From: Pandora.Nigh@p0.f554.n157.z1.fidonet.org (Pandora Nigh)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Jerry's Orphans Needs You!
Date: 6 Oct 92 21:02:01 GMT
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 -=> Quoting Greg Macrae to All <=-

 GM> This is from Dianne B. Piastro's article, "How does MDA spend what
 GM> you give?", dated 8-26-91.  I will quote here without permission:
 GM>
 GM> I wanted to know about MDA's organization, programs, telethon
 GM> production costs, major contracts and professional fees.  My
 GM> questions are still unanswered.
 GM>
 GM> Thinking that some of the information might be on MDA's IRS Form
 GM> 990, which tax-exempt organizations must file each year by May 15,
 GM> unless they get an extension, I decided to try locating a copy.
 GM>
 GM> <paragraph about California requirements that each office must have
 GM> a copy of the 990 available for public inspection during office
 hours>
 GM>
 GM> <the local office had no copy, and National would not send one
 GM> until after the telethon>
 GM>
 GM> I then asked to see the 1989 forms, since they should be available
 GM> for three years in all offices.  [the local director] said the '89
 GM> forms are in storage, and she would call me when she can.  [She]
 GM> has still not made the forms available.
 GM>
 GM> <another person was similarly stonewalled in Chicago>
 GM>
 GM> I then learned directly from the IRS that MDA has not yet filed a
 GM> return for 1990.  Why didn't someone at MDA say so?
 GM>
 GM> The state attorney general's office did, however, have the 1989
 GM> forms.  I got a copy Aug. 16.  That weekend, I found that two
 GM> attached exhibits appeared to be incomplete and one was missing.
 GM>
 GM> When I called the attorney general's office on Mon., the Registrar
 GM> of Charitable Trusts confirmed that his office evidently wasn't
 GM> given the missing information, which they hadn't notice until now.
 GM>
 GM> The story continues in this vein.  The comments in <> are my
 GM> summary of the paragraph.  She was able to get some information,
 GM> but not a complete listing.  To my knowldge, the situation remains
 GM> basically unchanged.

    Hi Greg, I see she has run it to a bit of a problem getting the forms the
way she tried. But all she has to do is go to the source, IRS. If she isn't
sure how to contact them she can contact : The Foundation Center-Cleveland
                                           Kent H. Smith Library
                                           1442 Hanna Building
                                           1422 Euclid Ave
                                           Cleveland, OH 44115-2001
                                       Phone (216) 861-1933 or 861-1949

They can give her the request forms for IRS and the address and phone number
of the Dept. of IRS that she wants to contact.

                                                 Pandora

... What do you mean? You actually read this Tagline?!?

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