GREATER HOLYOKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
EIN 04-1448580
What they do
to STRENGTHEN THE ECONOMY of GREATER HOLYOKE BY REPRESENTING and INVOLVING THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN PUBLIC POLICY DECISIONS AFFECTING THE BUSINESS CLIMATE, BY HELPING INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES PROSPER, and BY CREATING A COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE to ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $49,897 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
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SONIAH GONZALEZFINANCIAL MANAGER
KEVIN MCCAFFREYCHAIRPERSON
PATRICK MCINTYREDIRECTOR
PATRICIA SPRADLEYDIRECTOR
MICHAEL FILOMENO2ND VICE-CHAIRPERSON
MASON LEBRONDIRECTOR
MARIA FERRERDIRECTOR
MARGARET MANTONIPAST CHAIRPERSON
LISA WRAYDIRECTOR
LAUREN TABINDIRECTOR
AMANDA SBRASCIADIRECTOR
JOHN DRISCOLLCLERK
JESSICA DUPONTDIRECTOR
JAMES LAVELLEASSITANT TREASURER
JACOB PERKINSDIRECTOR
HARRY MONTALVOFIRST VICE CHAIRPERSON
GEORGE MULRYDIRECTOR
EILEEN LEAHYDIRECTOR
BRIAN SULLIVANDIRECTOR
ANDREA MARIONPRESIDENT
About this charity
- Location
- 177 HIGH STREET, HOLYOKE, MA 01040
- County
- Hampden
- In care of
- HARRY MONTALVO
- Primary officer
- HARRY MONTALVO, CHAIRMAN
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2019
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2019
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- MEYERS BROTHERS KALICKA PC
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes
- Revocation date
- November 15, 2023