THE ASSOCIATION FOR A BETTER LONG ISLAND INC
EIN 11-2850123 · Professional Athletic Leagues (N80)
What they do
MEMBERS of THE ASSOCIATION for A BETTER LONG ISLAND ASSERT THE INTENT to PROMOTE A DELIBERATE AGENDA THAT WILL PROTECT THE REGIONS ECONOMIC VIABILITY, THE ENHANCEMENT of THE QUALITY of LIFE of LONG ISLANDERS and THE REGIONS ROLE AS A COMPETITIVE FORCE IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY. ACCORDINGLY, THE ASSOCIATION for A BETTER LONG ISLAND COMMITS ITS RESOURCES to ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH A COLLECTIVE VISION THAT COMBINES ETHICS and ENERGY, COMMITMENT and COMPETENCE, PASSION and PERFORMANCE IN THE PURSUIT of A STRONG and VITAL FUTURE.
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KYLE STROBEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
PAUL AMORUSODIRECTOR
LAUREEN HARRISPRESIDENT
LESTER PETRACCADIRECTOR
LEWIS MELTZERDIRECTOR
MARC KEMPDIRECTOR
MARK HAMERDIRECTOR
MICHAEL AMBROSINODIRECTOR
MITCHELL RECHLERDIRECTOR
KEN COYLE IIIDIRECTOR
PHILLIP WACHTLERDIRECTOR
RUSSELL ALBANESEDIRECTOR
STACY FINKELSTEINDIRECTOR
STEPHEN HESSTREASURER
STEVEN KAUFMANDIRECTOR
TODD SCHEFLERDIRECTOR
WILBUR BRESLINDIRECTOR
X CRISTOFER DAMIANOSDIRECTOR
FRANK ZUCKERBROTDIRECTOR
BENNETT RECHLERDIRECTOR
BRIAN STAHLDIRECTOR
CHRISTOPHER CAPECEDIRECTOR
DANIEL SEROTADIRECTOR
DOMINIC COLUCCIODIRECTOR
DONALD LEISTMANDIRECTOR
ED BLUMENFELDDIRECTOR
ERIC DORFDIRECTOR
ADAM MANNDIRECTOR
FRED COLINDIRECTOR
HOWARD STEINDIRECTOR
JAN BURMANDIRECTOR
JAY RHATICANDIRECTOR
JEFFREY WILKSDIRECTOR
JOSHUA WEINKRANZDIRECTOR
KEN BRESLINDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1989
- Location
- 150 MOTOR PARKWAY LL60, HAUPPAUGE, NY 11788-5145
- County
- Suffolk
- In care of
- LAUREEN HARRIS
- Primary officer
- LAUREEN HARRIS, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2023
- Tax period began
- November 1, 2023
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- FORVIS MAZARS LLP
- NTEE classification
- Professional Athletic Leagues (N80)
- IRS tax category
- Professional Athletic Leagues
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes