GREATER HOLYOKE CHAMBER CENTENNIAL FOUNDATION INC
EIN 11-0339109 · Employment, Job-Related (J200)
What they do
THE FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTES to THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT and ECONOMIC VITALITY of THE COMMUNITY BY WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH and IN SUPPORT of THE CHAMBER of COMMERCE. IT ADVISES CHAMBER MEMBERS and THE BROADER COMMUNITY BY GUIDING and PARTICIPATING IN PROGRAMS and INITIATIVES RELATED TO: - HUMAN CAPITAL, EDUCATION and WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. - RESEARCH and STRATEGIC PLANNING to GUIDE THE CHAMBER of COMMERCE POLICIES RELATED to BUSINESS NEEDS and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT of THE REGION. - BUSINESS EDUCATION and SUPPORT for ENTREPRENEURSHIP. - FUNDRAISING: FINDING THE RESOURCES to ACHIEVE CHAMBER OBJECTIVES and ACCESS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. - SPECIAL PROJECTS of STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE to THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
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Board and leadership roster (12)
BRIAN SULLIVANDIRECTOR
CHELSEA FALCETTIDIRECTOR
EILEEN LEAHYDIRECTOR
HELENE FLORIODIRECTOR
JEFFREY HAYDENDIRECTOR
JULIE CHARTIER ROUGHGARDENDIRECTOR
KEVIN MCCAFFREYPAST CHAIR
LISA WRAY SCHECTERLEDIRECTOR
MEG SANDERSDIRECTOR
MICHAEL REGANDIRECTOR
MIGUEL RIVERADIRECTOR
NAYROBY ROSA-SORIANODIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- April 1991
- Location
- 177 HIGH STREET, HOLYOKE, MA 01040
- County
- Hampden
- In care of
- JORDAN HART
- Primary officer
- JORDAN HART, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2021
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2021
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- WHITTLESEY PC
- NTEE classification
- Employment, Job-Related (J200)
- Revocation date
- November 15, 2025