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Derek Wells

Director · Academy of Country Music

Director at Academy of Country Music. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 2 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
Others who share this name
2

Who this is

Profile

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Reported as Director of Academy of Country Music, based in Nashville, TN.
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Also listed as Director of Country Music Association 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.

Academy of Country Music Director · $11.9M revenue · Nashville, TNTO IMPROVE LIVES BY CONNECTING AND ENGAGING FANS, ARTISTS AND THE INDUSTRY.Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Country Music Association INC Director · $78.2M revenue · Nashville, TNTO FOSTER NATIONAL INTEREST IN COUNTRY MUSICFiled FY2024, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Derek Wells

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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Derek Wells 1 organization · Raymond, NHGranite State Area Narcotics Anonymous INC
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Derek Wells 1 organization · Alliance, NEAlliance Wrestling Club

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Amy F Smartt
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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