MINNESOTA BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP
EIN 41-1317465 · Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)
What they do
THE MINNESOTA BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS MISSION is to MAINTAIN A HIGH QUALITY of LIFE for ALL MINNESOTANS BY ENSURING THAT THE STATES ECONOMY REMAINS STRONG, GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE and ITS PROSPECTS for GROWTH BRIGHT BY WORKING WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS and STATE AGENCY STAFF ON A RANGE of PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES RELEVANT to ALL MINNESOTANS: EDUCATION, FISCAL POLICY, HEALTH CARE, CIVIL JUSTICE, GOVERNMENT ETHICS and ELECTIONS, and REGULATORY POLICIES.
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KURT ZELLERSCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
KATIE NADEAUOPERATIONS DIRECTOR
GAVIN HANSONFISCAL POLICY DIRECTOR
ABBY LOESCHHEALTH CARE POLICY DIRECTOR
JONATHAN BLAKECOMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
MADDIE WALLACEOPERATIONS MANAGER
ALLISON GETTINGSDIRECTOR
ANDREA WALSHDIRECTOR
ANDREW CECEREDIRECTOR
ANDREW MILLERDIRECTOR
ANDY CANTWELLDIRECTOR
ARCHIE BLACKDIRECTOR (THRU 6/24)
BARBARA JOERSDIRECTOR
BARRY MCCARTHYDIRECTOR
BETH FORDDIRECTOR
BETH WOZNIAKDIRECTOR
BRADLEY STEBERDIRECTOR (AS OF 6/24, THRU 8/24)
BRIAN CORNELLDIRECTOR
BRIAN MURRAYDIRECTOR
BRIAN SIKESDIRECTOR
CELESTE MASTINDIRECTOR
CHAD ABRAHAMDIRECTOR
CHAD COLLINSDIRECTOR (AS OF 6/24)
CHAD DUNKLEYDIRECTOR
CHARLES MACFARLANEDIRECTOR
CHRIS GALVINDIRECTOR
CHRIS HILGERDIRECTOR
CHRISTE SINGLETONDIRECTOR (THRU 6/24)
CHRISTIAN KOCHDIRECTOR
CHRISTINE SOVEREIGNDIRECTOR
CHRISTOPHE BECKDIRECTOR
CORIE BARRYDIRECTOR
DAN SCHUMACHERDIRECTOR (AS OF 8/24)
DANA ERICKSONDIRECTOR
DANIEL FISHERDIRECTOR
DANIEL LINDHDIRECTOR
DARREL GERMANDIRECTOR (THRU 7/24)
DAVE BOZEMANDIRECTOR
DAVE ST PETERDIRECTOR
DAVID HUMLDIRECTOR
DAVID MORTENSONDIRECTOR
DAVID PINDERDIRECTOR
DAVID SAGGAUDIRECTOR
DAVID THOMASDIRECTOR (THRU 8/24)
DAVID HERMAN MDDIRECTOR
DIMITRIOS SMYRNIOSDIRECTOR (THRU 6/24)
DIRK MCMAHONDIRECTOR (THRU 8/24)
DOMINIC IANNAZZODIRECTOR
DON ZURBAYDIRECTOR
DOUG JAEGERDIRECTOR (THRU 8/24)
ELIZABETH BEASTROMDIRECTOR (AS OF 2/24)
ERIC MERCERSECRETARY & TREASURER
ETHAN CASSONDIRECTOR
GEOFF GLASRUDDIRECTOR
GEOFF MARTHAPRESIDENT
GIANRICO FARRUGIA MDDIRECTOR
GINA KASTELDIRECTOR
GLEN TAYLORDIRECTOR
GUY MINGODIRECTOR
HUGH MILLERDIRECTOR
JAMES CRACCHIOLODIRECTOR
JAMES HEREFORDDIRECTOR
JAMES POWELLDIRECTOR
JAMES SNEEDIRECTOR
JAMIE WOELLDIRECTOR (AS OF 2/24)
JASMINE JIRELEDIRECTOR
JAY DEBERTINDIRECTOR
JEANNE CRAINDIRECTOR
JEFF ETTINGERDIRECTOR (THRU 7/24)
JEFF HARMENINGCHAIR
JILL RENSLOWDIRECTOR
JOHN BUTCHERDIRECTOR (THRU 9/24)
JOHN STAUCHDIRECTOR
JOSEPH FITZGERALDDIRECTOR
JUDE BRICKERDIRECTOR (AS OF 7/24)
KENNETH HOLMEN MDDIRECTOR
KIM KELDERMANDIRECTOR
LAURA OBERSTDIRECTOR
LISA ERICKSONDIRECTOR
LISA SHANNONDIRECTOR
MARC GORELICK MDDIRECTOR
MARK SHEAHANDIRECTOR
MATT MAJKADIRECTOR
MATT MARSHDIRECTOR
MELODIE ROSEDIRECTOR
MICHAEL HAPPEDIRECTOR
MICHAEL MAESERDIRECTOR (AS OF 10/24)
MICHAEL ROMANDIRECTOR (THRU 10/24)
MIKE FITERMANDIRECTOR
MIKE SPEETZENDIRECTOR
PETER CARTERDIRECTOR
PETER DIESSNERDIRECTOR (AS OF 7/24)
PETER SWENSONDIRECTOR
REBECCA CUNNINGHAMDIRECTOR (AS OF 7/24)
RICH GARRITYDIRECTOR
RICHARD OLSONDIRECTOR
ROBERT FRENZELDIRECTOR
ROBERT FROSTDIRECTOR
ROBERT VISCHERDIRECTOR
RODNEY YOUNGDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1978
- Location
- 80 S EIGHTH ST 4150, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402
- County
- Hennepin
- In care of
- KURT ZELLERS
- Primary officer
- KURT ZELLERS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
- NTEE classification
- Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)
- IRS tax category
- Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues