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Christopher Knowlton

Chief Executive Officer · International Association of Lighting Designers

Chief Executive Officer at International Association of Lighting Designers. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$156K
Others who share this name
1

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Reported as Chief Executive Officer of International Association of Lighting Designers, based in Elmhurst, IL.
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Received $156K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Executive Director of Iald Educational Trust Fund INC — $13K.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
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Organizations

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

International Association of Lighting Designers Chief Executive Officer · $2.0M revenue · Elmhurst, ILTO ADVANCE THE GLOBAL PROFESSION OF LIGHTING DESIGN THROUGH LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY, AND SERVE MEMBERS BY PROMOTING EDUCATION, COMMUNITY AND…pay $79K → $143KFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$143Kreported comp
Iald Educational Trust Fund INC Executive Director · $179K revenue · Elmhurst, ILTO GROW THE AVAILABLE POOL OF ENTRY LEVEL LIGHTING DESIGNERS BY FOSTERING CONNECTIONS.pay $8K → $13KFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$13Kreported comp

Disambiguation

Other people named Christopher Knowlton

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 Knowlton 1 organization · Spokane, WAThe Source of Spokane

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Serves alongside

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

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CEO · FY2021
$442K
M
CEO · FY2020
$285K
D
Director of Public Policy · FY2020
$133K
R
Director of Finance · FY2020
$116K
E
Dir of Marketing & Communi · FY2020
$113K
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Director · FY2022
$104K
R
Controller · FY2022
$90K
R
Controller · FY2024
$78K
A
Interim CEO · FY2022
$65K
M
Director - Iald Education Trust · FY2024
$15K
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Director · FY2024
A
President · 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