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Mel Ponder

Nwfsc Ex Officio · Economic Development Council of Okaloosa County Florida INC

Nwfsc Ex Officio at Economic Development Council of Okaloosa County Florida INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 5 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 1 other individual 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
5
Roles reported
5
Others who share this name
1

Who this is

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Reported as Nwfsc Ex Officio of Economic Development Council of Okaloosa County Florida INC, based in Ft Walton Bch, FL.
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Also listed as Director of Destin Chamber of Commerce, uncompensated.
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Also listed as College President of Northwest Florida State College Foundation INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
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Organizations

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

Destin Chamber of Commerce Director · $519K revenue · Destin, FLPROMOTE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH MEMBER ACTIVITIES.Filed FY2025 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Economic Development Council of Okaloosa County Florida INC Nwfsc Ex Officio · $710K revenue · Ft Walton Bch, FLTO FURTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITHIN OKALOOSA COUNTYFiled FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Northwest Florida State College Foundation INC College President · $7.7M revenue · Niceville, FLPROVIDES FUNDING AND SERVICES TO SUPPORT AND FOSTER THE PURSUIT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AT NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGEFiled FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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Alternative Living INC Director · $2.7M revenue · Shalimar, FLPROVIDE CONGREGATE LIVING FACILITYFiled FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Northwest Florida League of Cities County Liais · $78K revenue · Tallahassee, FLFiled FY2023, FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Mel Ponder

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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Mel Ponder 3 organizations · Tallahassee, FLCareersource Florida INC

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

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Executive Director · FY2024
$189K
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Executive Director · FY2025
$145K
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Chairman · FY2025
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Chairman-Elect · FY2025
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Immediate Past Chairman · FY2025
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Immediate Past Chairman · FY2025
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Vice Chairman · FY2025
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Vice Chairman- Community & · FY2025
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Vice Chairman- Government · FY2025
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Treasurer · FY2025
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Chairman's Appointee · FY2025
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Chairman's Appointee · FY2025

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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