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Jeffrey Dunn

Former President and CEO · Sesame Workshop

Former President and CEO at Sesame Workshop. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 4 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 13 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
4
Roles reported
4
Reported compensation
$775K
Others who share this name
13

Who this is

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✓ Verified from filings
Reported as Former President and CEO of Sesame Workshop, based in New York, NY.
Received $775K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Also listed as President (thru 6/30/21) of Sesame Street INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Executive Chairman of Sesame Workshop and retired broadcast executive who served as President and CEO from 2014-2021. Under his leadership, the organization eliminated eight years of operating losses, won 21 Daytime and 2 Primetime Emmy Awards, and won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change grant.

Compiled from public web sources (4 cited), grounded to the filed record.

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Career & tenure

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Tenure here
CEO 2014-2021; Executive Chairman 2021-present

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Affiliations

Organizations

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Sesame Workshop Former President and CEO · $271.2M revenue · New York, NYSESAME WORKSHOP'S MISSION IS TO HELP KIDS GROW SMARTER, STRONGER AND KINDER. (SEE SCHEDULE O)pay $903K → $775KFiled FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$775Kreported comp
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Sesame Street INC President (thru 6/30/21) · $478K revenue · New York, NYSESAME STREET, INC.'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO HOLD COPYRIGHTS OF MUSIC COMPOSITIONS THAT ARE REGISTERED IN THE UNITED STATES WITH ASCAP AND ARE…Filed FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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The Electric Company President (thru 6/30/21) · $157K revenue · New York, NYTHE ELECTRIC COMPANY'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO HOLD COPYRIGHTS OF MUSIC COMPOSITIONS THAT ARE REGISTERED IN THE UNITED STATES WITH BMI AND ARE…Filed FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
The Joan Ganz Cooney Center for Educational Media and Research INC Director · $108K revenue · New York, NYNAMED FOR THE CO-FOUNDER AND VISIONARY BEHIND SESAME STREET, THE JOAN GANZ COONEY CENTER IS AN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH AND INNOVATION LAB WITHIN SESAME…Filed FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Jeffrey Dunn

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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Jeffrey Dunn 2 organizations · Boston, MABoston 4 Celebrations Foundation INC
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Jeffrey Dunn 2 organizations · Dunn, NC, Lillington, NCI-95 1-40 Crossroads of America Economic Development Alliance INC
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Jeffrey Dunn 2 organizations · Thomaston, CTRotary Club of Thomaston Connecticut Incorporated
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Jeffrey Dunn 1 organization · Alexandria, VAAcademy of Managed Care Pharmacy
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Jeffrey Dunn 1 organization · Cockeysville, MDInternational Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
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Jeffrey Dunn 1 organization · New York, NYThe International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences INC
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Jeffrey Dunn 1 organization · Tulsa, OKRetiree Medical Trust for Regional University System of Oklahoma
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Jeffrey Dunn 1 organization · Roseland, NJVeterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of New Jersey
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Jeffrey Dunn 1 organization · Newark, DEAmerican Philosophical Association INC
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Jeffrey Dunn 1 organization · Piketon, OHVeterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Department of Ohio
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Jeffrey Dunn 1 organization · West Columbia, SCCommunication Workers of America
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Jeffrey Dunn 1 organization · Thomaston, CTLandmark Community Theatre
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Jeffrey Dunn 1 organization · Dunn, NCNc Fire Sprinkler Association INC

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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