Re: [Mpls] CCHT, Peace House

[Gregory Luce]

Steve Meldahl wrote: Unfortunately, CCHT and other non profits are not required under current state law to disclose where they get all of their money or where it goes.  Until the law is changed, they will continue to operate in secrecy. [GDL] I'm not sure where Mr. Meldahl is being misdirected, but state and federal law require nonprofit tax-exempt organizations to file annual reports and tax returns, both of which are available on demand and are often available on-line.  After spending two minutes on-line tracking down CCHT's Form 990 (and you thought I was a busy man, even on snowy April Sundays), here's the scoop for fiscal year 2000:   Assets:  $6,273,940   Income: $2,300,123, of which $570,381 is from contributions, $686,755 from government grants, $913,397 from program services, and $129,590 from investments.   Expenses:  Total of $1,631,385, of which $1,335,916 in program services, $185,050 in administration, and $110,419 of other (which is further broken down on the Form 990).   The price for being a nonprofit tax-exempt org is public reporting, which is obviously not required by private corporations, and I don't have a beef with that.  Justifiably, we don't have to publicly disclose specific donors (but do disclose this to the IRS), as I can imagine such donors getting harassing calls and such from people not happy with a particular nonprofit (as Project 504 has seen in folks complaining to our known funders).   As to Mr. Meldahl's remarkable deductive reasoning with respect to CCHT's and shelter vacancies, that's best left to someone from CCHT or the County Board to answer.   Gregory Luce Project 504/Minneapolis (North Phillips)