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Linda Shelton

Executive Director · Joyce Theater Foundation INC

Executive Director at Joyce Theater Foundation INC. 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
Reported compensation
$839K
Others who share this name
11

Who this is

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Reported as Executive Director of Joyce Theater Foundation INC, based in New York, NY.
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Received $839K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Linda Shelton has been the Executive Director and Trustee of The Joyce Theater Foundation since 1993. Prior to that, she served as General Manager of The Joffrey Ballet and held various management positions at The Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation and for international dance tours.

She received France's Order of Arts and Letters as a Chevalier (1999) and Officer (2017), was named one of the most influential people in dance by Dance Magazine (2017), and received the Chairman's Award in 2019.

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Tenure here
1993-present

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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The Luester T Mertz Legacy Trust for the Joyce Theater Foundation Trustee · $2K revenue · Wilmington, DETHE ORGANIZATION IS A DELAWARE CHARITABLE TRUST OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF ITS SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION, THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION ,A…Filed FY2025 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Joyce Theater Foundation INC Executive Director · $17.1M revenue · New York, NYTO SERVE AND SUPPORT THE ART OF DANCE AND CHOREOGRAPHY, PROMOTE THE RICHNESS AND VARIETY OF THE ART FORM IN ITS FULLEST EXPRESSION, AND ENHANCE THE…pay $337K → $839KFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$839Kreported comp

Disambiguation

Other people named Linda Shelton

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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Linda Shelton 1 organization · New York, NYThe Chelsea Factory INC
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Linda Shelton 1 organization · Washington, DCDance USA
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Linda Shelton 1 organization · Boiling Spgs, NCGardner-Webb University
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Linda Shelton 1 organization · Charlotte, NCAristotle Preparatory Academy Challenge Foundation Academy
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Linda Shelton 1 organization · Reno, NVCommunity Services Agency
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Linda Shelton 1 organization · Sioux Falls, SDGroove INC
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Linda Shelton 1 organization · Minneapolis, MNThe Museum of Russian Art
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Linda Shelton 1 organization · Katonah, NYStudio School of Design INC
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Linda Shelton 1 organization · Honea Path, SCThe More 320 Haven
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Linda Shelton 1 organization · Seneca, SCCollins Home Family Ministries
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Linda Shelton 1 organization · Denison, TXRed River Railroad Museum

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Director of Finance · FY2024
$326K
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Director of Development · FY2024
$166K
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Director of Programming · FY2024
$154K
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Director of It · FY2024
$154K
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Director of Programming · FY2021
$148K
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Director of Facilities · FY2024
$136K
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Director of Marketing · FY2024
$136K
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General Manager · FY2023
$133K
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Director of Inst. Giving · FY2022
$120K
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Director of Education · FY2022
$117K
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Director of Production · FY2023
$117K
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Trustees · FY2024
$10K

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