BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU DETROIT AND EASTERN MICHIGAN
EIN 38-0347220 · Professional Athletic Leagues (N80)
What they do
OUR MISSION is to BE THE LEADER IN ADVANCING MARKETPLACE TRUST. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION BY: 1) CREATING A COMMUNITY of TRUSTWORTHY BUSINESSES. 2) SETTING STANDARDS for MARKETPLACE TRUST. 3) ENCOURAGING and SUPPORTING BEST PRACTICES. 4) CELEBRATING MARKETPLACE ROLE MODELS,AND 5) DENOUNCING SUBSTANDARD MARKETPLACE BEHAVIOR.THE BBB is A PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCY DEVOTED to THE PROTECTION of THE CONSUMING PUBLIC and THE VITALITY of THE FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM. IT FULFILLS ITS PURPOSE BY FOSTERING HIGH STANDARDS of RESPONSIBILITY IN BUSINESS PRACTICES and SERVICES and BY ADVOCATING TRUTH IN ADVERTISING, SUCH OBJECTIVES to BE ACHIEVED THROUGH VOLUNTARY REGULATION and MONITORING ACTIVITIES DESIGNED to ENHANCE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN BUSINESS.
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They name their leaders23 people are listed in the latest report.
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MELANIE DUQUESNELPAST PRESIDENT
MARK MONTANTEDIRECTOR
WALTER ELLIOTTDIRECTOR
WADE SOLOMONDIRECTOR
TREVOR ASTIDIRECTOR
TOMMY KASHDIRECTOR
TIMOTHY MAYERDIRECTOR
TASHA WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
SHLOME BEN-EZRADIRECTOR
SCOTT KINGDIRECTOR
REV CURTIS WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
MATT FARRELLDIRECTOR
ADAM HELFMANDIRECTOR
LAWRENCE LEVYCHAIRMAN
KEITH PAULDIRECTOR
JOY MORSE-GREENDIRECTOR
JOHN VALENTIDIRECTOR
JOHN COOKDIRECTOR
JEFF SCHLEUNINGDIRECTOR
ERIC PHILLIPSVICE CHAIR
DR ANITA HICKSDIRECTOR
DOUGLAS SCHWARTZDIRECTOR
CELESTE DUNNDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1938
- Location
- 20300 W 12 MILE RD, SOUTHFIELD, MI 48076-5408
- County
- Oakland
- In care of
- Lawrence Levy
- Primary officer
- Lawrence Levy, Chairman
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- DERDERIAN KANN SEYFERTH & SALUCCI PC
- NTEE classification
- Professional Athletic Leagues (N80)
- IRS tax category
- Professional Athletic Leagues
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes