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Carole Schaeffer

Director · Downtown Madison INC

Director at Downtown Madison INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 5 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Ambiguous identity This name matches 2 other individuals 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
5
Roles reported
5
Others who share this name
2

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Profile

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Reported as Director of Downtown Madison INC, based in Madison, WI.
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Also listed as Director of Madison Symphony Orchestra INC, uncompensated.
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Also listed as Director of Naiop - Wisconsin Chapter INC, 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.

Madison Symphony Orchestra INC Director · $6.8M revenue · Madison, WITO SPONSOR, DEVELOP, AND PROMOTE PROGRAMS OF MUSICAL EXCELLENCE FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE MADISON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND TO PROVIDE MUSIC…Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Latino Chamber of Commerce of Dane County INC Director · $1.5M revenue · Fitchburg, WIPROMOTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE LATINO COMMUNITY.Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Smart Growth Greater Madison INC Director (thru November) · $178K revenue · Madison, WIOUR MISSION IS TO FURTHER RATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY AS IT PERTAINS TO DEVELOPMENT IN DANE COUNTY.Filed FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Naiop - Wisconsin Chapter INC Director · $412K revenue · Milwaukee, WIPROMOTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY.Filed FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Downtown Madison INC Director · $769K revenue · Madison, WIMAKE DOWNTOWN MADISON AN ECONOMICALLY STRONG, EQUITABLE, INCLUSIVE, AND VIBRANT PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND VISIT.Filed FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Carole Schaeffer

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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Carole Schaeffer 1 organization · Anacortes, WASalish Sea Early Music Festival
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Carole Schaeffer 1 organization · Madison, WICommunity for Responsible

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Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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Music Director · FY2024
$296K
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Executive Director · FY2024
$188K
J
Exec. Director · FY2024
$177K
R
Executive Director · FY2020
$159K
J
President · FY2024
$145K
A
General Manager · FY2021
$124K
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Director of Development · FY2021
$117K
W
Executive Director · FY2025
$95K
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Executive Dir. · FY2024
$67K
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President and CEO · FY2023
$61K
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President · FY2024
D
President Elect · FY2024

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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