AMERICAN PECAN PROMOTION BOARD
EIN 87-2985965 · Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)
What they do
OPERATE THE PECAN RESEARCH and PROMOTION PROGRAM UNDER THE COMMODITY PROMOTION, RESEARCH, and INFORMATION ACT of 1996. THE PURPOSE of THE PROGRAM is to STRENGTHEN THE POSITION of PECANS IN THE MARKETPLACE, MAINTAIN and EXPAND MARKETS for PECANS, and DEVELOP NEW USES for PECANS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PECAN PROMOTION, RESEARCH, and INFORMATION ORDER.
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ANNE WARDENCEO
SERNEA SCHAFFNERCHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
BRANDON DRUMMONDDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
JOHN HUTCHENS THRU 1124DIRECTOR
TRENT MASONVICE CHAIR
STEVE ZAFARANODIRECTOR
SHANNON IVEYDIRECTOR
ROMULO GARZADIRECTOR
PHILLIP ARNOLDDIRECTOR
PAUL QUIROSSECRETARY
MARK HAMILTONDIRECTOR
LARRY SALOPEKDIRECTOR
JUSTIN JONESDIRECTOR
JEFF WORNDIRECTOR
GUILLERMO HUMPHREYDIRECTOR
GREG LEGERDIRECTOR
EVO SORIADIRECTOR
DEBORAH WALDEN-RALLSCHAIR
BRYCEN SALOPEKTREASURER
BRITTAN BAGLEYDIRECTOR
B MIKE ADAMS THRU 1124DIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2022
- Location
- 1431 GREENWAY DR, IRVING, TX 75038
- County
- Dallas
- In care of
- DEBORAH WALDEN-RALLS
- Primary officer
- DEBORAH WALDEN-RALLS, CHAIR
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- October 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
- NTEE classification
- Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)
- IRS tax category
- Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues