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Denise Saunders Thompson

President & CEO (until 7/14/2023) · The International Association of Blacks in Dance INC

President & CEO (until 7/14/2023) at The International Association of Blacks in Dance INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Ambiguous identity This name matches 3 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
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$70K
Others who share this name
3

Who this is

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Reported as President & CEO (until 7/14/2023) of The International Association of Blacks in Dance INC, based in Washington, DC.
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Received $70K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Trustee (to 6/2020) of Dance USA, 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 International Association of Blacks in Dance INC President & CEO (until 7/14/2023) · $7.3M revenue · Washington, DCTO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE DANCE BY PEOPLE OF AFRICAN ANCESTRY.pay $88K → $70KFiled FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$70Kreported comp
Dance USA Trustee (to 6/2020) · $3.2M revenue · Washington, DCDANCE/USA IS THE NATIONAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION FOR THE DANCE ECOSYSTEM.Filed FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Denise Saunders Thompson

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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Denise Saunders Thompson 1 organization · Washington, DCPerforming Arts Alliance INC
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Denise Saunders Thompson 1 organization · New York, NYHbartscollective INC
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Denise Saunders Thompson 1 organization · Mitchellville, MDFriends of Theatre and Dance at Howard University

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Serves alongside

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

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Executive Director · FY2020
$146K
K
Executive Director · FY2025
$140K
O
Then Exec. Dir. (transition 3/2025) · FY2024
$117K
O
Co-Executive Director · FY2023
$115K
N
Co-Exec. Dir. (until 3/2025) · FY2024
$115K
O
Co-Exec. Director (from 12/22) · FY2022
$105K
C
Director, Finance & Operat · FY2022
$101K
I
Director · FY2023
$9K
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Director · FY2024
$2K
A
Chairperson · FY2024
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Honorary Chairperson · FY2024
C
Vice Chairperson · 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