GREEK HERITAGE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
EIN 77-0085586 · Historical Organizations (A80)
What they do
to ORGANIZE, PLAN and EXECUTE VARIOUS MEANS of PRESERVING and MAKING AVAILABLE THE HISTORY of GREEK IMMIGRANTS and THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE USE of VARIOUS METHODS INCLUDING ORAL and VIDEO HISTORIES and WRITTEN TRANSCRIPTS. PHOTOGRAPHS and OTHER IMPORTANT DATA SUCH AS ARTIFACTS, LETTERS, and DOCUMENTS WILL BE COLLECTED and PRESERVED for THE ARCHIVES. MEDIA PRESENTATIONS SUCH AS DOCUMENTARIES and OTHER FORMS of COMMUNICATING THIS INFORMATION WILL BE DEVELOPED for USE IN THE CLASSROOM. EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS WILL BE DEVELOPED for TELEVISION. WRITTEN and AUDIO VISUAL MATERIAL WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE to ORGANIZATIONS and INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT and PRESERVING THE CULTURAL and TRADITIONAL HISTORY of SUCH GREEK IMMIGRANTS.
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BESSIE LAZARISPRINCIPAL OFFICER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1986
- Location
- 2177 GLASTONBURY RD, WESTLAKE VLG, CA 91361-3519
- County
- Ventura
- In care of
- % SHELLY PAPADOPOULOS
- Primary officer
- Bessie Karras-Lazaris
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- GREANIAS & BOMICINO AN ACCOUNTANCY CORP
- NTEE classification
- Historical Organizations (A80)
- IRS tax category
- Historical Organizations