WEST MICHIGAN FOOD PROCESSING ASSOCIATION
EIN 84-3497849 · Professional Societies & Associations - Food, Agriculture & Nutrition (K03)
What they do
ORGANIZED to SUPPORT THE WEST MICHIGAN FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY RELATED to SIX PILLAR STRATEGIES: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, INCUBATION, LOGISTICS, HEALTHY FOOD, and SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES. THE MISSION and GOAL of THE WMFPA is to CONNECT WEST MICHIGANS EXISTING FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY FROM "FARM to TABLE" BY TAKING A HOLISTIC APPROACH to LINK FARMERS, FOOD PROCESSORS, STATE and LOCAL GOVERNMENT, and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICALS WITH THE RESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE, NEW MARKETS, and EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE ABLE to TRAIN THE CURRENT and FUTURE WORKFORCE LEADING to SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL JOB CREATION, ECONOMIC GROWTH, and AN ENHANCED REGIONAL DASHBOARD.
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DARRYL TODDBOARD MEMBER
GENE FORDCHAIRPERSON
JAMIE CLOVER ADAMSTREASURER
JODI GRUNERSECRETARY
JOHN KINAHANBOARD MEMBER
JON W ALLANVICE-CHAIRPE
MARTY GERENCEREXECUTIVE DI
NORM CHRISTOPHERBOARD MEMBER
PAUL ARKEMABOARD MEMBER
PETER LEMMERBOARD MEMBER
TONY DZIKOWICZBOARD MEMBER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2020
- Location
- 875 WHISPERING OAKS LANE, NORTH MUSKEGON, MI 49445
- County
- Muskegon
- In care of
- GENE FORD
- Primary officer
- GENE FORD, CHAIRPERSON
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- OOSTING BURT & ASSOCIATES LLP
- NTEE classification
- Professional Societies & Associations - Food, Agriculture & Nutrition (K03)
- IRS tax category
- Professional Societies & Associations