This post originally appeared on August 12, 2009.  Still no answer to the questions posed.

Ellen and Karen:  When can I expect a response?

Original post:

The following letter is being sent requesting ACT Ride financial data:

August 11, 2009

Ellen Berz, President
Tamim Sifri, Treasurer
Karen Dotson, Executive Director
AIDS Network
600 Williamson Street
Madison, WI

Dear Ellen, Tamim and Karen:

Congratulations on what appears to be a very successful ACT Ride.

Shawn Waldron, Chair of the Ride Steering Committee, reported to the Wisconsin State Journal that more than $300,000 was raised by the Ride and 89 percent of the funds will go to AIDS Network. It is important for all of us who pledged and donated to the Ride to have a more complete financial report on the Ride than this newspaper account.

In accordance with the AIDS Network’s Donor Bill of Rights, I ask that you provide the following full disclosure of the Ride’s financial performance in 2009.

ACT 7 – 2009

Revenue
Rider pledge donations
Rider & Crew registration fees
Corporate sponsorship
In-kind donations
Total Revenue

Expenses
Personnel costs + benefits costs (AN staff support for the Ride)
Supplies
Advertising
Insurance
Telephone
Equipment and repairs
Printing and Postage
Occupancy
Professional fees
Employee travel
Donated services
Ride Incentives (T-shirts, etc.)
Depreciation

Total Expenses

Net Income

In accordance with the AIDS Network’s Donor Bill of Rights I ask that you provide the following full disclosure of the Ride’s financial performance in 2008 ACT Ride as well.

In the past I have requested a full disclosure of the 2008 ACT Ride financial performance. To date, this has not been received.

ACT 6 – 2008

Revenue
Rider pledge donations
Rider & Crew registration fees
Corporate sponsorship
In-kind donations
Total Revenue

Expenses
Personnel costs + benefits costs (AN staff support for the Ride)
Supplies
Advertising
Insurance
Telephone
Equipment and repairs
Printing and Postage
Occupancy
Professional fees
Employee travel
Donated services
Ride Incentives (T-shirts, etc.)
Depreciation
Total Expenses

Net Income

I appreciate your commitment to providing a complete financial accounting of the 2008 & 2009 ACT Rides and look forward to your timely response. Recognizing that the final expenses for the 2009 ACT ride will not be immediately available due to outstanding vendor billings I would request that the 2008 information be forwarded immediately and that 2009 information be provided as soon as the accounting is final.

Sincerely,

Greg Milward

C: Dr. James Vergeront
Judy Newman, Wisconsin State Journal