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John Fortson

Director · Trident CEO Council

Director at Trident CEO Council. 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
Others who share this name
3

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Reported as Director of Trident CEO Council, based in Charleston, SC.
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Also listed as Director of Charleston Regional Development Alliance, 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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Trident CEO Council Director · $93K revenue · Charleston, SCFiled FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Charleston Regional Development Alliance Director · $3.7M revenue · Charleston, SCTHE CHARLESTON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE (CRDA) WAS INCORPORATED ON FEBRUARY 1, 1995 AS A PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT…Filed FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named John Fortson

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 Fortson 1 organization · Washington, DCAmerican Chemistry Council
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John Fortson 1 organization · Shawnee, OKShawnee Little Theatre INC
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John Fortson 1 organization · Avon, INFoxcliff Estates Community Association INC

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VP Investor Relations · FY2024
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$147K
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Dir, Global · FY2023
$140K
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Dir, Marketi · FY2023
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Dir, Stakeho · FY2021
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Dir, Global · FY2021
$107K
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Dr Glob Bus · FY2019
$102K
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Executive Director · FY2025
$70K
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Secretary · FY2021
$67K

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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