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Laura Danforth

Head of School · Masters School

Head of School at Masters School. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 3 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 10 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
3
Roles reported
3
Reported compensation
$722K
Others who share this name
10

Who this is

Profile

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✓ Verified from filings
Reported as Head of School of Masters School, based in Dobbs Ferry, NY.
Received $722K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Also listed as Co-Secretary of Nysais Operations INC, uncompensated.
Also listed as Co Secretary of New York State Association of Independent Schools, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Laura Danforth is the Head of School at The Masters School, a coeducational college preparatory boarding and day school founded in 1877. She brings three decades of leadership experience in independent boarding schools and holds memberships on the Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) Board of Trustees.

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Career & tenure

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Tenure here
2015–present
Education
  • Colby-Sawyer College (B.A. in psychology and anthropology)
  • Lesley University (M.A. in counseling psychology)

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Affiliations

Organizations

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Masters School Head of School · $66.1M revenue · Dobbs Ferry, NYTHE MASTERS SCHOOL CELEBRATES ACTIVE PARTICIPATION, DEEP UNDERSTANDING, AND MEANINGFUL CONNECTION. A COMMUNITY OF DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS, WE GATHER TO…pay $431K → $722KFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$722Kreported comp
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Nysais Operations INC Co-Secretary · $432K revenue · Albany, NYTO SUPPORT, PROMOTE, ADVOCATE, AND ADVANCE THE INTEREST OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS BY PROMOTING GENERAL INTEREST IN NEW YORK STATE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS,…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
New York State Association of Independent Schools Co Secretary · $3.3M revenue · Albany, NYTHE NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS PROMOTES THE INDEPENDENCE, WELL-BEING AND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF, AND RESPECT FOR, NEW YORK…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Laura Danforth

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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Laura Danforth 1 organization · Hobe Sound, FLJupiter Island Arts Council INC
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Laura Danforth 1 organization · Shenandoah, IACommunity Food Pantry of Shenandoah Ia and Surrounding Area INC
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Laura Danforth 1 organization · Moraga, CAPTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students INC
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Laura Danforth 1 organization · Southampton, NYRogers Memorial Library Foundation
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Laura Danforth 1 organization · La Jolla, CAFoundation for Learning Equality INC
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Laura Danforth 1 organization · Little Rock, ARDecarcerate INC
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Laura Danforth 1 organization · New York, NYGirls Vacation Fund INC
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Laura Danforth 1 organization · Little Rock, ARUniversity District Development Corporation
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Laura Danforth 1 organization · Troy, NYEmma Willard School
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Laura Danforth 1 organization · Asheville, NCAssociation of Boarding Schools

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Serves alongside

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

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Executive Director · FY2024
$318K
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Assoc. Head of School, Inst. Advancement · FY2024
$313K
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Assoc. Head for Finac. & Operat. · FY2024
$303K
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COO · FY2024
$213K
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Former Executive Director · FY2022
$202K
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Assoc. Head for Enroll. & Strat. · FY2024
$198K
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Assoc. Head for Faculty & Academics · FY2024
$194K
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Director of Operations · FY2024
$192K
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Chief Financial Officer (outgoing) · FY2022
$191K
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Head of Middle School · FY2024
$191K
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Assoc Director for Prof Learning · FY2024
$169K
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Assoc Director for Prof Learning · FY2024
$165K

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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