GULF COAST BUSINESS COUNCIL
EIN 20-5237349 · Business & Industry (S40)
What they do
THE ORGANIZATION is ORGANIZED to ADDRESS THE COMMON ECONOMIC and BUSINESS INTERESTS of THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST BY IDENTIFYING ISSUES, CONVENING RESOURCES, FRAMING PUBLIC POLICY, FINDING SOLUTIONS, and WORKING to IMPROVE THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT and PROMOTE THE ECONOMIC GROWTH and DEVELOPMENT IN ALL of THE COUNTIES ON THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST.
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Board and leadership roster (39)
KEITH BLYSTONEBOARD MEMBER
ERIC KRAVETTEBOARD MEMBER
GIFF ORMESBOARD MEMBER
GREGORY CAPRANICABOARD MEMBER
JAMIE MILLERPRESIENT & CEO
JEFF BERTUCCIBOARD MEMBER
JENNA BASSBOARD MEMBER
JONATHAN WOODWARDBOARD MEMBER
JUDY YOUNGBOARD MEMBER
KARI WILKINSONCHAIRMAN
ERIC BROWNBOARD MEMBER
KENNETH YARROWBOARD MEMBER
KIMBERLY NASTASIBOARD MEMBER
LADD TAYLORBOARD MEMBER
PAM MEIZINGERBOARD MEMBER
PAM MOELLERBOARD MEMBER
RICK CASEBOARD MEMBER
RICK WILLIAMSBOARD MEMBER
RON JENKINSBOARD MEMBER
WILLIAM YATESPAST CHAIRMAN
BRITTANY BLACKLIDGEBOARD MEMBER
ALLEN SUDDUTHBOARD MEMBER
ALLISON BUCHANANBOARD MEMBER
ALLISON HAWKINSBOARD MEMBER
ANDY RATCLIFFBOARD MEMBER
ANGELYN ZERINGUEBOARD MEMBER
ANGIE JUZANGBOARD MEMBER
ANGIE KOTHMANBOARD MEMBER
BLAKE KAPLANBOARD MEMBER
BRENT FAIRLEYBOARD MEMBER
ALAN SUDDUTHBOARD MEMBER
CASEY HILLBOARD MEMBER
CHARLIE OAKESBOARD MEMBER
CHRISTEN DUHEBOARD MEMBER
CHUCK BENVENUTTISECRETARY/TREASURER
CRAIG BIDDINGTONBOARD MEMBER
CREE CANTRELLBOARD MEMBER
DAX ALEXANDERBOARD MEMBER
DR CASSANDRA CONNERBOARD MEMBER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2007
- Location
- 11975 SEAWAY RD STE A180, GULFPORT, MS 39503-6086
- County
- Harrison
- In care of
- % BRIAN W SANDSERSON
- Primary officer
- CHARLES B BENVENUTTI, TREASURER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- ALEXANDER VAN LOON SLOAN LEVENS & FAVRE
- NTEE classification
- Business & Industry (S40)
- IRS tax category
- Business & Industry