President & CEO at Washington DC Convention and Tourism Corporation. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 5 organizations on the Form 990 record.
Ambiguous identityThis name matches 4 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
5
Roles reported
5
Reported compensation
$978K
Others who share this name
4
Who this is
Profile
The filed facts are verified from the IRS filings. The biography is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced
Elliott L. Ferguson is President & CEO of Destination DC (Washington DC Convention and Tourism Corporation) since 2009, leading convention and tourism sales, marketing, finance and business development operations.
35-year veteran of travel and hospitality; inducted into U.S. Travel Association Hall of Leaders (November 2023); named Chair of Brand USA (December 2024).
Compiled from public web sources (3 cited), grounded to the filed record.
Track record
Career & tenure
Real tenure, career, and education — from public web sources, what you need to vet a founder or leader beyond the filing window.
BA in Marketing and Business Administration from Savannah State University
Affiliations
Organizations
Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.
DC Jazz FestivalDirector · $2.4M revenue · Washington, DCTHE MISSION OF THE DC JAZZ FESTIVAL IS TO PRESENT INTERNATIONALLY WORLD- RENOWNED AND EMERGING ARTISTS IN CELEBRATION OF JAZZ; UNIFY DIVERSE…Filed FY2025, FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Washington DC Convention and Tourism CorporationPresident & CEO · $55.0M revenue · Washington, DCTO INCREASE AND IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC BASE OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND THE GREATER WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA THROUGH THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE…pay $547K → $978KFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$978Kreported comp
The Corporation for Travel PromotionChair (until 04/25) · $139.9M revenue · Washington, DCSEE SCHEDULE OFiled FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
The American Experience Foundation INCBoard Member · $495K revenue · Washington, DCTHE ORGANIZATION ENRICHES THE LIVES OF STUDENTS THROUGH INSPIRATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO CULTIVATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
US Travel AssociationDirector · $22.1M revenue · Washington, DCTHE MISSION OF THE U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION IS TO INCREASE TRAVEL TO AND WITHIN THE UNITED STATES.Filed FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Disambiguation
Other people named Elliott Ferguson
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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Elliott Ferguson1 organization · Vienna, VAUnited Way of the National Capital Area
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Elliott Ferguson1 organization · Richmond, VACapital Region USA INC
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Elliott Ferguson1 organization · New York, NYThe Denyce Graves Foundation INC
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
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