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Gary Shearer

Director · Fort Wayne Zoological Society INC

Director at Fort Wayne Zoological Society INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 4 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
4
Roles reported
4
Others who share this name
3

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Reported as Director of Fort Wayne Zoological Society INC, based in Fort Wayne, IN.
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Also listed as Director of Visit Fort Wayne Foundation INC, uncompensated.
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Also listed as Director of Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne 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.

Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne INC Director · $49.6M revenue · Fort Wayne, INTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE INSPIRES ENDURING PHILANTHROPY BY ENCOURAGING CHARITABLE GIVING, CONDUCTING MEANINGFUL GRANTMAKING,…Filed FY2025, FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Fort Wayne Zoological Society INC Director · $18.2M revenue · Fort Wayne, INTO CONNECT KIDS AND ANIMALS, STRENGTHEN FAMILIES, AND INSPIRE PEOPLE TO CARE. THE FORT WAYNE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY MANAGING…Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Visit Fort Wayne Foundation INC Director · $10K revenue · Fort Wayne, INTO CREATE A BETTER DESTINATION, BENEFITING BOTH VISITORS AND RESIDENTS BY SUPPORTING EDUCATION AND SERVICE.Filed FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Fort Wayne Allen County Convention and Visitors Bureau INC Director · $2.5M revenue · Fort Wayne, INVISIT FORT WAYNE PROMOTES THE COMMUNITY AS AN EXCEPTIONAL DESTINATION, AND ADVOCATES FOR THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE VISITOR INDUSTRY.Filed FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Gary Shearer

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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Gary Shearer 2 organizations · Fort Wayne, IN, Grand Rapids, MIPhp Foundation INC
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Gary Shearer 1 organization · Indianapolis, INIndiana Association of Health Maintenance Organizations INC
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Gary Shearer 1 organization · Fort Wayne, INOlin B and Desta Schwab Foundation INC

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Serves alongside

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Former Executive Director - Zoo · FY2021
$632K
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President & · FY2025
$236K
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Executive Director - Zoo · FY2024
$220K
J
Executive Director - Zoo · FY2020
$207K
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COO · FY2025
$179K
J
President & · FY2025
$157K
K
VP of Market · FY2025
$143K
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Director of Philanthropy A · FY2024
$140K
A
Chief Impact · FY2025
$133K
M
Director of Animal Care · FY2024
$120K
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Director of Finance & Admi · FY2024
$117K
B
Director of Communication · FY2024
$111K

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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