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Ken Levit

Board Chair · Friends of American Song Archives INC

Board Chair at Friends of American Song Archives INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 4 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Ambiguous identity This name matches 2 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.
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4
Roles reported
4
Others who share this name
2

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Reported as Board Chair of Friends of American Song Archives INC, based in Tulsa, OK.
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Also listed as Trustee of River Parks Authority, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Ken Levit is Executive Director of the George Kaiser Family Foundation, a $3.8 billion trust focused on early childhood education, economic development, and criminal justice. He previously served as President of the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa (2001-2006) and as Special Counsel to CIA Director George Tenet (1998-2000).

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Executive Director (current)
Education
  • Yale Law School1994
  • Brown University1987

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Organizations

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Friends of American Song Archives INC Board Chair · $2.8M revenue · Tulsa, OKFRIENDS OF AMERICAN SONG ARCHIVES, INC IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORT AMERICAN SONG ARCHIVES, LLC ("ASA") WITH RESPECT TO THE ARCHIVES AND COLLECTIONS IN…Filed FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Arts Alliance Tulsa INC Board Member · $872K revenue · Tulsa, OKSUSTAINING TULSA'S THRIVING NON-PROFIT ARTS COMMUNITY THROUGH UNITED FUNDRAISING AND SUPPORT.Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
River Parks Authority Trustee · $8.8M revenue · Tulsa, OKTO DEVELOP, PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC PARK LANDS AND FACILITIES ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER IN TULSA COUNTY THAT IS KNOWN AS RIVER PARKS.Filed FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Tulsa Regional Chamber (fka Metropolitan Tulsa Chamber of Commerce) Director · $17.7M revenue · Tulsa, OKTHE TULSA REGIONAL CHAMBER TRANSFORMS THE TULSA REGION BY ATTRACTING AND RETAINING EMPLOYERS, TALENT AND TOURISM FOR LONG-TERM PROSPERITY.Filed FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Ken Levit

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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Ken Levit 2 organizations · Oklahoma City, OKOklahoma Public School Resource Center INC
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Ken Levit 1 organization · Tulsa, OKGeorge Kaiser Family Foundation

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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