[liberationtech] Some non-technical questions about Haystack

[Daniel Colascione]

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Hello, Matt.

On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Matt D. Harris <mdh at sykotik.org> wrote:
> Howdy folks,
> I asked Daniel about this
> off-list, as I was curious, and the financials of a 501(c)3 organization are
> a matter of public record in the US, but never received a response from him.

Sorry about the missed reply --- my life has been very hectic, and
some things have fallen through the cracks.

> I did a little bit more digging and found that the CRC is a registered
> California corporation as of 09/2009, but I can't find a 990 for the
> organization from 2009, nor can I find any record of their IRS 1023 (which
> is the application for 501(c)3 status.  I plan to make contact with the IRS
> directly tomorrow regarding this issue to see if they can clear up the facts
> surrounding the CRC's status as a charitable non-profit entity in the US,

When you do, it might be helpful to give them document locator number
17053-134-33502-0. That number identifies our our 501(c)(3)
application.

> I'm curious how much money came in, and where it went.  Beyond
> that, a statement on the 501(c)3 status of the organization might be nice -
> since the website claimed that the organization was in fact a 501(c)3
> charitable non-profit.

As other posters to this thread have mentioned, the website clearly
indicated (and still indicates) that the 501(c)(3) status was pending.

As for the question of money --- I know it must be frustrating, but I
won't provide an off-the-cuff response here and risk inadvertently
saying something inaccurate. But I will say that nobody drew a salary
or earned a living from the CRC. I lived off savings and credit, and
I'm still working on paying off my debt.


Regards,
Daniel Colascione
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