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Christopher J Elliman

President & CEO (outgoing 05/24) · Open Space Institute INC

President & CEO (outgoing 05/24) at Open Space Institute INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 3 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 6 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
3
Roles reported
3
Reported compensation
$317K
Others who share this name
6

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 President & CEO (outgoing 05/24) of Open Space Institute INC, based in New York, NY.
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Received $317K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Outsourced CEO of Beaverkill Valley Land Trust, uncompensated.
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Also listed as President & CEO (outgoing 05/24) of Open Space Institute Land Trust INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Christopher J. Elliman served as President and CEO of the Open Space Institute for over 30 years, leading the organization from a regional Hudson Valley land trust into a nationally recognized conservation leader active across the eastern United States and Canada.

Under his tenure, OSI conserved more than 74,000 acres across five southeastern states and raised or leveraged $183 million for parks programs since 2010, creating over 120 miles of trails and greenways. Elliman retired in March 2024 after having stewarded the protection of more than 2.3 million at-risk and environmentally sensitive acres across the region.

Compiled from public web sources (3 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
President and CEO 1990s-March 2024 (30+ years)

Affiliations

Organizations

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

Open Space Institute INC President & CEO (outgoing 05/24) · $6.9M revenue · New York, NYOSI AND ITS SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION, OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE LAND TRUST, PROTECTS LAND.pay $466K → $317KFiled FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$317Kreported comp
Open Space Institute Land Trust INC President & CEO (outgoing 05/24) · $73.1M revenue · New York, NYA SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION OF THE OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC. THAT PROTECTS AND CONSERVES LAND.Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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Beaverkill Valley Land Trust Outsourced CEO · $296K revenue · Livingstn Mnr, NYTO PROTECT LANDS OF ECOLOGICAL, AESTHETIC AND HISTORICAL VALUE IN THE BEAVERKILL VALLEY.Filed FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Christopher J Elliman

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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Christopher J Elliman 2 organizations · Sacramento, CAFund for a Better Future INC
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Christopher J Elliman 1 organization · Garden City, NYOverhills Foundation
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Christopher J Elliman 1 organization · Bronx, NYWildlife Conservation Society
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Christopher J Elliman 1 organization · Dallas, TXSamuel Freeman Charitable Foundation
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Christopher J Elliman 1 organization · Cornwall, NYBlack Rock Forest Preserve INC
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Christopher J Elliman 1 organization · Newark, NJGeraldine R Dodge Foundation Incorporated

Network

Serves alongside

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

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Chief Land, Protection Officer · FY2024
$357K
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President & CEO (incoming 04/24) · FY2024
$354K
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Executive Vice President · FY2024
$353K
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Chief Operation Officer (outgoing) · FY2023
$320K
L
Director of Outdoors America · FY2024
$318K
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Chief External Affairs Officer · FY2024
$313K
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Chief Legal & Risk Officer (outgoing) · FY2020
$294K
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Chief Conservation/Policy · FY2024
$276K
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SVP, General Counsel · FY2024
$270K
A
SVP for Finance & CFO · FY2024
$265K
R
SVP, General Counsel · FY2024
$248K
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Vice Pres. & Associate Gen. Counsel · FY2024
$229K

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