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Lauren Ellis

President & · United Way of Southwest Oklahoma INC

President & at United Way of Southwest Oklahoma INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 3 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Ambiguous identity This name matches 11 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
$81K
Others who share this name
11

Who this is

Profile

The filed facts are verified from the IRS filings. The biography is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

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Reported as President & of United Way of Southwest Oklahoma INC, based in Lawton, OK.
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Received $81K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Vice Chair C of Lawton Chamber of Commerce, uncompensated.
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Also listed as Board Member of Leadership Lawton INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Lauren Brooke Ellis is a playwright, director, and stage manager originally from Aiken, South Carolina. She earned her undergraduate degree in theatre from the University of South Carolina Aiken, graduating cum laude.

Furthering her education, she completed a New Play Directing certificate in 2017 and a Master of Fine Arts in Playwriting in 2020 from Hollins University, where she also taught undergraduate theatre courses. Ellis has worked in various cities along the East Coast, including Augusta, Georgia; Detroit, Michigan; and Roanoke, Virginia, where she currently resides.

She is recognized for her dedication to the development of new plays and serves as a Director at THEATREWORKS COMMUNITY PLAYERS INC.

Compiled from public web sources (3 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
2025
Education
  • Hollins University · Master of Fine Arts in Playwriting2020
  • Hollins University · Certificate in New Play Directing2017
  • University of South Carolina Aiken · Undergraduate Degree in Theatre (cum laude)

Affiliations

Organizations

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

United Way of Southwest Oklahoma INC President & · $1.3M revenue · Lawton, OKIMPROVE LIVES BY MOBILIZING THE CARING POWER WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.pay $77K → $81KFiled FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$81Kreported comp
Lawton Chamber of Commerce Vice Chair C · $1.7M revenue · Lawton, OKTHE CHAMBER IS INCORPORATED AND ORGANIZED TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, RECREATIONAL, AGRICULTURAL, HEALTH, EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL,…Filed FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Leadership Lawton INC Board Member · $23K revenue · Lawton, OKFiled FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Lauren Ellis

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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Lauren Ellis 2 organizations · Washington, DCFuture Now Action
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Lauren Ellis 2 organizations · Chelsea, MAChelsea Chamber of Commerce
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Lauren Ellis 1 organization · Bloomfld Hls, MIGalencher Nagy Foundation INC
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Lauren Ellis 1 organization · N Charleston, SCCharleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
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Lauren Ellis 1 organization · San Francisco, CAUnion Square Business Improvement District
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Lauren Ellis 1 organization · Fieldale, VATheatreworks Community Players INC
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Lauren Ellis 1 organization · Parkersburg, WVNorth Star Child Advocacy Center INC
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Lauren Ellis 1 organization · Duncan, OKDuncan Public Schools Foundation
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Lauren Ellis 1 organization · Seattle, WACommunity Day School Association
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Lauren Ellis 1 organization · Saltillo, MSSaltillo Main Street Association
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Lauren Ellis 1 organization · Toms River, NJWashington Street School PTO

Network

Serves alongside

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

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Former Presi · FY2022
$151K
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President · FY2024
$120K
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Former Presi · FY2019
$111K
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President & · FY2024
$75K
C
Interim Pres · FY2024
$75K
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President · FY2023
$48K
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Chairman · FY2024
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Incoming Cha · FY2024
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Immediate Pa · FY2024
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Secretary/Tr · FY2024
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Vice Chair I · FY2024
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Vice Chair C · FY2024

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