WISCONSIN GROCERS ASSOCIATION INC
EIN 90-0821535
What they do
THE WISCONSIN GROCERS ASSOCIATION is THE STATEWIDE TRADE and SERVICE ORGANIZATION for THE RETAIL and WHOLESALE GROCERY INDUSTRY. FOUNDED IN 1900, IT is AMONG THE OLDEST FOOD TRADE ASSOCIATIONS IN THE NATION. THE WGA MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES RETAIL FOOD STORES FROM THE SMALL INDEPENDENT OPERATORS to MAJOR SUPERMARKET CHAINS, THE FOOD WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES WHICH SUPPLY RETAILERS WITH FOOD PRODUCTS, CONVENIENCE STORES, FOOD BROKERS and OVER 200 FOOD PROCESSING, SERVICE and FOOD-RELATED BUSINESSES SERVING THE WISCONSIN GROCERY INDUSTRY.EACH MEMBER of THE ASSOCIATIONS STAFF is AN IMPORTANT PROFESSIONAL, SELECTED and TRAINED to SERVE THE CHALLENGING, UNIQUE REQUIREMENTS of THE TRADE ASSOCIATION VOCATION. THE WGA STAFF ADHERES TO, and FOLLOWS THE MISSION STATEMENT OUTLINED IN WGA 2000, THE STRATEGIC PLAN for THE ASSOCIATION.OUR MOST IMPORTANT ASSET is OUR MEMBERSHIP. OUR MOST IMPORTANT PRODUCT is SERVICE.
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MIKE SEMMANNPRESIDENT & CEO
SARAH DECORAHOPERATIONS DIRECTOR
MARISSA SMOYERMEMBER
STEVE BURKHARDTTREASURER
RICK ROTHMEMBER
PAUL FREYMEMBER
MIKE OLWIGMEMBER
MIKE ISKENMEMBER
MICHELLE HARRINGTONMEMBER
MATT SWENTKOFSKEMEMBER
MARK MALONEYMEMBER
BOB JASKOLSKICHAIRMAN
KEVIN METCALFEVICE CHAIRMAN
JOHN WILDMEMBER
JOE ZIETLOWMEMBER
JEFF MAURERMEMBER
GREG HANSENMEMBER
EMILIE WILLIAMSONMEMBER
DIANE GUERREROMEMBER
DAVE AUSPRUNGMEMBER
DAN WILLIAMSONMEMBER
CHRIS MORTONMEMBER
About this charity
- Location
- 1 EAST MAIN STREET 404, MADISON, WI 53703
- County
- Dane
- In care of
- MIKE SEMMANN
- Primary officer
- MIKE SEMMANN, PRESIDENT AND CEO
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP