AMERICAN DAIRY ASSN OF MICHIGAN INC
EIN 38-0296665 · Health Care (E)
What they do
THE PURPOSES for WHICH IT is FORMED ARE to PROMOTE INTERESTS of THE DAIRY INDUSTRY IN MICHIGAN; to COOPERATE WITH OTHER STATES and ORGANIZATIONS IN PROMOTING DAIRY PRODUCTS; to PROMOTE ADEQUATE USE and CONSUMPTION of MILK, BUTTER, CHEESE, ICE CREAM and OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS; to CONDUCT or PROMOTE RESEARCH WORK for THE PURPOSES of DEVELOPING and DISCOVERING HEALTH, FOOD, DIETETIC and INDUSTRIAL USES for PRODUCTS of MILK or ITS DERIVATIVES WHICH WILL PROMOTE CONSUMPTION of DAIRY PRODUCTS and to DO ALL SUCH THINGS AS MAY BE USEFUL, NECESSARY or CONVENIENT for THE ACCOMPLISHMENT of THE FOREGOING PURPOSES, or ANY of THEM, PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT SAID CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE OPERATED for PECUNIARY PROFIT.
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MELISSA GERHARTERCEO
KIMBERLY MATHEWSVP FINANCE AND ADMIN
SARAH WOODSIDEVP MARKETING & COMMS
CORTNEY FREELANDVP OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT
JOLENE GRIFFINVP OF INDUSTRY RELATIONS
CORBY WERTHPRESIDENT
MOLLY COSTARISDIRECTOR
RANDY TENBRINKDIRECTOR
KRIS WARDINDIRECTOR
SCOTT LAMBVICE PRESIDENT
KEVIN WEBERDIRECTOR
STEVE LONDONDIRECTOR
KENT FOLKEMADIRECTOR
KATRIEN DEVOSDIRECTOR
KATELYN PACKARDDIRECTOR
JP KOOPDIRECTOR
JOEL EIGENBROODDIRECTOR
ANDREW FOLKEMADIRECTOR
ERIC CRAWFORDDIRECTOR
DEAN ANGOTTDIRECTOR
CRAIG WRIGHTDIRECTOR
BURKE LARSENTREASURER
BRYAN HULLDIRECTOR
BRUCE BENTHEMDIRECTOR
BRIAN PRESTONDIRECTOR
BRIAN DEMANNDIRECTOR
BJ EISENGADIRECTOR
BEN SCHAENDORFDIRECTOR
ASHLEY KENNEDYDIRECTOR
ART RISKEDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1944
- Location
- 2163 JOLLY RD, OKEMOS, MI 48864-3961
- County
- Ingham
- In care of
- CORBY WERTH
- Primary officer
- CORBY WERTH, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- MANER COSTERISAN PC
- NTEE classification
- Health Care (E)
- IRS tax category
- Health Care