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Chance Cozby

Executive Director · The Thunderbirds

Executive Director at The Thunderbirds. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 5 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
5
Roles reported
5
Reported compensation
$666K

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as Executive Director of The Thunderbirds, based in Phoenix, AZ.
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Received $666K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Director of Junior Golf Association of Arizona INC, uncompensated.
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Also listed as Exec. Director of Thunderbirds Charities, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Chance Cozby serves as the Executive Director of The Thunderbirds, hosts of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, a role he began on November 1, 2019. He was also the Big Chief of The Thunderbirds and President of Thunderbirds Charities, the fundraising arm of the organization.

Prior to his leadership at The Thunderbirds, Cozby spent 20 years at PING Golf, where he held the position of Vice President of Sports Development. A University of Oklahoma alumnus with a B.B.A.

degree, Cozby was an all-conference golfer for the Sooners. Beyond his professional golf industry career, he is also a social media sensation with his popular cooking channel, "3 Pieces of Pecan," on TikTok and Instagram.

Compiled from public web sources (6 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

Real tenure, career, and education — from public web sources, what you need to vet a founder or leader beyond the filing window.

Tenure here
2019–Present
Education
  • University of Oklahoma · B.B.A.1999

Affiliations

Organizations

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

Junior Golf Association of Arizona INC Director · $2.3M revenue · Phoenix, AZOUR MISSION IS TO SERVE AS THE UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION FOR PROVIDING, FOSTERING, AND SUPPORTING COMPREHENSIVE GOLF PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH IN ARIZONA.Filed FY2025, FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
The Thunderbirds Executive Director · $123.3M revenue · Phoenix, AZTHE PURPOSE OF THE THUNDERBIRDS SHALL BE TO PUBLICIZE THE CITY OF PHOENIX, ARIZONA, (CONT'D SCHED O) AND THE PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA, BY SPONSORING…pay $529K → $666KFiled FY2024, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$666Kreported comp
Thunderbirds Charities Exec. Director · $11.4M revenue · Phoenix, AZTHE THUNDERBIRDS CHARITIES CORPORATION CONDUCTS BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA (CONT'D SCH O) SERVING AS THE HOST ORGANIZATION FOR THE PGA TOUR…Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Thunderbird Foundation a Trust Executive Director · $497K revenue · Phoenix, AZTO SUPPORT AMATEUR ATHLETES AND ATHLETIC PROGRAMS IN THE PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA.Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Arizona Alliance for Golf Director · $382K revenue · Scottsdale, AZTO PROMOTE AND REPRESENT THE COMMON BUSINESS INTERESTS OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY IN ARIZONA.Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

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Serves alongside

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

S
Executive Director · FY2022
$572K
J
Former Executive Director · FY2020
$490K
M
CFO · FY2024
$288K
J
Event Build Manager · FY2024
$177K
L
Sales & Marketing Coordinator · FY2024
$170K
C
Thunderbirds Charities Coordinator · FY2024
$165K
C
Tournament Chairmans Exec Assist · FY2024
$161K
J
Event Build Manager · FY2024
$150K
S
Executive Director · FY2025
$148K
B
Trustee · FY2024
J
Trustee · FY2024
T
Trustee · 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