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Jay Byers

President and CEO · Greater Des Moines Partnership

President and CEO at Greater Des Moines Partnership. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 9 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Ambiguous identity This name matches 7 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
9
Roles reported
9
Reported compensation
$271K
Others who share this name
7

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The filed facts are verified from the IRS filings. The biography is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as President and CEO of Greater Des Moines Partnership, based in Des Moines, IA.
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Received $271K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Director of Warren County Economic Development Corporation, uncompensated.
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Also listed as Director of Des Moines Area Sports Commission, 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.

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Greater Des Moines Committee INC Secretary · $142K revenue · Des Moines, IAFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Blank Park Zoo Foundation INC Director Through 3/31/25 · $11.9M revenue · Des Moines, IATHE PRIMARY PURPOSES OF THE FOUNDATION ARE A) TO MANAGE THE BLANK PARK ZOO; B) TO SOLICIT, COLLECT AND PROVIDE FUNDS TO IMPROVE THE FACILITIES AND…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Greater Des Moines Partnership President and CEO · $10.2M revenue · Des Moines, IATO DRIVE ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT, AND REGIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.pay $363K → $271KFiled FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$271Kreported comp
Warren County Economic Development Corporation Director · $239K revenue · Indianola, IATO CREATE AND RETAIN JOBS WHILE ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN WARREN COUNTY, ACCOMPLISHED FOREMOST BY STRENGTHENING AND SUPPORTING THE BUSINESS…Filed FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Des Moines Area Sports Commission Director · $36K revenue · Des Moines, IATO ATTRACT, PROMOTE, AND SUPPORT AMATEUR SPORTING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT STIMULATE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY, WHICH…Filed FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau INC Director · $7.3M revenue · Des Moines, IATO PROMOTE THE GREATER DES MOINES AREAFiled FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Downtown Partnership INC Director · $1.7M revenue · Des Moines, IAPROVIDES LEADERSHIP, INITIATIVE, AND ADVOCACY IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE SHARED SOLUTIONS AND A SHARED VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF DOWNTOWN DES MOINES.Filed FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Downtown Events Group INC Director · $418K revenue · Des Moines, IAPRODUCING ANNUAL LARGE-SCALE FESTIVALS AND EVENTS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN GREATER DES MOINES.Filed FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Iowa Healthiest State Initiative Director · $1.8M revenue · Des Moines, IATO IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF IOWANSFiled FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Jay Byers

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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Jay Byers 4 organizations · Indianola, IA, West Des Moines, IA…Simpson College
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Jay Byers 1 organization · Pittsburg, KSPoint Forward INC
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Jay Byers 1 organization · Des Moines, IAIowa Chamber Alliance
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Jay Byers 1 organization · Johnston, IAChildserve Foundation INC
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Jay Byers 1 organization · Lawrence, KSKanren INC
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Jay Byers 1 organization · Alexandria, VAAssociation of Chamber of Commerce Executives INC
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Jay Byers 1 organization · Des Moines, IADes Moines Social Club

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Serves alongside

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

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President and CEO · FY2024
$389K
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President/CEO · FY2024
$335K
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President · FY2020
$270K
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Exec VP, Eco · FY2020
$264K
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Secretary/Executive Director · FY2024
$213K
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Exec Directo · FY2020
$198K
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Exec VP, Tal · FY2020
$198K
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Cfao · FY2024
$193K
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Exec VP, Dei · FY2023
$182K
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Sr VP, Econ Devel · FY2023
$176K
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E. Dev Project Director · FY2023
$170K
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Exec VP, Eco · FY2021
$164K

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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