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Raja Begum Unregistered User (9/30/01 2:53 pm) Reply	Accountability The perpetuity of problems in SRF seem to stem from one cause: their evading scrutiny at every level of the organization and a shifting of blame on the individual. A lot of confusion out there about SRF's non-disclosure policy, about its mysterious board of directors, about its style of management, etc. For information on nonprofits go to... www.nonprofit-info.org/ SRF probably files a report to the government. This is what the above-cited website says... "The federal report is called Form 990. It is due each year on the 15th day of the fifth month after the end of the organization's fiscal year (extensions are allowed). Effective June 8, 1999, new regulations govern public access to copies of this form. A full copy of these regulations, and much other helpful information, is at www.990online.com. "Organizations are now required to provide a copy "immediately" to anyone who comes to the administrative office and asks for it. A copying fee of $1 for the first page and $.15 for each subsequent page may be charged. The forms for the last three years are covered by this rule, as is the original application for recognition as an exempt organizations (though there are certain exceptions which apply to long-established organizations)." Those who want to get the ball rolling on making SRF accountable might want to start here. Onward Kriya Soldiers!! Is SRF suffering from Infectuous Mata Syndrome? Read this... Founder's Syndrome www.mapnp.org/library/misc/founders.htm
KS Unregistered User (10/6/01 1:35 pm) Reply	Threat / Benefit The benefit to a report like the one you mention is the attempt to get it. That action (Kriya means action doesn't it?) would make Uma, Priya, Mridani, Sharana, etc... crazy and they would do more revealing things to help show the world what they are. Prick the surface and the ants come out with their little lawyer ants and run around snapping at the air. Most members could care less how much money they have or how they spend it. But the bad ladies THINK they care, and hence the weird reaction. That reaction is the goal. Help them show who they really are. I would think also telling the world how they treat their own family (the monastics and employees) would also be a serious part of the story, if we can get that word out somehow.
username Unregistered User (12/3/01 10:29 pm) Reply	990 Church's are exempt from 990s. I called the IRS (Utah) to obtain SRF's 990 about 8 years ago. They do not file. Church's need to file if they have any "unrelated business income" but SRF apparently does not. According to the separation of church and state, the state can not order the church to disclose. (There has been discussion by our attorney general in the last few day to change this things so that the FBI can more easily gain information on churches and political organizations). Anyway, the state's position is that the members should regulate the churches not the federal government. So, then I wrote to SRF requesting a copy of the 990 or a copy of their financial statements. They refused to give me this information. So, if they won't give me the information, I have no other recourse but to not give them any money.

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