From the Carolina Public Press:
Public records on nonprofits: Review of groups funded by Buncombe County highlights disclosure laws
By Jon Elliston
How much is the public allowed to know about the inner workings and finances of tax-exempt nonprofit organizations, especially those that are publicly funded? The question looms large over local governments that outsource key services to nonprofits.
A case in point: When the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners met this summer to vote on the county’s $368 million annual budget, the most heated and lengthy debate centered around less than 1 percent of the budget — $2.3 million in Community Development Grants.
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