WASHINGTON FOOD INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
EIN 91-0462216 · Labor Unions (J40)
What they do
WASHINGTON FOOD INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (WFIA) is THE ONLY STATE-BASED ORGANIZATION DEDICATED to PROMOTION and PROTECTION of THE GROCERY INDUSTRY SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1899. WFIA is COMPOSED of INDEPENDENT RETAILERS. MEANING PRIVATELY OWNED or CONTROLLED FOOD RETAIL COMPANIES OPERATING IN A VARIETY of FORMATS, and THE MANY WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS, FOOD VENDORS/MANUFACTURERS and SERVICE SUPPLIERS WHO SUPPORT and WORK WITH THEIR RETAILERS, INDEPENDENTS ARE THE TRUE "ENTREPRENEURS" of THE GROCERY INDUSTRY and ARE DEDICATED to THEIR CUSTOMERS, ASSOCIATES, and NEIGHBORS, and ARE OFTEN THE HEARTS of THEIR COMMUNITIES. WFIA STRIVES to PROTECT and PROMOTE INDEPENDENTS and THEIR SUPPLIERS THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT SAVE MONEY IN RETROSPECTIVE RATING and REDUCES EXCESSIVE BURDENS or BARRIERS for EMPLOYERS BY WORKING WITH STATE LEGISLATURE and LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
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They name their leaders29 people are listed in the latest report.
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TAMMIE HETRICKPRESIDENT & CEO
KATIE BEESONDIRECTOR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
KEVIN STORMANSDIRECTOR
TYLER MYERSVICE CHAIR EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
STUART HOLMESDIRECTOR
RON MEGAHANVICE CHAIR FINANCE
RICK JENSENDIRECTOR
RAY SPRINKLEPRESIDENT
PAUL KAPIOSKIDIRECTOR
PAM HIETALATIDIRECTOR
NICHOLAS AKINSVICE CHAIR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
MIKE PALELEKDIRECTOR
MIKE MONTEMAYORIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
MIKE KURTZDIRECTOR
MIKE BAYLORDIRECTOR
LORI BROWNDIRECTOR
ANDRA MOBLEYDIRECTOR
KAREN CONONETZDIRECTOR
JOHN MORROWDIRECTOR
JIM HENDRICKSONAT-LARGE
JEFF SMALLDIRECTOR
JEFF ONEALDIRECTOR
HOWARD BYRNEDIRECTOR
GREG SAARDIRECTOR
DON STOLZDIRECTOR
DAN ALSAKERDIRECTOR
CRAIG GAYLORDFIRST VICE CHAIR
CLIFF RIGSBEEDIRECTOR
CHRIS BROWNDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1943
- Location
- PO BOX 706, OLYMPIA, WA 98507-0706
- County
- Thurston
- In care of
- TAMMIE HETRICK
- Primary officer
- TAMMIE HETRICK, PRESIDENT & CEO
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- October 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- JOHNSON STONE & PAGANO PS
- NTEE classification
- Labor Unions (J40)
- IRS tax category
- Labor Unions