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Damon Whiteside

CEO · Academy of Country Music

CEO at Academy of Country Music. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 4 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
4
Roles reported
4
Reported compensation
$937K
Others who share this name
1

Who this is

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The filed facts are verified from the IRS filings. The biography is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as CEO of Academy of Country Music, based in Nashville, TN.
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Received $937K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as CMO of Country Music Association INC — $332K.
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Also listed as Voting Member of Nashville Entrepreneur Center, 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.

Pet Community Center INC Director · $2.6M revenue · Nashville, TNPET COMMUNITY CENTER'S MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND THROUGH ACCESSIBLE VETERINARY CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES.Filed FY2025, FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Academy of Country Music CEO · $11.9M revenue · Nashville, TNTO IMPROVE LIVES BY CONNECTING AND ENGAGING FANS, ARTISTS AND THE INDUSTRY.pay $399K → $605KFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$605Kreported comp
Nashville Entrepreneur Center Voting Member · $3.0M revenue · Nashville, TNTO CONNECT ENTREPRENEURS WITH THE CRITICAL RESOURCES TO CREATE, LAUNCH AND GROW BUSINESSES. THE EC IS DEDICATED TO MAKING NASHVILLE THE BEST PLACE IN…Filed FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Country Music Association INC CMO · $50.6M revenue · Nashville, TNTO FOSTER NATIONAL INTEREST IN COUNTRY MUSICFiled FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$332Kreported comp

Disambiguation

Other people named Damon Whiteside

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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Damon Whiteside 1 organization · Nashville, TNNashville C A R E S INC

Network

Serves alongside

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

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CEO · FY2024
$838K
K
SVP Marketing & Strategic Partnerships · FY2024
$331K
G
CBO · FY2024
$271K
T
SVP Legal & Business Affairs · FY2024
$250K
T
SVP, Finance & Operations · FY2020
$244K
S
CEO · FY2024
$240K
A
SVP Finance & Administration · FY2024
$233K
T
VP Community Industry Relations & Philanthropy · FY2024
$230K
K
Sr. Director Market Research · FY2022
$221K
M
VP International Relations & Development · FY2024
$210K
E
SVP Business Strategy & Operations · FY2024
$203K
A
SVP of Finance and Adminis · FY2020
$200K

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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