MONTANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION
EIN 81-0488036 · Community Improvement & Capacity Building (S30Z)
What they do
to ADVANCE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROFESSION. MEDA is A COORDINATOR for THE STATEWIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS THAT PROVIDE INTENSE TRAINING for ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS INTERESTED IN OBTAINING CERTIFICATION. MEDA CONDUCTS RESEARCH to STIMULATE THE INTERCHANGE of IDEAS and EXPERIENCES BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS WITH MUTUAL GOALS and INTERESTS. MEDA DEVELOPS NETWORK and COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS to DISSEMINATE INFORMATION and ACTS AS A CLEARINGHOUSE and CONTACT POINT WITHIN MONTANA for OTHER STATE, REGIONAL, NATIONAL, and INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS and AGENCIES.
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They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders31 people are listed in the latest report.
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Leadership and board
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KELLY SULLIVANDIRECTOR
TRACY MCINTYREDIRECTOR
TORI MATEJOVSKYPAST PRESIDENT
TERRA BURMANVICE PRESIDENT
SHYANNE WALLACEDIRECTOR
SARAH CONVERSEDIRECTOR
SAMANTHA YEARRYDIRECTOR
RUSS FLETCHERDIRECTOR
RICK EDWARDSDIRECTOR
PAUL TUSSDIRECTOR
PAUL REICHERTSECRETARY
PAUL GREENEX-OFFICIO
PADDY FLEMINGDIRECTOR
MIKE PARCELEX-OFFICIO
MARCELL BRUSKIDIRECTOR
LESLIE MESSERDIRECTOR
AARON PRATTEX-OFFICIO
KATHLEEN WILLIAMSEX-OFFICIO
JULIE JAKSHADIRECTOR
JIM ATCHISONDIRECTOR
JENNIFER OLSONEX-OFFICIO
JASON RITTALEX-OFFICIO
JACY HEADDIRECTOR
GRANT KIERDIRECTOR
CHRISTY CUMMINGS DAWSONPRESIDENT
BRIAN OBERTDIRECTOR
BRETT DONEYDIRECTOR
BRENT DONNELLYEX-OFFICIO
BECKY ROSENLEAFDIRECTOR
ANDY SHIRTLIFFEX-OFFICIO
ADAM GILLTREASURER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1994
- Location
- 11 E PARK ST, BUTTE, MT 59701
- County
- Silver Bow
- In care of
- Christy Cummings Dawson
- Primary officer
- Christy Cummings Dawson, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- RUDD & COMPANY PLLC
- NTEE classification
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building (S30Z)
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes