GREAT LAKES SECTION ID THE INSTITUTE OF FOOD TECHNOLOGISTS
EIN 38-6088857 · Education (B)
What they do
THE PURPOSE and OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. to PROMOTE INTEREST IN THE FIELD of FOOD SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY. 2. to ENCOURAGE and PROVIDE THE MEANS for DISCUSSING and DISSEMINATING TECHNICAL and OTHER INFORMATION RELATING to THE PRODUCTION, PACKAGING, DISTRIBUTION, PREPARATION, EVALUATION, and UTILIZATION of FOOD. 3. to ADVANCE THE PROFESSION of FOOD SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY BY PROMOTING THE MAINTENANCE of HIGH PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AMOUNG ITS MEMBERS. 4. to PROMOTE COOPERATIVE RELATIONS BETWEEN FOOD INDUSTRY MEMBERS and THE FACULTIES and STUDENTS of EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE SECTIONS AREA THAT GIVE FOOD SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY and RELATED COURSES.
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Board and leadership roster (2)
JEFF GARZATREASURER
MICHELLE COREYCHAIRMAN
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1954
- Location
- 1876 CIELO DR NE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49525-2818
- County
- Kent
- In care of
- % JEFF GARZA
- Primary officer
- JEFF GARZA, TREASURER
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- SAYE & ASSOCIATES
- NTEE classification
- Education (B)
- IRS tax category
- Education