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Cara Shaffer

Director of Development · Teach Democracy

Director of Development at Teach Democracy. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$137K
Others who share this name
2

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Reported as Director of Development of Teach Democracy, based in Los Angeles, CA.
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Received $137K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Affiliations

Organizations

Teach Democracy Director of Development · $3.9M revenue · Los Angeles, CATeach Democracy inspires lifelong civic engagement through interactive programs and resources for teachers and youth because our democracy depends on…pay $126K → $137KFiled FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$137Kreported comp

Disambiguation

Other people named Cara Shaffer

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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Cara Shaffer 1 organization · Harrisburg, PARunning for Rachel
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Cara Shaffer 1 organization · Monroeville, PADr Cleveland Steward JR Elementary PTO

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Serves alongside

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President (thru 05/20) · FY2020
$590K
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President · FY2022
$237K
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Chief Executive Officer (start 1/25) · FY2025
$212K
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VP, Programming & Operations · FY2025
$156K
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Director of Programs · FY2025
$108K
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Controller (thru 03/22) · FY2021
$92K
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Immediate Past Chair · FY2025
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Board Chair · FY2025
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CFO · FY2025
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Secretary · FY2025
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Vice Chair · FY2025
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Executive Committee · FY2025

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org