ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR CENTRAL OREGON INC
EIN 93-0796784 · Professional Athletic Leagues (N80)
What they do
LEAD THE DIVERSIFICATION of CENTRAL OREGONS ECONOMY THROUGH MARKETING, TARGETED RECRUITMENT, BUSINESS EXPANSION, FORMATION of EFFECTIVE PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS and VENTURE COACHING for EARLY STAGE COMPANIES.
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IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.
Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders43 people are listed in the latest report.
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JON STARKCEO
ERIN CHAIETCOO
STEVE CURLEYREDI DIRECTO
RON ROSSDIRECTOR
KEVIN COLETREASURER
KIM MOLNARDIRECTOR
LAMAR YODERDIRECTOR
LAURIE CHESLEYDIRECTOR
MARK WUNSCHDIRECTOR
MATT SWAFFORDPRESIDENT
MELANIE WIDMERDIRECTOR
MICHAEL PREEDINDIRECTOR
PATTI ADAIRDIRECTOR
JOSH NEWTONSECRETARY
RUSS DEBOODTDIRECTOR
SHERMAN BLOOMERDIRECTOR
STEVE BETTISDIRECTOR
TOM BARRETTDIRECTOR
TRAVIS DAVISDIRECTOR
WADE UNDERWOODDIRECTOR
WENDY MCGRANEVICE PRESIDE
WES PRICEDIRECTOR
ZAK SUNDSTENDIRECTOR
ERIC KINGDIRECTOR
ALISA DUNLAPDIRECTOR
AMBER YATESDIRECTOR
BRENT TEN PASDIRECTOR
BRIAN BERGLERPAST PRESIDE
CAROLINE ERVINDIRECTOR
CAT ZWICKERDIRECTOR
CHRIS RICHIEDIRECTOR
CORY ALLENDIRECTOR
DON MOOREDIRECTOR
KEITH WITCOSKYDIRECTOR
ERIK KROPPDIRECTOR
ERWIN SWETNAMDIRECTOR
EUGENE MONTY AXTELLDIRECTOR
GREG LAMBERTDIRECTOR
HEATHER HANSENDIRECTOR
JEREMY GROHDIRECTOR
JEREMY VANDEHEYDIRECTOR
JORDAN SMITHPRESIDENT-EL
ADAM SMITHDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1981
- Location
- 705 SW BONNETT WAY STE 1000, BEND, OR 97702
- County
- Deschutes
- In care of
- ERIN CHAIET
- Primary officer
- ERIN CHAIET, COO
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- JONES & ROTH PC
- NTEE classification
- Professional Athletic Leagues (N80)
- IRS tax category
- Professional Athletic Leagues