DANVERS FAMILY FESTIVAL INC
EIN 04-2901330
What they do
THERE WERE ABOUT 34 EVENTS THAT COMPRISED THE 2017 DANVERS FAMILY FESTIVAL HELD FROM JUNE 11TH THROUGH JULY 4TH. CLAMBAKE, ENDICOTT PARK DAY and THE SCOOPER BOWL ARE OUR CORE EVENTS. THE DANVERS FAMILY FESTIVAL BOARD of DIRECTORS MAINTAINS THESE THREE CORE EVENTS and EACH YEAR ADDS to or DELETES EVENTS FROM ITS CALENDAR. EVENTS INCLUDED IN OUR CALENDAR MUST MEET WITH APPROVAL BY VOTE of THE BOARD of DIRECTORS AS AN EVENT CONSISTENT WITH OUR MISSION; to PROMOTE and CONDUCT FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENTS for THE BENEFIT of THE CITIZENS of THE TOWN of DANVERS and for VISITORS FROM THE SURROUNDING AREA and to PROMOTE A SPIRIT of COMMUNITY WITHIN THE TOWN of DANVERS THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL.
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (11)
DOUG LEWISDIRECTOR
ERIC CRANESECRETARY
GARDNER TRASKDIRECTOR
JOHN CALLMARKETING DIRECTOR
KAREN HANSEN1ST CHAIR
KEELIN DAWEDIRECTOR
KENNNY LEWISDIRECTOR
KERRY FOUHEYDIRECTOR
LISA TRASKDIRECTOR
SCOTT JAMESTREASURER
SHERYL JAMESPRESIDENT
About this charity
- Location
- PO BOX 448, DANVERS, MA 019230445
- County
- Essex
- In care of
- SHERYL JAMES
- Primary officer
- SHERYL JAMES, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2017
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2017
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- GRANDMAISON & TRIPOLI LLP
- Revocation date
- May 15, 2021