Jeff was probably the biggest donator of the UAMCC as far as I know. I donated $100 to relief for washers,$500 to the UAMCC and then paid for a couple of rooms for others at the Convention which came out to be around another $800. I also split a distributers membership for a year and that was at least another $300. So I was close to the $2000 range. I regret that I didnt match Robert Hinderliters initial offer to donate $1000 in the begining when I said I would as I think Matt Johnson might have said the same.
I have no regrets donating that money except one. I wish I knew where the money went besides the rooms and membership cost for those two others.
I know a few others that donated at least a $1000 each but I'm sure they all wrote it off as a business expense.
Today that to me no longer matters. Its muddy water under a bridge. Lets get this org. moving again. Maybe we can get some others to donate some of there hard earned dollars to get this org. moving. I may donate again because I can see the upside to this org. working when it comes to business. I'd rather invest money here so it can help other contractors like myself as long as I know this time where the money goes.
It matters for the future, tax liabilty is serious.
I know alot of others who did donate past the regular membership fees. Do members know the org is broke and owes money after the transistion.
We all want to say the documents are availiable to the members. How about the 2008 tax returns. The clearly started taking revenue by donations as early as august 2008, by 2009 un-official membership fee's being collected. By end of March the first members 22 if I remember correct signed up at once.
That was 7700.00 at one time. Plus donations. A month later in april roundtable #2 signed 7350.00 in revenue. The pace after that 26.6 members per month at an average of 9333.00 per month. for the next 6 months leading to the convention. Thats just a bit under 55,999 dollars to ad to all the donated funds.
Is was clearly made none of the membership money went to convention fund. 71,049 dollars in total membership from March 2009 to march 2010 plus we are now going to ad donations that I know will total likley another 10,000.
Its not rocket Science if the money didnt get spent on convention then where did it go.
The uamcc should have a clear expense sheet itemized for TAX purpose. These sheets should be balance sheets not summarys.
Providing summary sheets are silly, you can balance a summary from months to month as long as you never show the Final.
John, I think it does matter.
I think the supporters deserve and answer once and for all to put a rest to this.
Its very clear someone has and account of the money. You hired a CPA, the CPA should be able to give these to the oversight committee.
If the oversite committee thats churping right now wants to truly help the org. Find out these questions, if they cannot be answered then just say.