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Michelle Grainger

Executive Di · North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission Foundation

Executive Di at North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission Foundation. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 6 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
6
Roles reported
6
Reported compensation
$302K
Others who share this name
2

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✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as Executive Di of North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission Foundation, based in Benson, NC.
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Received $302K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Executive Di of The North Carolina Sweetpotato — $151K.
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Also listed as Director of Feed the Dialogue NC Foundation, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
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Affiliations

Organizations

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

Feed the Dialogue NC Foundation Director · Raleigh, NCFiled FY2025, FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
American Sweet Potato Marketing Institute INC Treasurer · $495K revenue · Benson, NCTHE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE AMERICAN SWEET POTATO MARKETING INSTITUTE, INC. IS TO (I)USE GENERIC MARKETING PROGRAMS, BOTH FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, TO…Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
North Carolina Biotechnology Center Director · $21.0M revenue · Durham, NCTHE NORTH CAROLINA BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER AIDS THE BIOTECHNOLOGY-RELATED EFFORTS OF RESEARCHERS, BUSINESSES, STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS, AND OTHER…Filed FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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North Carolina Agricultural Foundation INC Director · $25.9M revenue · Raleigh, NCTO AID AND PROMOTE BY FINANCIAL ASSITANCE AND OTHERWISE ALL TYPES OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND OTHER EXTENSION WITHIN THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND…Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission Foundation Executive Di · $155K revenue · Benson, NCpay $36K → $151KFiled FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$151Kreported comp
The North Carolina Sweetpotato Executive Di · $2.0M revenue · Benson, NCTO PROMOTE THE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF NORTH CAROLINA SWEET POTATOES.pay $36K → $151KFiled FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$151Kreported comp

Disambiguation

Other people named Michelle Grainger

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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Michelle Grainger 1 organization · Rocky Mount, NCRipe for Revival
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Michelle Grainger 1 organization · Vardaman, MSUnited States Sweet Potato Council INC

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Doug Edgeton
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Douglas L Edgeton
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$321K
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Mary Beth Thomas
Sr. VP, Science and Business · FY2024
$207K
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William Bullock
Sr. VP, Statewide Operations · FY2024
$207K
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Mark Phillips
VP, Statewide Operations · FY2024
$170K
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Robert Lindberg
VP, Science & Techonolgy Development · FY2024
$169K
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Laura Rowley
VP, Life Science Econ Dev · FY2024
$161K
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Joseph Henderson
VP, Talent & Culture Dev · FY2024
$161K
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James Bullock
VP Finance, Assistant Treasurer · FY2024
$161K
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Mary Heckt-Kissell
VP, Corporate Communications · FY2024
$161K
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Susie Corbett
VP, It Lsi · FY2022
$158K
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Vivian Doelling
VP, Ecd · FY2022
$157K

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