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Valerie Mitchell-Johnston

EVP/General Counsel · Sesame Workshop

EVP/General Counsel at Sesame Workshop. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 5 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
5
Roles reported
5
Reported compensation
$437K
Others who share this name
1

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Reported as EVP/General Counsel of Sesame Workshop, based in New York, NY.
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Received $437K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Secretary of The Joan Ganz Cooney Center for Educational Media and Research INC, uncompensated.
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Also listed as Executive VP & General Counsel of Sesame Street INC, 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.

Sesame Workshop EVP/General Counsel · $180.7M revenue · New York, NYSESAME WORKSHOP'S MISSION IS TO HELP KIDS GROW SMARTER, STRONGER AND KINDER. (SEE SCHEDULE O)Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$437Kreported comp
The Joan Ganz Cooney Center for Educational Media and Research INC Secretary · $2.8M revenue · New York, NYNAMED FOR THE CO-FOUNDER AND VISIONARY BEHIND SESAME STREET, THE JOAN GANZ COONEY CENTER IS AN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH AND INNOVATION LAB WITHIN SESAME…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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Sesame Street INC Executive VP & General Counsel · $728K revenue · New York, NYSESAME STREET, INC.'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO HOLD COPYRIGHTS OF MUSIC COMPOSITIONS THAT ARE REGISTERED IN THE UNITED STATES WITH ASCAP AND ARE…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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Sesame Workshop International INC Secretary · $1.2M revenue · New York, NYSESAME WORKSHOP INTERNATIONAL'S MISSION IS TO CARRY OUT THE CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES OF SESAME WORKSHOP, INTERNATIONALLY, HELPING KIDS…Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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The Electric Company Executive VP & General Counsel · $240K revenue · New York, NYTHE ELECTRIC COMPANY'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO HOLD COPYRIGHTS OF MUSIC COMPOSITIONS THAT ARE REGISTERED IN THE UNITED STATES WITH BMI AND ARE…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Valerie Mitchell-Johnston

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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Valerie Mitchell-Johnston 1 organization · New York, NYLicensing International INC

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President & CEO · FY2024
$1.1M
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President · FY2021
$812K
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Former President and CEO · FY2021
$775K
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Former CEO · FY2024
$752K
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EVP/Creative Dir. (thru 05/20) · FY2019
$527K
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EVP, Creative & Production · FY2024
$527K
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EVP & Head of Global Media & Education · FY2021
$510K
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EVP General Counsel · FY2021
$505K
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CFO & EVP of Fin., Technology · FY2024
$493K
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EVP & Chief Marketing Off. · FY2023
$489K
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Chief Knowledge Officer · FY2019
$484K
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EVP, CFO (thru 03/18/2022) · FY2021
$475K

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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