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Holly Kernan

Chief Content Officer (thru 06/2025) · Kqed INC

Chief Content Officer (thru 06/2025) at Kqed INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$305K
Others who share this name
1

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Reported as Chief Content Officer (thru 06/2025) of Kqed INC, based in San Francisco, CA.
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Received $305K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Director of The Commonwealth Club - World Affairs of California, uncompensated.
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Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Kqed INC Chief Content Officer (thru 06/2025) · $121.0M revenue · San Francisco, CASEE SCHEDULE OKQED SERVES THE PEOPLE OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH A COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED ALTERNATIVE TO COMMERCIAL MEDIA, PROVIDING THE KNOWLEDGE…pay $263K → $305KFiled FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$305Kreported comp
The Commonwealth Club - World Affairs of California Director · $8.6M revenue · San Francisco, CATO BE THE LEADING NATIONAL FORUM OPEN TO ALL FOR THE IMPARTIAL DISCUSSION OF PUBLIC ISSUES IMPORTANT TO THE MEMBERSHIP, COMMUNITY, AND NATION.Filed FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Holly Kernan

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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Holly Kernan 1 organization · San Francisco, CAThe San Francisco Foundation

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Former President and CEO · FY2019
$969K
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President and CEO · FY2024
$542K
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Chief Operations & Admin. Officer · FY2024
$321K
D
Chief Financial Officer · FY2024
$314K
D
Chief Revenue Officer · FY2024
$311K
M
VP, Corporate Sponsorship · FY2024
$300K
G
VP, Development · FY2022
$289K
W
General Counsel & Corp Secretary · FY2022
$285K
D
Chief Product Officer · FY2024
$281K
E
Local Marketing Director · FY2024
$281K
P
Co-President/Co-CEO · FY2024
$280K
M
VP Member Generosity & Aud. Intel · FY2024
$269K

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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