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Robert Goldsmith

Retired CEO · People Incorporated of Virginia

Retired CEO at People Incorporated of Virginia. 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 9 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
$1.4M
Others who share this name
9

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.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as Retired CEO of People Incorporated of Virginia, based in Abingdon, VA.
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Received $1.4M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as CEO of People Incorporated Housing Group, uncompensated.
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Also listed as CEO of People Incorporated Financial Services INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Robert Goldsmith served as President and CEO of People Incorporated of Virginia for 43+ years until his retirement in December 2021, transforming the Abingdon-based Community Action Agency from a 35-person, $600k-budget organization to a 300+ employee, $36M-budget system serving 16 regions across Virginia. He became a national leader in nonprofit community development and served on multiple national boards.

Compiled from public web sources (3 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
43+ years; retired December 2021

Affiliations

Organizations

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

People Incorporated of Virginia Retired CEO · $18.9M revenue · Abingdon, VATO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE TO REACH THEIR GOALS IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THEIR LIVES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR…pay $250K → $1.4MFiled FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.4Mreported comp
People Incorporated Housing Group CEO · $17.8M revenue · Abingdon, VATO PROVIDE QUALITY HOUSING THROUGH CONSTRUCTION OR PURCHASE OF PROPERTIES TO LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS.Filed FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
People Incorporated Financial Services INC CEO · $2.7M revenue · Abingdon, VATO PROMOTE THE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE REGION THROUGH SMALL BUSINESS OWNERSHIP, JOB CREATION,…Filed FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Robert Goldsmith

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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Robert Goldsmith 1 organization · Charleston, WVPeters Creek Coal Association
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Robert Goldsmith 1 organization · Avon, INIndiana Sheriffs' Association INC
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Robert Goldsmith 1 organization · Chicago, ILSerra International Foundation
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Robert Goldsmith 1 organization · New York, NYInteragency Council of Developmental Disabilities Agencie
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Robert Goldsmith 1 organization · Lexington Park, MDLiteracy Council of St Marys County INC
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Robert Goldsmith 1 organization · Ann Arbor, MIMichigan Life Sciences Engineering Advising & Development Consulting
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Robert Goldsmith 1 organization · St Thomas, VISt Thomas Yacht Club INC
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Robert Goldsmith 1 organization · Bethpage, NYCharles Evans Center INC
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Robert Goldsmith 1 organization · Lexington Pk, MDLexington Park Rotary Foundation INC

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Serves alongside

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

B
President/CEO · FY2024
$197K
B
Vice President/CFO · FY2024
$134K
A
Vice President/COO · FY2024
$133K
J
Vice President/CFO (thru 05/24) · FY2023
$123K
B
President/Ce · FY2021
$119K
K
VP of Planning & Evaluation · FY2024
$112K
C
Chair · FY2024
D
Vice-Chair · FY2024
J
Treasurer · FY2024
A
Secretary · FY2024
J
Assistant Secretary (thru 02/2025) · FY2024
M
Director · FY2024

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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