AMERICAN GEM TRADE ASSOCIATION
EIN 13-3067918 · Professional Athletic Leagues (N80)
What they do
THE AMERICAN GEM TRADE ASSOCIATION (AGTA) is AN ASSOCIATION of UNITED STATES and CANADIAN TRADE PROFESSIONALS DEDICATED to PROMOTING THE LONG TERM STABILITY and INTEGRITY of THE NATURAL COLORED GEMSTONE and CULTERED PEARL INDUSTRIES. THE ASSOCIATION PURSUES ITS GOALS THROUGH THE COMBINED USE of EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, PUBLICITY, INDUSTRY EVENTS, GOVERNMENT and INDUSTRY RELATIONS, and PRINTED MATERIALS for BOTH THE TRADE and CONSUMER. THE AGTA is WELL-KNOWN IN THE GEMSTONE and JEWELERY INDUSTRIES for MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS and is RECOGNIZED AS THE AUTHORITATIVE SOURCE ON NATURAL COLORED GEMSTONES and CULTERED PEARLS.
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They name their leaders18 people are listed in the latest report.
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JOHN W FORD SRCEO
KIMBERLY A PETERSENDIR TRADE SH
JONATHAN J GADDIRECTOR
RUBEN BINDRAPAST PRES
RON RAHMANANDIRECTOR
ROHAN AGRAWALDIRECTOR
RAVI JAJOODIRECTOR
MATTHEW HOPKINSDIRECTOR
MALINDA DANIELDIRECTOR
KIMBERLY COLLINSPRESIDENT
ANN BARKERTREAS/DIRECT
JOHN BRADSHAWDIRECTOR/SEC
JAIMEEN SHAHDIRECTOR/2ND
ESHVAR KOTAHWALADIRECTOR
ERIC YENDIRECTOR
DUDLEY BLAUWETDIRECTOR
CYNTHIA RENEE MARCUSSONDIRECTOR
BRUCE BRIDGES1ST VP/DIREC
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1988
- Location
- 3030 LBJ FREEWAY SUITE 840, DALLAS, TX 75234
- County
- Dallas
- In care of
- JOHN W FORD SR
- Primary officer
- JOHN W FORD SR, CEO
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- SOMMERVILLE & ASSOCIATES PC
- NTEE classification
- Professional Athletic Leagues (N80)
- IRS tax category
- Professional Athletic Leagues
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes