CHICAGO MIDWEST MEAT ASSOCIATION
EIN 23-7426826 · Food, Agriculture & Nutrition (K26C)
What they do
THE PURPOSE of THE ASSOCIATION is to PROMOTE THE COMMON INTEREST of MEAT PACKERS, PROCESSORS and WHOLESALERS IN CHICAGO-MIDWEST REGION, to UNDERTAKE ACTIVITIES DIRECTED TOWARDS THE GENERAL IMPROVEMENT of THE MEAT INDUSTRY, to DISSEMINATE INFORMATION to ITS MEMBERS CONCERNING LAWS and REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE MEAT INDUSTRY, to NEGOTIATE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS to DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY and GERMANE to THE ACCOMPLISHMENT of THE AFOREMENTIONED PURPOSES.
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Board and leadership roster (21)
EVAN BARTZISDIRECTOR
TOM LUCACCIONIDIRECTOR
TOM LANDONDIRECTOR
RYAN PERNATDIRECTOR
NICOLE MAKOWSKIDIRECTOR
MIKE CARLINODIRECTOR
MICHAEL SIMONSDIRECTOR
MEGAN MCFARLANEDIRECTOR
LARRY OCONNELLDIRECTOR
JORDAN LAUZZEVICE PRESIDENT
JIM STEVENS JRDIRECTOR
ANDREW WENKDIRECTOR
ED FREIDHEIMTREASURER
ED CHOUINARDFORMER PRESIDENT
DWIGHT STIEHLDIRECTOR
DAVID STEVENSFORMER PRESIDENT
DAVID KALUZNYSECRETARY
DAVID BULGARELLIDIRECTOR
CASEY MILLIGANDIRECTOR
BRENDA MICHALEKDIRECTOR
BOB APATOPRESIDENT
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1975
- Location
- 11350 SOUTH WINDS CROSSINGS, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467-0000
- County
- Cook
- In care of
- % THE ORGANIZATION
- Primary officer
- ED FREIDHEIM, TREASURER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- TOPEL FORMAN LLC
- NTEE classification
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition (K26C)