FRIENDS AND FAMILY CREDIT UNION
EIN 34-0925129 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A)
What they do
SEE SCHEDULE O. THE FRIENDS and FAMILY CREDIT UNION WAS FOUNDED IN 1958 to SERVE THE FINANCIAL NEEDS of EMPLOYEES of THE MASSILLON SCHOOL SYSTEM. IN 2001, THE CREDIT UNION BECAME A COMMUNITY CHARTER CREDIT UNION. NOW, ALL BUSINESSES, INDIVIDUALS and THEIR FAMILIES WHO LIVE, WORK, WORSHIP, or ATTEND SCHOOL IN STARK COUNTY, OH ARE ELIGIBLE to JOIN. FRIENDS and FAMILY CREDIT UNION is A FULL-SERVICE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION. THE FRIENDLY STAFF is FULLY COMMITTED to SERVICING ITS MEMBERSHIP. THE MEMBERS ARE OWNERS of THE CREDIT UNION. PROFITS ARE RETURNED to MEMBERS IN THE FORM of HIGHER INTEREST ON SAVINGS, LOWER INTEREST RATES ON LOANS and LOWER SERVICE FEES. MEMBERS ALSO ELECT A VOLUNTEER BOARD of DIRECTORS THAT SET THE POLICIES for THE CREDIT UNION.
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JEANNA COSTANZOCEO
HEIDI MASONCFO
TIM MAURERDIRECTOR
BILL HAMITDIRECTOR
GARY LUCASSECRETARY
JIM TRINERCHAIRMAN
MELVILLE MAIERTREASURER
MICHAEL ZIEGELHOFERDIRECTOR
MIKE LOUDIANAVICE CHAIRMAN
TIMOTHY ROSSDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1969
- Location
- 3920 ERIE ST S, MASSILLON, OH 44646-7970
- County
- Stark
- In care of
- JEANNA COSTANZO
- Primary officer
- JEANNA COSTANZO, CEO
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- MALONEY NOVOTNY LLC
- NTEE classification
- Arts, Culture & Humanities (A)
- IRS tax category
- Arts, Culture & Humanities