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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.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 1 other individual 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
4
Roles reported
4
Reported compensation
$937K
Others who share this name
1

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 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 Director of Pet Community Center 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.

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