GREATER FORT DODGE GROWTH ALLIANCE
EIN 27-3646585 · Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)
What they do
THE GREATER FORT DODGE GROWTH ALLIANCE is AN EFFICIENT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION is to UNIFY and COORDINATE ACCOUNTABLE, ECONOMIC and COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, to ENHANCE THE QUALITY of LIFE IN FORT DODGE and THE REGION.
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They name their leaders55 people are listed in the latest report.
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ASTRA FERRISCEO
JILL NELSONENGAGEMENT D
NORTHWEST BANKDIRECTOR
WOODRUFF CONST CEMSTONE RASCH CONSDIRECTOR
KEMNA AUTODIRECTOR
KEVIN BLACKOFFICER
KOCH FERTILIZERDIRECTOR
LEAH GLASGOOFFICER
MARK LAYTONVICE PRESIDE
MCCLURE ENGINEERING CODIRECTOR
MID-COUNTRY MACHINERY INCDIRECTOR
MIDAMERICAN ENERGYDIRECTOR
MIDWEST FENCE & GATE COMPANYDIRECTOR
NESTLE PURINA PETCARE COMPANYDIRECTOR
NEW COOPERATIVE INCDIRECTOR
WHITE TRANSFER & STORAGEDIRECTOR
ONE VISIONDIRECTOR
PRESTAGE FOODS OF IOWADIRECTOR
RASCH CONSTRUCTIONDIRECTOR
ROJOHN HOME IMPROVEMENTDIRECTOR
SHIMKAT MOTOR CODIRECTOR
SPIN MARKETOHERN TRUCKINGDIRECTOR
SPORTS PAGE BAR & GRILLDIRECTOR
THE MESSENGERDIRECTOR
TKG HOLDINGS LLCDIRECTOR
UNITED BANK OF IOWADIRECTOR
UNITYPOINT HEALTH-FORT DODGEDIRECTOR
WEBSTER COUNTYDIRECTOR
FIRST INTERSTATE BANKDIRECTOR
AUSTIN HILLTREASURER./S
AVAILA BANKDIRECTOR
BAKER GROUPDIRECTOR
BEISER LUMBERDIRECTOR
BEMRICH ELECTRIC & TELEPHONEDIRECTOR
BLUE RIBBON PELHAM WATERSDIRECTOR
C & S PRODUCTS CO INCDIRECTOR
CARGILLDIRECTOR
CITIZENS COMMUNITY CREDIT UNIONDIRECTOR
CITY OF FORT DODGEDIRECTOR
CJ BIO AMERICADIRECTOR
DECKER TRUCK LINEDIRECTOR
ELANCODIRECTOR
JP MANSFIELD IIIPRESIDENT
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHDIRECTOR
FIRST STATE BANK TOWN & COUNTRY INSDIRECTOR
FORT DODGE FIBERDIRECTOR
FORT DODGE FORD TOYOTADIRECTOR
FRIENDSHIP HAVENDIRECTOR
FT DODGE COMM FOUND & UNITED WAYDIRECTOR
FT DODGE CONV & VISITORS BUREAUDIRECTOR
GOWRIE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONDIRECTOR
GREEN STATE CREDIT UNIONDIRECTOR
GUNDERSON FUNERAL HOMEDIRECTOR
HUMES DISTRIBUTINGDIRECTOR
IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGEDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2011
- Location
- 24 N 9TH STREET, FORT DODGE, IA 50501-3905
- County
- Webster
- In care of
- ASTRA FERRIS
- Primary officer
- ASTRA FERRIS, CEO
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- BOWSER & RICHMAN LLP CPA
- NTEE classification
- Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)
- IRS tax category
- Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues