BAYPORT CREDIT UNION
EIN 54-0314180
What they do
THE CREDIT UNION PROVIDED AFFORDABLE LOANS to OVER 16,000 MEMBERS DURING THE YEAR. MANY of THE INDIVIDUALS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE to OBTAIN SUCH LOANS FROM OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. IN ADDITION, THE CREDIT UNION PROVIDED DEPOSITORY SERVICES to MEMBERS PROVIDING BRANCHES, ON-LINE BANKING, FINANCIAL COUNSELING SERVICES, HOME BUYING and RETIREMENT SEMINARS, FINANCIAL EDUCATION, SCHOLARSHIPS and NUMEROUS OTHER RELATED SERVICES. THE CREDIT UNIONS MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS of PRIMARILY INDIVIDUALS IN THE HAMPTON ROADS AREA and INCLUDES MANY INDIVIDUALS GENERALLY NOT RECRUITED for SERVICES AT LARGER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
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They name their leaders21 people are listed in the latest report.
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JAMES MEARSPRESIDENT/CEO
GODFREY SMITHEXEC VP/CFO
JENNIFER COYNEEXEC VP/COO
STANLEY LEICESTEREXECUTIVE VP
MARGARET TAYLORINVESTMENT ADVISOR
DENISE MCROBERTSCHIEF INFO OFFICER
SUSAN FERNAAYSCHIEF EXP OFFICER
IRA WILLIAMSCHIEF RETAIL OFF
NANCY PORTERVP MARKETING
TONYA EDWARDSVP BUSINESS BANKIN
LEMESHIA STEELEDIRECTOR
MARY CULLENDIRECTOR
MAUREEN DAVISCHAIRMAN
JENNIFER M MILLERSECRETARY/TREAS
PAMELA J ROWEVICE CHAIRMAN
RAY C BAGLEYASST SECRETARY
DINETTA D HILLDIRECTOR
DARLENE GRAHAMDIRECTOR
SUZANNE M BECKSTOFFERVICE CHAIRMAN
THOMASINA R WRIGHTDIRECTOR
CRAIG HOLLEY JRDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2026
- Location
- ONE BAYPORT WAY 350, NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23606
- County
- Newport News (city)
- In care of
- G LEWIS SMITH
- Primary officer
- G LEWIS SMITH, VP/FINANCE
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- BOYCE SPADY & MOORE PLC