ROCHESTER AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INC
EIN 36-3414363 · Professional Athletic Leagues (N80)
What they do
RAEDIS MISSION is to LEAD and SUPPORT ECONOMIC, COMMUNITY, and WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES THAT GROW, and DIVERSIFY THE GREATER ROCHESTER AREA ECONOMY.
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IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.
Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders23 people are listed in the latest report.
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JOHN WADEPRESIDENT
TAWONDA BURKSDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
KIRK BUSTROMDIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
JOHN REEDDIRECTOR
TIM MCCOLLOUGHDIRECTOR
SAM SLIGHTAMDIRECTOR
PATRICK SEEBDIRECTOR
NORM DOTYDIRECTOR
MIKE HENKEDIRECTOR
MICHELLE PYFFEROENDIRECTOR
MELISSA BRINKMANPAST CHAIR
JULIE HENRYDIRECTOR
ADAM BENIKEDIRECTOR
JOHN BEATTYDIRECTOR
JARETT JONESCHAIR
HEIDI WELSCHDIRECTOR
ERIN SEXTONSECRETARY/TREASURER
DIANNA ROBINSONVICE CHAIR
DHARANI RAMAMOORTHYDIRECTOR
CHAD DECOOKDIRECTOR
BRUCE GUDLINDIRECTOR
ANGIE BOWMAN-MALLOYDIRECTOR
ALISON ZELMSDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1986
- Location
- 221 FIRST AVENUE SW SUITE 600, ROCHESTER, MN 55902
- County
- Olmsted
- In care of
- JOHN WADE
- Primary officer
- JOHN WADE, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- SMITH SCHAFER AND ASSOC LTD
- NTEE classification
- Professional Athletic Leagues (N80)
- IRS tax category
- Professional Athletic Leagues