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Vance Opperman

Member · American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota Foundation

Member at American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota Foundation. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Ambiguous identity This name matches 2 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
2
Roles reported
2
Others who share this name
2

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Reported as Member of American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota Foundation, based in Minneapolis, MN.
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Also listed as Member of American Civil Liberties Union, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Vance Opperman is a prominent figure in Minnesota, known for his extensive career in business, law, investing, and politics. He gained significant recognition as the president of West Publishing, a legal publishing company he expanded and later sold to Thomson Reuters.

Opperman founded Key Investments, Inc. in 1996, where he serves as President and CEO.

Beyond his business ventures, he has held leadership positions on numerous corporate and nonprofit boards and has been actively involved in Democratic political campaigns since the 1960s, demonstrating a long-standing commitment to public service and civic engagement.

Compiled from public web sources (6 cited), grounded to the filed record.

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Tenure here
Vance Opperman is listed as a Trustee for the OAKLEAF ENDOWMENT TR FBO MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA 063097 in the fiscal year ending December 2024. The exact start year of his tenure as a trustee for this specific endowment is not explicitly stated in the provided search results.
Education
  • University of Minnesota Law School · Law degree
  • University of Minnesota · Graduate degree

Affiliations

Organizations

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

American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota Foundation Member · $3.7M revenue · Minneapolis, MNTO FUND LITIGATION AND PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS.Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
American Civil Liberties Union Member · $1.4M revenue · Minneapolis, MNPRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES.Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Vance Opperman

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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Vance Opperman 1 organization · Minneapolis, MNOakleaf Endowment Tr FBO Minnesota Orchestra 063097
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Vance Opperman 1 organization · St Paul, MNDv Foundation

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Serves alongside

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

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Executive Director · FY2024
$170K
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Director of Finance · FY2024
$125K
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Chief Programs Officer · FY2023
$118K
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Chief Advancement Officer · FY2024
$114K
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Director of Legal Services · FY2024
$113K
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Director of Philanthropy · FY2024
$102K
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Dir of Finance (thru April 2021) · FY2021
$31K
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Treasurer · FY2024
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Member · FY2024
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Member · FY2024
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Chair · FY2024
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Member · 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