MARYLAND FREE ENTERPRISE FOUNDATION INC FKA MD BUSINESS FOR RESPONSIVE GOVT
EIN 52-1428852 · Rehabilitation Services for Offenders (I40)
What they do
MARYLAND FREE is A STATEWIDE, NONPARTISAN POLITICAL RESEARCH and EDUCATION ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED BY CORPORATIONS, TRADE ASSOCIATIONS, CHAMBERS of COMMERCE, SMALL BUSINESSES, and INDIVIDUALS. WE WERE FOUNDED IN 1983 AS MARYLAND BUSINESS for RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT and CHANGED OUR NAME IN 2019 to BETTER REFLECT OUR MISSION.THE PURPOSE of MARYLAND FREE is TO: 1) INFORM MARYLANDS BUSINESSES, ELECTED OFFICIALS, and THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE POLITICAL and ECONOMIC CLIMATE NEEDED to FOSTER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT and JOB CREATION IN MARYLAND; 2) IMPROVE THE ROLE of BUSINESS IN MARYLANDS PUBLICPOLICY; 3) PROVIDE SUPPORT for PRO-BUSINESS CANDIDATES; and 4) ENABLE BUSINESS to HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE for THE STATES ECONOMIC WELL-BEING--LIKE NO OTHER ORGANIZATION--THROUGH MARYLAND FREES EVALUATIONS of THE VOTING RECORDS of MARYLANDS STATE LEGISLATORS.
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Board and leadership roster (17)
JERRK KOVACKBOARD MEMBER
TIM KELLEYBOARD MEMBER
TIM BOJANOWSKIBOARD MEMBER
STEVE WOLFTREASURER
SCOTT DORSEYCHAIRMAN
PAUL SKALNYBOARD MEMBER
PAUL CLARYSECRETARY
MARK CISSELLBOARD MEMBER
KIMBERLY PRESCOTTBOARD MEMBER
CARVILLE COLLINSCOUNSEL
JEFF RIVESBOARD MEMBER
JAY STEINMETZPAC CHAIR
HONORABLE ELLEN R SAUERBRAYCHAIR EMERITUS
FRANCIS KELLY IIIBOARD MEMBER
DUANE CAREYPRESIDENT
DAVID MCMANUSBOARD MEMBER
CHRISTINA ENSLEYBOARD MEMBER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1989
- Location
- 14778 ADDISON WAY, WOODBINE, MD 21797-8636
- County
- Carroll
- In care of
- DUANE CAREY PRESIDENT
- Primary officer
- DUANE CAREY PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2023
- Tax period began
- October 1, 2023
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- UHY ADVISORS MID-ATLANTIC INC
- NTEE classification
- Rehabilitation Services for Offenders (I40)
- IRS tax category
- Rehabilitation Services for Offenders