COUNTY OF MECOSTA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
EIN 38-3337520 · Community & Neighborhood Development (S20)
What they do
to OPERATE and ACT EXCLUSIVELY for CHARITABLE and EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING of SECTION 501(C)(3) of THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE of 1986, AS AMENDED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, to RELIEVE POVERTY, ELIMINATE PREJUDICE, REDUCE NEIGHBORHOOD TENSIONS, COMBAT COMMUNITY DETERIORATION WITHIN ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED AREAS of THE COUNTY of MECOSTA, INCREASE EMPLOYMENT and BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES and HELP GENERATE NEW and ADDITIONAL TAX REVENUES WITHIN THE COUNTY of MECOSTA, WHICH MAY BE UNABLE to OBTAIN AID THROUGH CONVENTIONAL SOURCES, BOTH ON or NEAR THEIR PRESENT SITES and ON NEW SITES WITHIN THE COUNTY of MECOSTA, and THE ATTRACTION and ENCOURAGEMENT of NEW COMMERCIAL and INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES to SITES WITHIN THE COUNTY of MECOSTA BY CONDUCTING STUDIES, DEVELOPING LAND USE and ASSISTING and ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT of SOUND BUSINESS PLANS, COUNSELING BUSINESSES, ENCOURAGING EMPLOYMENT of LOW and MODERATE INCOME PERSONS and ENGAGING IN OTHER SIMILAR ACTIVITIES WHICH MAY BE CA
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They name their leaders11 people are listed in the latest report.
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Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (11)
CONNIE KOEPKEDIRECTOR
DANETTE DOYLEDIRECTOR
HEATHER BOWMANDIRECTOR
JEFF GODFREYSECRATARY
JIM SANDYDIRECTOR
JOSHUA PYLESDIRECTOR
KASEY PRESSLEYDIRECTOR
MICHELLE BARKERPRESIDENT
MICHELLE RASMUSSENDIRECTOR
MINDY TAYLORTREASURER
RANDY OSTRANDERDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Location
- 127 S STATE ST, BIG RAPIDS, MI 49307
- County
- Mecosta
- In care of
- MINDY TAYLOR
- Primary officer
- MINDY TAYLOR, TREASURER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2018
- Tax period began
- October 1, 2018
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- H&S COMPANIES PC
- NTEE classification
- Community & Neighborhood Development (S20)
- IRS tax category
- Community & Neighborhood Development