Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Unclassified TOTAL 3010 . Unrestrict (retained earnings) 6,400.00 6,400.00 TOTAL 6,400.00 6,400.00 1:12 AM Wind Foundation 01/20/05 Statement of Functional Expenses (990) Accrual Basis December 1, 2004 through January 20, 2005 Page 1 _____ From: Bledsoe Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 7:31 AM To: Subject: RE: Wind Foundation Federally tax-exempt organizations classified under IRC sections 501© or 501(d) must comply with the recently revised law and regulations addressing public disclosure of certain forms and associated materials they've submitted to the IRS. These include any annual information returns whose required or actual filing date was within the last three years, which generally means the three most recent returns. These annual returns use Form 990 and its variants for 501© organizations, and Form 1065 for 501(d) organizations. If the organization filed its application for tax-exempt status (e.g. Form 1023 or 1024) after July 15, 1987 or possessed a copy of its application materials on that date, it must also make copies of that application available to the public. All schedules, attachments and other supporting material submitted with the annual return and application must also be disclosed, with exceptions noted below. Public access must be provided promptly on request by allowing inspection of the documents at the organization's office or offices, and by providing copies of the documents promptly in response to any in-person request or within 30 days for a written request. However, organizations don't have to provide copies if they make these materials widely available through publication on the Internet, or if the IRS determines that the organization is being subject to a harassment campaign. The organization is permitted to require a payment in advance for actual postage costs incurred, and a copying fee of up to $1 for the first page and $0.15 for each page thereafter. The request may be for only certain documents, or only certain portions of documents, in which case the charges must be for only those pages. NPO staff members who fail to comply with the new law and regulations are personally subject to fines and other penalties (i.e. the person refusing to provide public access gets fined, not the organization). The law allows certain information to be excepted from public disclosure. However, other than this specifically excepted material, all schedules, attachments and other material associated with the annual information returns and application for tax-exempt status submitted to the IRS must also be disclosed, as must any letter or other document issued by the IRS with respect to the application. Re: Wind Foundation What's your web site? Who's your board of directors? How are you funded? Mike On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 05:14:29 -0000, windfoundation wrote: > > > need help with getting data about Volunteer EMS Service that are in > need of help Ie needing a new ambulance. we would like to help but > need justifcation ina report. what we need is what the department is > the amount of thier budget amout they bill and the amount they > collect. and if they are over budget. espeicaly those that are in an > emergency need. > > About WIND FOUNDATION > > The WIND FOUNDATION was formed in March of 2004 to meet the needs of > small volunteer emergency medical services (EMS) groups providing > emergency medical care to citizens in their communities, including the > indigent. > > The Wind Foundation will seek to provide support for these groups > from businesses, citizens and government agencies. It will seek to > provide updated equipment and supplies to these volunteer EMS > organizations, to provide structural improvements to EMS stations, and > to provide scholarships for volunteer emergency medical technicians > for their needed continuing education. > > The foundation shall network and unify a group of nonprofits, private > businesses and the public in order to raise funds and in kind > donations that will be used to acquire supplies and updated equipment > to benefit participating volunteer emergency medical services groups. > > We will network with contractors to provide much-needed structural > improvements and renovations to EMS stations. Finally, Wind > Foundation will provide scholarships to volunteer EMS technicians who > wish to continue their education, and get recertified. Long range, > our goal is to provide a training facility and staff to train and test > volunteer EMS technicians. We feel that if these programs are not > instituted, the days of the volunteer EMS providers will vanish, > leaving small and underfunded communities without these necessary > medical emergency services. > > Our programs and services will be supervised by the Wind Foundation > Board of Directors and carried out by our staff and volunteers. > > Volunteers will complete forms upon completion of each case. All > seminars and programs are evaluated by participants. > > EXHIBIT A > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Unclassified TOTAL 3010 . Unrestrict (retained earnings) 6,400.00 6,400.00 TOTAL 6,400.00 6,400.00 1:12 AM Wind Foundation 01/20/05 Statement of Functional Expenses (990) Accrual Basis December 1, 2004 through January 20, 2005 Page 1 _____ From: Bledsoe Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 7:31 AM To: Subject: RE: Wind Foundation Federally tax-exempt organizations classified under IRC sections 501© or 501(d) must comply with the recently revised law and regulations addressing public disclosure of certain forms and associated materials they've submitted to the IRS. These include any annual information returns whose required or actual filing date was within the last three years, which generally means the three most recent returns. These annual returns use Form 990 and its variants for 501© organizations, and Form 1065 for 501(d) organizations. If the organization filed its application for tax-exempt status (e.g. Form 1023 or 1024) after July 15, 1987 or possessed a copy of its application materials on that date, it must also make copies of that application available to the public. All schedules, attachments and other supporting material submitted with the annual return and application must also be disclosed, with exceptions noted below. Public access must be provided promptly on request by allowing inspection of the documents at the organization's office or offices, and by providing copies of the documents promptly in response to any in-person request or within 30 days for a written request. However, organizations don't have to provide copies if they make these materials widely available through publication on the Internet, or if the IRS determines that the organization is being subject to a harassment campaign. The organization is permitted to require a payment in advance for actual postage costs incurred, and a copying fee of up to $1 for the first page and $0.15 for each page thereafter. The request may be for only certain documents, or only certain portions of documents, in which case the charges must be for only those pages. NPO staff members who fail to comply with the new law and regulations are personally subject to fines and other penalties (i.e. the person refusing to provide public access gets fined, not the organization). The law allows certain information to be excepted from public disclosure. However, other than this specifically excepted material, all schedules, attachments and other material associated with the annual information returns and application for tax-exempt status submitted to the IRS must also be disclosed, as must any letter or other document issued by the IRS with respect to the application. Re: Wind Foundation What's your web site? Who's your board of directors? How are you funded? Mike On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 05:14:29 -0000, windfoundation wrote: > > > need help with getting data about Volunteer EMS Service that are in > need of help Ie needing a new ambulance. we would like to help but > need justifcation ina report. what we need is what the department is > the amount of thier budget amout they bill and the amount they > collect. and if they are over budget. espeicaly those that are in an > emergency need. > > About WIND FOUNDATION > > The WIND FOUNDATION was formed in March of 2004 to meet the needs of > small volunteer emergency medical services (EMS) groups providing > emergency medical care to citizens in their communities, including the > indigent. > > The Wind Foundation will seek to provide support for these groups > from businesses, citizens and government agencies. It will seek to > provide updated equipment and supplies to these volunteer EMS > organizations, to provide structural improvements to EMS stations, and > to provide scholarships for volunteer emergency medical technicians > for their needed continuing education. > > The foundation shall network and unify a group of nonprofits, private > businesses and the public in order to raise funds and in kind > donations that will be used to acquire supplies and updated equipment > to benefit participating volunteer emergency medical services groups. > > We will network with contractors to provide much-needed structural > improvements and renovations to EMS stations. Finally, Wind > Foundation will provide scholarships to volunteer EMS technicians who > wish to continue their education, and get recertified. Long range, > our goal is to provide a training facility and staff to train and test > volunteer EMS technicians. We feel that if these programs are not > instituted, the days of the volunteer EMS providers will vanish, > leaving small and underfunded communities without these necessary > medical emergency services. > > Our programs and services will be supervised by the Wind Foundation > Board of Directors and carried out by our staff and volunteers. > > Volunteers will complete forms upon completion of each case. All > seminars and programs are evaluated by participants. > > EXHIBIT A > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Are you a member of the Better Business Bureau, or a member of any philanthropic associations? If you are a start-up philanthropic organization, both are excellent resources and can provide you free information (since you say that you are interested in keeping overhead costs down) and advice. Spell-checking, punctuation and proper grammar do enhance your position. There was a poster to this list who had good ideas and might have strengthened their position greatly, had they presented themselves more eloquently. Larry RN LP -- " Gegeny & JC " wrote: Well sorry but I take it personally I have invested a lot of time and money and have a lot people behind me I have even spoke to people from this site on the phone, we are doing the best we can . and a lot of non profits donated money over 85% goes toward other things other then what they set out to do. I have not provide sketchy details I am limited by not having the web site but we are working on that again some as step up and is helping with the building of the site and all document will be there to view fee of charge. _____ From: Brown Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 11:20 PM To: Subject: Re: Wind Foundation Wrong. Mike said that the thing SMELLS like fraud, and frankly it does. Every charitable organization on earth has administration costs....they just do. With so many charities floating around these days, and so many of them that are frauds, it is only prudent that questions are asked, especially about one that has you as its spokesperson providing sketchy details. The point is that at NO POINT would I or any other rational, reasonable person choose willingly to send money to any organization who's spokesperson threatened to sue somebody. Its a hollow, vapid threat that any honest lawyer would laugh at, and it was unbelieveably....well, just plainly stupid of you to say such an idiotic thing at the same time as soliciting donations for charitable purposes. I mean, seriously, who are you going to talk into giving you money after reading that? I might have donated, and I was going to tell Mike to ease up a bit while you had a chance to provide some details, but there is no way in hell that I'll have anything to do with your organization even if it was the cleanest on earth, and whats more, I'll tell anybody else who I can reach to avoid it as well. magnetass sends Re: Wind Foundation >>> >>> >>> What's your web site? >>> >>> Who's your board of directors? >>> >>> How are you funded? >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 05:14:29 -0000, windfoundation >>> wrote: >>> > >>> > >>> > need help with getting data about Volunteer EMS Service that are in >>> > need of help Ie needing a new ambulance. we would like to help but >>> > need justifcation ina report. what we need is what the department is >>> > the amount of thier budget amout they bill and the amount they >>> > collect. and if they are over budget. espeicaly those that are in an >>> > emergency need. >>> > >>> > About WIND FOUNDATION >>> > >>> > The WIND FOUNDATION was formed in March of 2004 to meet the needs >>> > of small volunteer emergency medical services (EMS) groups providing >>> > emergency medical care to citizens in their communities, including >>> > the indigent. >>> > >>> > The Wind Foundation will seek to provide support for these groups >>> > from businesses, citizens and government agencies. It will seek to >>> > provide updated equipment and supplies to these volunteer EMS >>> > organizations, to provide structural improvements to EMS stations, >>> > and to provide scholarships for volunteer emergency medical >>> > technicians for their needed continuing education. >>> > >>> > The foundation shall network and unify a group of nonprofits, >>> > private businesses and the public in order to raise funds and in >>> > kind donations that will be used to acquire supplies and updated >>> > equipment to benefit participating volunteer emergency medical >>> > services groups. >>> > >>> > We will network with contractors to provide much-needed structural >>> > improvements and renovations to EMS stations. Finally, Wind >>> > Foundation will provide scholarships to volunteer EMS technicians >>> > who wish to continue their education, and get recertified. Long >>> > range, our goal is to provide a training facility and staff to train >>> > and test volunteer EMS technicians. We feel that if these programs >>> > are not instituted, the days of the volunteer EMS providers will >>> > vanish, leaving small and underfunded communities without these >>> > necessary medical emergency services. >>> > >>> > Our programs and services will be supervised by the Wind Foundation >>> > Board of Directors and carried out by our staff and volunteers. >>> > >>> > Volunteers will complete forms upon completion of each case. All >>> > seminars and programs are evaluated by participants. >>> > >>> > EXHIBIT A >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Are you a member of the Better Business Bureau, or a member of any philanthropic associations? If you are a start-up philanthropic organization, both are excellent resources and can provide you free information (since you say that you are interested in keeping overhead costs down) and advice. Spell-checking, punctuation and proper grammar do enhance your position. There was a poster to this list who had good ideas and might have strengthened their position greatly, had they presented themselves more eloquently. Larry RN LP -- " Gegeny & JC " wrote: Well sorry but I take it personally I have invested a lot of time and money and have a lot people behind me I have even spoke to people from this site on the phone, we are doing the best we can . and a lot of non profits donated money over 85% goes toward other things other then what they set out to do. I have not provide sketchy details I am limited by not having the web site but we are working on that again some as step up and is helping with the building of the site and all document will be there to view fee of charge. _____ From: Brown Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 11:20 PM To: Subject: Re: Wind Foundation Wrong. Mike said that the thing SMELLS like fraud, and frankly it does. Every charitable organization on earth has administration costs....they just do. With so many charities floating around these days, and so many of them that are frauds, it is only prudent that questions are asked, especially about one that has you as its spokesperson providing sketchy details. The point is that at NO POINT would I or any other rational, reasonable person choose willingly to send money to any organization who's spokesperson threatened to sue somebody. Its a hollow, vapid threat that any honest lawyer would laugh at, and it was unbelieveably....well, just plainly stupid of you to say such an idiotic thing at the same time as soliciting donations for charitable purposes. I mean, seriously, who are you going to talk into giving you money after reading that? I might have donated, and I was going to tell Mike to ease up a bit while you had a chance to provide some details, but there is no way in hell that I'll have anything to do with your organization even if it was the cleanest on earth, and whats more, I'll tell anybody else who I can reach to avoid it as well. magnetass sends Re: Wind Foundation >>> >>> >>> What's your web site? >>> >>> Who's your board of directors? >>> >>> How are you funded? >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 05:14:29 -0000, windfoundation >>> wrote: >>> > >>> > >>> > need help with getting data about Volunteer EMS Service that are in >>> > need of help Ie needing a new ambulance. we would like to help but >>> > need justifcation ina report. what we need is what the department is >>> > the amount of thier budget amout they bill and the amount they >>> > collect. and if they are over budget. espeicaly those that are in an >>> > emergency need. >>> > >>> > About WIND FOUNDATION >>> > >>> > The WIND FOUNDATION was formed in March of 2004 to meet the needs >>> > of small volunteer emergency medical services (EMS) groups providing >>> > emergency medical care to citizens in their communities, including >>> > the indigent. >>> > >>> > The Wind Foundation will seek to provide support for these groups >>> > from businesses, citizens and government agencies. It will seek to >>> > provide updated equipment and supplies to these volunteer EMS >>> > organizations, to provide structural improvements to EMS stations, >>> > and to provide scholarships for volunteer emergency medical >>> > technicians for their needed continuing education. >>> > >>> > The foundation shall network and unify a group of nonprofits, >>> > private businesses and the public in order to raise funds and in >>> > kind donations that will be used to acquire supplies and updated >>> > equipment to benefit participating volunteer emergency medical >>> > services groups. >>> > >>> > We will network with contractors to provide much-needed structural >>> > improvements and renovations to EMS stations. Finally, Wind >>> > Foundation will provide scholarships to volunteer EMS technicians >>> > who wish to continue their education, and get recertified. Long >>> > range, our goal is to provide a training facility and staff to train >>> > and test volunteer EMS technicians. We feel that if these programs >>> > are not instituted, the days of the volunteer EMS providers will >>> > vanish, leaving small and underfunded communities without these >>> > necessary medical emergency services. >>> > >>> > Our programs and services will be supervised by the Wind Foundation >>> > Board of Directors and carried out by our staff and volunteers. >>> > >>> > Volunteers will complete forms upon completion of each case. All >>> > seminars and programs are evaluated by participants. >>> > >>> > EXHIBIT A >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Are you a member of the Better Business Bureau, or a member of any philanthropic associations? If you are a start-up philanthropic organization, both are excellent resources and can provide you free information (since you say that you are interested in keeping overhead costs down) and advice. Spell-checking, punctuation and proper grammar do enhance your position. There was a poster to this list who had good ideas and might have strengthened their position greatly, had they presented themselves more eloquently. Larry RN LP -- " Gegeny & JC " wrote: Well sorry but I take it personally I have invested a lot of time and money and have a lot people behind me I have even spoke to people from this site on the phone, we are doing the best we can . and a lot of non profits donated money over 85% goes toward other things other then what they set out to do. I have not provide sketchy details I am limited by not having the web site but we are working on that again some as step up and is helping with the building of the site and all document will be there to view fee of charge. _____ From: Brown Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 11:20 PM To: Subject: Re: Wind Foundation Wrong. Mike said that the thing SMELLS like fraud, and frankly it does. Every charitable organization on earth has administration costs....they just do. With so many charities floating around these days, and so many of them that are frauds, it is only prudent that questions are asked, especially about one that has you as its spokesperson providing sketchy details. The point is that at NO POINT would I or any other rational, reasonable person choose willingly to send money to any organization who's spokesperson threatened to sue somebody. Its a hollow, vapid threat that any honest lawyer would laugh at, and it was unbelieveably....well, just plainly stupid of you to say such an idiotic thing at the same time as soliciting donations for charitable purposes. I mean, seriously, who are you going to talk into giving you money after reading that? I might have donated, and I was going to tell Mike to ease up a bit while you had a chance to provide some details, but there is no way in hell that I'll have anything to do with your organization even if it was the cleanest on earth, and whats more, I'll tell anybody else who I can reach to avoid it as well. magnetass sends Re: Wind Foundation >>> >>> >>> What's your web site? >>> >>> Who's your board of directors? >>> >>> How are you funded? >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 05:14:29 -0000, windfoundation >>> wrote: >>> > >>> > >>> > need help with getting data about Volunteer EMS Service that are in >>> > need of help Ie needing a new ambulance. we would like to help but >>> > need justifcation ina report. what we need is what the department is >>> > the amount of thier budget amout they bill and the amount they >>> > collect. and if they are over budget. espeicaly those that are in an >>> > emergency need. >>> > >>> > About WIND FOUNDATION >>> > >>> > The WIND FOUNDATION was formed in March of 2004 to meet the needs >>> > of small volunteer emergency medical services (EMS) groups providing >>> > emergency medical care to citizens in their communities, including >>> > the indigent. >>> > >>> > The Wind Foundation will seek to provide support for these groups >>> > from businesses, citizens and government agencies. It will seek to >>> > provide updated equipment and supplies to these volunteer EMS >>> > organizations, to provide structural improvements to EMS stations, >>> > and to provide scholarships for volunteer emergency medical >>> > technicians for their needed continuing education. >>> > >>> > The foundation shall network and unify a group of nonprofits, >>> > private businesses and the public in order to raise funds and in >>> > kind donations that will be used to acquire supplies and updated >>> > equipment to benefit participating volunteer emergency medical >>> > services groups. >>> > >>> > We will network with contractors to provide much-needed structural >>> > improvements and renovations to EMS stations. Finally, Wind >>> > Foundation will provide scholarships to volunteer EMS technicians >>> > who wish to continue their education, and get recertified. Long >>> > range, our goal is to provide a training facility and staff to train >>> > and test volunteer EMS technicians. We feel that if these programs >>> > are not instituted, the days of the volunteer EMS providers will >>> > vanish, leaving small and underfunded communities without these >>> > necessary medical emergency services. >>> > >>> > Our programs and services will be supervised by the Wind Foundation >>> > Board of Directors and carried out by our staff and volunteers. >>> > >>> > Volunteers will complete forms upon completion of each case. All >>> > seminars and programs are evaluated by participants. >>> > >>> > EXHIBIT A >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Magnetass writes: > I'm sorry if it offended you Donn, , I don't have a dog in this hunt. Offended I was not, disappointed I was. Again I say if fraud they be it will soon come to light. If they are genuine why don't we give them a chance...... expend some of this wind and bluster helping them polish their communication skills? They were perhaps wrongly accused in a public forum and reacted inappropriately. The threat was retracted and it is time to move on. This is a baby/bath water thing now. > Almost nothing frosts me quicker. May I suggest a little anger management therapy? Kindest regards, Donn =================================== D.E. (Donn) , LP, NREMT-P ... Often it does seem a pity that Noah and his party did not miss the boat. ~~ Mark Twain ~~ Don't Miss EMStock 2005 www.EMStock.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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