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John Boland

Board Member · Calmatters

Board Member at Calmatters. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 9 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
2
Roles reported
2
Others who share this name
9

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
Reported as Board Member of Calmatters, based in Sacramento, CA.
Also listed as Director of The Markup News INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

President and CEO of KQED public media (San Francisco) from 2010 to September 2019. Award-winning newspaper reporter and editor who developed a vision for 21st-century public media centered on arts, science, news, and food with education at its nucleus.

Raised $45 million in working capital and transformed KQED into a digital-first organization.

Compiled from public web sources (4 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.

Tenure here
1995–2019 at KQED (retired September 2019)
Education
  • Daily newspaper journalism background (New Jersey)

Affiliations

Organizations

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

Calmatters Board Member · $18.3M revenue · Sacramento, CAOur team of experienced journalists, with the time and resources to dig deep, is committed to meaningfully informing Californians about the players,…Filed FY2025 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
The Markup News INC Director · $228K revenue · New York, NYTHE MARKUP IS A NONPROFIT NEWSROOM THAT CHALLENGES TECHNOLOGY TO SERVE THE PUBLIC GOOD. THE MARKUP UTILIZES AN UNPARALLELED ROSTER OF ENGINEERS AND…Filed FY2025 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named John Boland

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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John Boland 2 organizations · San Francisco, CAThe Commonwealth Club - World Affairs of California
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John Boland 1 organization · Green Bay, WIGreen Bay - Preble Optimist Foundation INC
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John Boland 1 organization · Greenwich, CTFairview Country Club
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John Boland 1 organization · San Diego, CASola Media
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John Boland 1 organization · Rangeley, METhe Rangeley Lakes Region Historical Society
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John Boland 1 organization · Baltimore, MDCommunity Concerts at Second INC
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John Boland 1 organization · Saint Charles, MOMissouri Association of Plumbing- Heating-Cooling Contractors
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John Boland 1 organization · Asheville, NCAssociation of Boarding Schools
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John Boland 1 organization · Long Beach, NYLong Bch Chamber of Commerce INC

Network

Serves alongside

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

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CEO · FY2025
$323K
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CEO · FY2023
$319K
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Chief Impact Offic · FY2025
$304K
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Editor in Chief · FY2025
$296K
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Chief Development · FY2025
$225K
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Editor-at-Large (thru Feb 2023) · FY2023
$215K
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Managing Editor, Investiga · FY2021
$212K
E
Managing Editor, Investigations · FY2022
$202K
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VP Product Strat · FY2021
$192K
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Senior Editor · FY2025
$185K
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Managing Editor · FY2024
$181K
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Project Director · FY2025
$177K

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