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Vanessa Cooksey

President & CEO · Regional Cultural & Performing Arts Development Commission

President & CEO at Regional Cultural & Performing Arts Development Commission. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$196K
Others who share this name
4

Who this is

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Reported as President & CEO of Regional Cultural & Performing Arts Development Commission, based in St Louis, MO.
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Received $196K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Board Member of St Louis Art Place Initiative 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.

Regional Cultural & Performing Arts Development Commission President & CEO · $15.0M revenue · St Louis, MOPROMOTE, ENCOURAGE, AND FOSTER THE ARTS & CULTURE WITHIN THE ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI AREApay $24K → $196KFiled FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$196Kreported comp
St Louis Art Place Initiative INC Board Member · $343K revenue · Saint Louis, MOTHE ST. LOUIS ART PLACE INITIATIVE IS A COMMUNITY LAND TRUST WITH A MISSION OF BUILDING WEALTH AND EQUITY THROUGH HOMEOWNERSHIP FOR LOW- AND…Filed FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Vanessa Cooksey

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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Vanessa Cooksey 1 organization · Saint Louis, MOSt Louis Public Schools Foundation
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Vanessa Cooksey 1 organization · New York, NYDidtechnology INC
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Vanessa Cooksey 1 organization · New York, NYSifma Foundation for Investor Education Fie INC
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Vanessa Cooksey 1 organization · New York, NYVoterunlead

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Serves alongside

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

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Interim Exec. Director (resign 11/2020) · FY2020
$160K
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VP of Growth and Development · FY2024
$154K
A
VP of Finance and Operations · FY2023
$109K
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Grants & Strat. Initiatives Director · FY2020
$104K
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Deputy Director (resign 3/2021) · FY2021
$69K
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VP of Finance and Operations · FY2024
$68K
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Community Ar · FY2024
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Board Member · FY2024
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Board Member · FY2024
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Board Chairm · FY2024
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Board Member · FY2024
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Board 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