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Whitfield Bailey

Director · Defenders of Wildlife

Director at Defenders of Wildlife. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 6 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
6

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as Director of Defenders of Wildlife, based in Washington, DC.
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Also listed as Treasurer of Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, 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.

Defenders of Wildlife Director · $48.6M revenue · Washington, DCHabitat and species protection.Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund Treasurer · $1K revenue · Washington, DCFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Whitfield Bailey

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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Whitfield Bailey 1 organization · Knoxville, TNSequoyah Elementary Foundation
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Whitfield Bailey 1 organization · Knoxville, TNBailey Family Foundation
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Whitfield Bailey 1 organization · Knoxville, TNKnoxville Zoological Gardens INC
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Whitfield Bailey 1 organization · Knoxville, TNKnox Youth Sports INC
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Whitfield Bailey 1 organization · Townsend, TNGreat Smoky Mountain Institute
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Whitfield Bailey 1 organization · Knoxville, TNKnoxville Opera Company

Network

Serves alongside

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

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President and CEO (to 7/24) · FY2024
$821K
R
Sr VP, Conservation and Gen Counsel · FY2022
$290K
J
SVP, Operations, Until Sept 2024 · FY2023
$275K
M
Vice President, Development · FY2024
$273K
E
VP, Finance and CFO, Until July 2024 · FY2023
$273K
L
Senior Vice President, External Affairs · FY2024
$257K
M
SVP, Conservation Programs · FY2024
$252K
B
Vice President, Integrated Marketing · FY2024
$248K
B
VP, Integrated Marketing · FY2023
$247K
J
SVP, Operations (to 9/24) · FY2024
$238K
E
VP, Finance & CFO (to 7/24) · FY2024
$205K
A
President & CEO (from 8/24) · FY2024
$204K

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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