FERNDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
EIN 38-0536233
What they do
THE FERNDALE AREA CHAMBER of COMMERCE HOSTS NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATIONAL VENUES and SPECIAL EVENTS to GIVE BUSINESSES THE OPPORTUNITY to to COLLABORATE WITH EACH OTHER,IMPROVE THE BUSINESS CLIMATE IN THE FERNDALE AREA and PROVIDE ITS MEMBERS THE TOOLS to INCREASE VISABILITY, STAY CONNECTED to THE LOCAL COMMUNITY and IMPROVE BUSINESS PRACTICES.
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MATT ZOOKEXECUTIVE DI
KIM HARTEXECUTIVE DI
CAROL JACKSONDIRECTOR
JEROME RASKACHAIR
SHERRY KLESSSECRETARY
MARIA PETRENKODIRECTOR
LISA SCHMIDTVICE CHAIR
JOHN KOZICHDIRECTOR
JIM SHAFFERDIRECTOR
JIM DOYONDIRECTOR
AARON STONEDIRECTOR
JAY MCMILLANDIRECTOR
HEATHER COLEMAN-VOSSDIRECTOR
DALE VIGLIAROLODIRECTOR
CAROL BAHRIDIRECTOR
BLAKE SCHEERTREASURER
BLAKE PREWITTTREASURER
BENJAMIN LONGDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Location
- 1938 BURDETTE ST SUITE 112, FERNDALE, MI 48220
- County
- Oakland
- In care of
- KIMBERLY SPENCER
- Primary officer
- KIMBERLY SPENCER, OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2017
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2017
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- THOMAS A SIONKOWSKI CPA
- Revocation date
- May 15, 2023