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Dawn McPherson

Chief Operating Officer · The Educational Foundation INC

Chief Operating Officer at The Educational Foundation INC. 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
$700K
Others who share this name
3

Who this is

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✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as Chief Operating Officer of The Educational Foundation INC, based in Chapel Hill, NC.
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Received $700K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Chief Operating Officer of Educational Foundation Scholarship Endowment Trust, 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.

The Educational Foundation INC Chief Operating Officer · $63.8M revenue · Chapel Hill, NCSEE SCHEDULE Opay $171K → $700KFiled FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$700Kreported comp
Educational Foundation Scholarship Endowment Trust Chief Operating Officer · $25.4M revenue · Chapel Hill, NCSEE SCHEDULE OFiled FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Dawn McPherson

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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Dawn McPherson 1 organization · Kansas City, MOThe Children's Place INC
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Dawn McPherson 1 organization · Edina, MNBud and Bumble INC
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Dawn McPherson 1 organization · Granite City, ILPound Pets INC

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Serves alongside

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

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Assoc Exec Dir Scholarship · FY2020
$680K
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Executive Director · FY2024
$554K
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Sr Assoc Exec Dir Lead Gifts · FY2024
$273K
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CFO & General Counsel · FY2024
$268K
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Chief Revenue Officer · FY2024
$244K
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Senior Philanthropy Officer · FY2024
$230K
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Deputy Director · FY2021
$225K
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Senior Dir of Principal Gifts · FY2023
$216K
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Chief Strategy & Comms Officer · FY2024
$213K
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Senior Associate of Major Gifts · FY2024
$186K
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Major Gifts Director · FY2024
$170K
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Senior Director of Major Gifts · FY2024
$143K

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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