BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF CHICAGO & NORTHERN ILLINOIS INC
EIN 36-0896695 · Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y)
What they do
WE ARE COMMITTED to HELPING BUSINESSES and CONSUMERS FOSTER A MARKETPLACE of TRUST. FROM OUR HOME BASE IN CHICAGO, WE WORK to SERVE YOU IN AN AREA THAT SPANS FROM NORTHWEST ILLINOIS ACROSS THE STATE to KANKAKEE and ALL AREAS IN BETWEEN. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) WE ARE ON THE ROAD VISITNG COMMUNITIES, COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, EDUCATING CONSUMERS and PROMOTING RELATIONSHIPS BUILD ON TRUST. WE ARE SUPPORTING OUR MILITARY, ASSISTING OUR SENIORS, EMPOWERING OUR YOUTH and HOLDING BUSINESSES to A HIGHER STANDARD SO THAT YOU DONT HAVE TO. YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT MEANS MORE PUBLIC OUTREACH, MORE INVESTIGATIONS INTO SUBSTANDARD BUSINESS BEHAVIORS, MORE EDUCATION ON SCAM AWARENESS, and MORE SUPPORT for BUSINESSES to REMAIN DEVOTED to HONESTY and INTEGRITY. TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A POWERFUL IMPACT ON THE PLACES WE CALL HOME.
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STEVE J BERNASPRESIDENT & CEO
PIERRE DROIRAVP OF BUS. ENGAGEMENT/ADVERTISING
DAVID BEHNKEVICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE
JAY ELLIOTDIRECTOR OF MARKETING
MATTHEW NELLIGANDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
RINA SANDHUDIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
AARON BROTHERTONDIRECTOR (AS OF 3/12/2025)
ALEX LOPEZDIRECTOR
ALICIA LYLESDIRECTOR
ALLEN A RODRIGUEZDIRECTOR
ALVIN JEFFERSONDIRECTOR
ANTHONY J JACOBDIRECTOR
BILLY ABTDIRECTOR
BRUCE ONEALDIRECTOR
BURIM SALIUDIRECTOR
CARL G JACOBSONCHARIMAN EMERITUS
CARLOS M MINETTIVICE CHAIR
CARLOS SAN JOSEDIRECTOR
CATHLEEN HRTANEKDIRECTOR (AS OF 9/26/2024)
CESAR MARINDIRECTOR
CHARLES A GAVZERTREASURER
CHRISTINA BAVERYDIRECTOR
CHRISTOPHER E KENTRADIRECTOR
CHRISTOPHER M KARIOTISDIRECTOR
CLARK H JOHNSONDIRECTOR
CURTIS PASCARELLADIRECTOR
DALE MUELLERDIRECTOR
DAN GOLDENDIRECTOR
DAN MCLAUGHLINDIRECTOR
DANIEL BELLDIRECTOR (AS OF 12/18/2024)
DAVE ABRAMSDIRECTOR
DAVE CHIAPPEDIRECTOR
DAVID KELLYDIRECTOR
DAVID MUSIALDIRECTOR
DAVID SLOANDIRECTOR
DAVID A ESCONTRIASDIRECTOR
DEEN COLLINSDIRECTOR
DENNIS ONTANEDADIRECTOR
DUANE MOOREDIRECTOR
DUANE G DEBSDIRECTOR
E BARRY GREENBERGDIRECTOR
ED BACHLERDIRECTOR
ED GARCIADIRECTOR
ED GJERTSEN IIDIRECTOR
EILEEN JAFFEDIRECTOR
EMIR C ABINIONDIRECTOR
HOWARD MEDLEYDIRECTOR
JACK ARSIANIANDIRECTOR
JAMES MODELSKIDIRECTOR (UNTIL 12/31/2024)
JEFF ORDUNODIRECTOR (UNTIL 12/10/2024)
JEFFREY DANNDIRECTOR
JEFFREY J FLOERKEDIRECTOR
JENNIFER MORANDDIRECTOR
JERRY ZIENTYDIRECTOR
JODY OSHITA-BAJORDIRECTOR
JOHN MARZILLIDIRECTOR
JOHN WELLSDIRECTOR
JOSEPH B BROCATODIRECTOR
JULIAN POSADADIRECTOR
JULIE YURKODIRECTOR
KEITH MATTHEWSDIRECTOR
KIMBERLY A SVOBODACHAIRPERSON
KIP READDIRECTOR
KORNEL GRYGODIRECTOR
KRYSTAL ROBERTSDIRECTOR
MANNY FLORESDIRECTOR
MARIA PERGOLINODIRECTOR
MARK RAYMONDDIRECTOR (AS OF 9/26/2024)
MARK T DOYLEDIRECTOR
MARV NYRENDIRECTOR
MARY SANDBERG BOYLEDIRECTOR
MATT BUTESECRETARY
MATT LYNCHDIRECTOR
MATT MARTINDIRECTOR
MATTHEW ROSEDIRECTOR (AS OF 3/13/2025)
MATTHEW STOCKDIRECTOR
MELISSA CLEVELANDDIRECTOR
MICHAEL MAGNUSSONDIRECTOR
MICHAEL MORGANDIRECTOR (AS OF 3/13/2025)
MIKE BETTENHAUSENDIRECTOR
MIKE MARTYDIRECTOR
MIKE PANKAUDIRECTOR
MOLLY MCKENNA JANDRAINDIRECTOR (UNTIL 8/18/2025)
NANCY PENDERDIRECTOR
NICHOLAS DACANAYDIRECTOR
NICHOLE R OWENSVICE CHAIR
NUBIA MURRAYDIRECTOR
PATRICK SANTORODIRECTOR
PAUL LARKINDIRECTOR
PAUL ROSENDIRECTOR
PAUL C CARLISLEDIRECTOR
PETER GRANDEDIRECTOR
PETER MUNTANERDIRECTOR
REBECCA FYFFEDIRECTOR
ROB MANCUSODIRECTOR
ROBERT RICHMONDDIRECTOR
ROBERTO RAMIREZDIRECTOR (AS OF 3/13/2025)
ROCCO TARASIDIRECTOR (UNTIL 9/12/2024)
ROGER T STELLEDIRECTOR (UNTIL 9/1/2024)
ROY SPENCERVICE CHAIR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1928
- Location
- 121 W WACKER DR STE 2000, CHICAGO, IL 60601-1795
- County
- Cook
- In care of
- % STEVE J BERNAS
- Primary officer
- STEVE J BERNAS, PRESIDENT & CEO
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- September 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- CBIZ ADVISORS LLC
- NTEE classification
- Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y)
- IRS tax category
- Mutual & Membership Benefit