WESTERN IOWA DAIRY ALLIANCE INC
EIN 20-5977215 · Business & Industry (S40)
What they do
WESTERN IOWA DAIRY ALLIANCE (WIDA) PROMOTES DAIRY BUSINESS USING THREE PRIMARY CATEGORIES; CONSUMER OUTREACH, PRODUCER EDUCATION, and MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS. CONSUMER OUTREACH is ACHIEVED BY HOSTING A DAIRY MONTH OPEN HOUSE, MAINTAINING WIDAS WEBSITE and FACEBOOK PAGES, SUPPORTING COMMUNITY EVENTS and YOUTH PROGRAMS, and HOSTING BOOTHS AT THE CLAY COUNTY FAIR DAIRY DAY and THE SIOUXLAND HOME SHOW. PRODUCER EDUCATION and SUPPORT is DONE THROUGH ANNUAL MEETINGS, A CRISIS PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP, A CALF RAISING WORKSHOP, SPONSORING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES for MEMBERS, REPRESENTING MEMBERS ON LOCAL, STATE and INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION EVENTS and COMMITTEES, and PROVIDING PRODUCERS WITH INFORMATION and INPUT OPPORTUNITIES ON POLICY and LEGISLATION. MEMBER COMMUNICATION is DONE THROUGH NEWSLETTER and EMAIL UPDATES to MEMBERS.
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Board and leadership roster (15)
CHRIS GARRISPRESIDENT
CHRISTINA BOOGERDDIRECTOR
ELI DYKSTRADIRECTOR
FRED HALLDIRECTOR
JAMES KNEVELBAARDTREASRER
JAMIE JOHNSONDIRECTOR
JOE WILCOXVICE PRESIDE
JOHN VANDERWAALDIRECTOR
JORLI HAUGEDIRECTOR
KURT WIERDAPAST PRESIDE
MARIAH BUSTADIRECTOR
RILEY RUBLEDIRECTOR
SAMANTHA VAN DER WIEDESECRETARY
STEPHANIE DEVRIESDIRECTOR
STEPHANIE DYKSHORNDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2014
- Location
- 400 CENTRAL AVE NW STE 900, ORANGE CITY, IA 51041-1359
- County
- Sioux
- In care of
- % NANCY JONES
- Primary officer
- CHRIS GARRIS, PRESIDENT
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2023
- Tax period began
- November 1, 2023
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- VAN BRUGGEN & VANDE VEGTE PC
- NTEE classification
- Business & Industry (S40)
- IRS tax category
- Business & Industry
- Revocation date
- March 15, 2011