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Donald Bryson

CEO · The John Locke Foundation INC

CEO at The John Locke Foundation INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 3 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
3
Roles reported
3
Reported compensation
$209K
Others who share this name
2

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 The John Locke Foundation INC, based in Raleigh, NC.
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Received $209K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as President of Civitas Action INC, uncompensated.
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Also listed as President of Civitas Institute 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.

The John Locke Foundation INC CEO · $5.4M revenue · Raleigh, NCTHE PURPOSE OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH, DISSEMINATE INFORMATION, AND ADVANCE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIETY BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF…pay $93K → $209KFiled FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$209Kreported comp
Civitas Action INC President · Raleigh, NCFiled FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Civitas Institute INC President · $6K revenue · Raleigh, NCCIVITAS INSTITUTE IS A RESEARCH AND PUBLIC POLICY ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROVIDING CONSERVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR NORTH CAROLINA'S PRESSING ISSUES.…Filed FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Donald Bryson

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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Donald Bryson 1 organization · Raleigh, NCCarolinas Academic Leadership Network INC
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Donald Bryson 1 organization · Pinehurst, NCNorth Carolina Coalition for Charter Schools INC

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Serves alongside

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

A
CEO · FY2022
$195K
M
Employee · FY2024
$173K
R
VP - Outreac · FY2020
$152K
D
VP of Operat · FY2019
$139K
B
Employee · FY2024
$116K
J
Employee · FY2024
$110K
J
Employee · FY2023
$108K
D
Employee · FY2024
$107K
K
Former CEO · FY2019
$86K
W
COO · FY2019
$82K
J
Board Member · FY2021
J
Board Member · FY2021

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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