RETAIL GIFT CARD ASSOCIATION
EIN 26-3840210 · Professional Societies & Associations - Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y03)
What they do
RGCA is A TRADE ASSOCIATION COMPRISED of DIVERSE, CLOSED LOOP GIFT CARD RETAILERS COMMITTED to PROMOTING and PROTECTING THE USE of GIFT CARDS BY PROMOTING BEST PRACTICE STANDARDS to HELP THE INDUSTRY GROW. RGCA ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION and GOALS THROUGH THE WORK of VARIOUS COMMITTEES. THESE COMMITTEES ARE A COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE, A KNOWLEDGE COMMITTEE and A MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE.
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They name their leaders17 people are listed in the latest report.
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (17)
JULIA NORRISDIRECTOR
STEVE BRADBERYDIRECTOR
STEPHANIE SCHNEIDER-THOMPSONDIRECTOR
SAM LIUTCHYDIRECTOR
ROSS KLINEDIRECTOR
PETER DAVISONCHAIR
MIGUEL HERRERADIRECTOR
LESA HERNANDEZTREASURER
LAURA PARKERCHAIR EMERITUS
ARMINEH SARKISSIANDIRECTOR
JESSICA IPPOLITODIRECTOR
JENNIFER MAPLESVICE CHAIR
JEFF WEATHERLYEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LAR
ERIN WOODDIRECTOR
ERIC OLSENDIRECTOR
DAISY DEDERICKDIRECTOR
CATHERINE EASTERLINGDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2013
- Location
- 4248 PARK GLEN ROAD, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416
- County
- Hennepin
- In care of
- ERIC OLSEN
- Primary officer
- ERIC OLSEN, TREASURER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- COHNREZNICK ADVISORY LLC
- NTEE classification
- Professional Societies & Associations - Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y03)
- IRS tax category
- Professional Societies & Associations
- Revocation date
- May 15, 2011