COLUMBUS MELT SHOP UNABLE TO WORK FUND
EIN 27-4851524 · Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Associations (Non-Government) (Y43)
What they do
THE CORPORATION is ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY AS A VOLUNTARY HOURLY EMPLOYEES BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION PROVIDING for PAYMENT of SICK and ACCIDENT BENEFITS to MEMBERS of SUCH ASSOCIATION for NON-WORK and WORK RELATED INJURY or ILLNESSES. NO PART of THE NET EARNINGS of SUCH ASSOCIATION INURES, OTHER THAN THROUGH SUCH PAYMENTS, to THE BENEFIT of ANY MEMBER of THE CORPORATION. THE CORPORATION SHALL NOT POSSESS or EXERCISE ANY POWER or AUTHORITY, EITHER EXPRESSLY or BY OPERATION of LAW, WHICH WILL PREVENT IT AT ANYTIME FROM QUALIFYING and CONTINUING to QUALIFY AS A CORPORATION DESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 501(C)(9) of THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE of 1986.
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KIMBERLY GUESTSECRETARY/TR
GRAYSON FOUCHEBOARD MEMBER
JOSH KEMPVICE PRESIDE
KRIS VEASLEYBOARD MEMBER
LUKE NASONPRESIDENT
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2014
- Location
- 1945 AIRPORT RD, COLUMBUS, MS 39701-9526
- County
- Lowndes
- In care of
- % NINA STEENSTRA
- Primary officer
- KIMBERLY GUEST, SECRETARY/TREASURER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- WATKINS WARD AND STAFFORD PLLC
- NTEE classification
- Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Associations (Non-Government) (Y43)
- IRS tax category
- Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Associations (Non-Government)