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Ronald Tanner

VP Phil. & Industry Rel. Thru Dec 2020 · Specialty Food Association INC

VP Phil. & Industry Rel. Thru Dec 2020 at Specialty Food Association INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 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
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$869K
Others who share this name
1

Who this is

Profile

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✓ Verified from filings
Reported as VP Phil. & Industry Rel. Thru Dec 2020 of Specialty Food Association INC, based in New York, NY.
Received $869K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Also listed as VP, Philanthropy & Industry of Specialty Food Foundation, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Ronald Tanner served 33 years with the Specialty Food Association (1987-2020), culminating in his role as Vice President of Education, Content and Advocacy. As a key spokesperson for the SFA, he managed government relations with the FDA, USDA, and U.S.

Trade Representative, and appeared on major media outlets including CNN, the Today Show, CBS-New York, and NPR. He is currently president of Tanner Food Group, a specialty food consultancy focused on international trade, industry preparedness, and regulatory activities.

Compiled from public web sources (4 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
1987-2020

Affiliations

Organizations

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

Specialty Food Association INC VP Phil. & Industry Rel. Thru Dec 2020 · $24.1M revenue · New York, NYTHE SPECIALTY FOOD ASSOCIATION, INC. (SFA) IS A TRADE ASSOCIATION WHICH, THROUGH ITS MEDIA PROGRAMS, THE FANCY FOOD SHOW, AND ITS MEMBERSHIP OF OVER…Filed FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$869Kreported comp
Specialty Food Foundation VP, Philanthropy & Industry · $93K revenue · New York, NYTO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT TANGIBLE AND LASTING SOLUTIONS TO HUNGER AND FOOD RECOVERY BY AMPLIFYING THE INNOVATION AND PASSION OF THE SPECIALTY FOOD…Filed FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Ronald Tanner

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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Ronald Tanner 1 organization · Benson, NCBanner Post 109 Incorporated Fka American Legion 109 Banner

Network

Serves alongside

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

R
Phil., Gov, & Ind. Relations · FY2021
$654K
W
President · FY2024
$612K
C
Former Dir., Media Development · FY2021
$466K
L
SVP, Finance & Planning · FY2024
$410K
P
SVP, Member Development · FY2024
$321K
L
SVP, Marketing & Communications · FY2024
$285K
E
VP, Tech. & Innov Thru June 2020 · FY2020
$261K
L
VP, Member Dev. & Outreach · FY2021
$244K
D
VP, Relations · FY2024
$224K
A
VP, Talent & Culture Thru Oct. 2023 · FY2023
$223K
L
VP, Operations Thru 07/22/24 · FY2024
$214K
D
VP, Resource Development · FY2023
$211K

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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