talent Officer · FY2024
$251K
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VP of Venues · FY2021
$214K
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Executive Director · FY2025
$212K
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Chief Digital Officer · FY2021
$202K
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VP of Historical Resources & Chief Curator · FY2021
$199K

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