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William Petersen

Former COO (term 06/23) · Philadelphia Museum of Art

Former COO (term 06/23) at Philadelphia Museum of Art. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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
Reported compensation
$221K
Others who share this name
2

Who this is

Profile

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Reported as Former COO (term 06/23) of Philadelphia Museum of Art, based in Philadelphia, PA.
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Received $221K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Director of The Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia, 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.

The Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia Director · $3.4M revenue · Philadelphia, PATHE ROSENBACH MUSEUM & LIBRARY IS A COMMUNITY THAT ENGAGES WITH AND CELEBRATES THE ART OF THE WRITTEN WORD USING OUR COLLECTION OF RARE BOOKS AND…Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Philadelphia Museum of Art Former COO (term 06/23) · $81.1M revenue · Philadelphia, PASEE SCHEDULE Opay $278K → $221KFiled FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$221Kreported comp

Disambiguation

Other people named William Petersen

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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William Petersen 1 organization · Wilton, IAEastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative
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William Petersen 1 organization · Springfield, MOUnited Steelworkers

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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