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Welz D Kauffman

President & CEO (until 9/2020) · Ravinia Festival Association

President & CEO (until 9/2020) at Ravinia Festival Association. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$824K

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Reported as President & CEO (until 9/2020) of Ravinia Festival Association, based in Highland Park, IL.
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Received $824K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Biography Web-sourced

President and CEO of Ravinia Festival (2000-2020), North America's oldest music festival. Born 1961, classically trained pianist.

Named Chicago Tribune 2018 Chicagoan of the Year. Quadrupled donor base and increased annual revenue from $17M to $38M during his 20-year tenure as longest-serving CEO in Ravinia's history.

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

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Tenure here
2000-2020
Education
  • Occidental College

Affiliations

Organizations

Ravinia Festival Association President & CEO (until 9/2020) · $43.2M revenue · Highland Park, ILOUR MISSION IS TO ENRICH LIVES THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUSIC. RAVINIA HONORS OUR VIBRANT HISTORY OF CLASSICAL MUSIC WHILE CELEBRATING A…pay $709K → $824KFiled FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$824Kreported comp

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$247K
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Chief Information Officers · FY2024
$225K
J
Chief of Park Operations · FY2024
$215K
E
Senior Director of Programming · FY2024
$206K
R
Chief of Strategy & Special Projects · FY2024
$201K
J
Chief Technology Officer · FY2022
$194K
C
Executive Director of Education and Community Enga · FY2023
$183K
T
Technical Director · FY2019
$154K
S
Master Sound Technician · FY2022
$146K

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