Can You Read?

Can you read?

I'm betting that the answer is a resounding YES!  And so can I.

So, how dare Umar insult those of us who don't constantly brag about having six degrees or claim a relationship to Frederick Douglass by implying that his donors don't have at least a modicum of reading comprehension?

Remember, Umar thinks most of his donors, unless they have a $10,000 check to hand to him, are just too witless to make heads or tails of any plan he could document and make available to them.  Because that's exactly what Umar Johnson did on CitizensTV, in New Haven, CT.  And I quote:

"For people asking that question (about a documented plan for his proposed school), who don't even have the experience, background or expertise to effectively evaluate if I did put it out is absolutely absurd."

Umar Johnson, October 12, 2017 

Yes, Umar Johnson told the world that he thinks his donors are stupid.  Unbelievable.

By the way, why doesn't Umar Johnson think that schools don't post their curricula online?

But anyway, Umar Johnson failed to file a Form 990 for three years in a row.  Therefore, his 501(c)(4) nonprofit status was revoked.  I guess Umar Johnson's six degrees didn't teach him not to play with the IRS.

Moving on to my original question...Can you read?  I bet you can.  Let's have a little reading comprehension exercise here, good people.  Please take a look at the image below of a Form 990, filed for the 2015 tax year by the United Way Worldwide for Alexandria, VA.

An Example of a Form 990

Pay attention to some key portions.

Part I -  Summary

Notice that the Form 990, Lines 1 through 7b,  requires a description of the organization's mission and activities, discontinuation of the organizations or operations.  There's a space for the number of members of a governing body, independent members of said governing body, number of employees, number of volunteers, the unrelated business revenue and unrelated business taxable income.

In other words, it asks for a basic structure of the organization.  Now, I'm sure that 99.9% of you who just read that can perfectly understand what that means, even if you don't have six degrees.

Part I, Lines 8 through 12, asks about contributions (donations) and grants, revenue from program services, investment income and other revenue.  In other words..."WHERE YOU GETTIN' DA  M-O-N-E-Y FROM?"

How about that for reading comprehension?  Pretty good, I'd say...and I'm not even related to Alexander Wayman or Frederick Douglass!

Lines 13 through 19 asks about grants given, benefits paid to or for members of the organization, salaries, wages, employee benefits, costs of professional fundraising efforts, and other expenses.  In other words..."HOW YOU SPENDIN' DA M-O-N-E-Y."

See, I understood that, and I'm not even claiming to be a "Prince" or a "Princess," who is "sitting on a throne."

Lines 20-22 asks for the assets minus the liabilities to get the net assets or fund balances.  Now, anyone who balances his or her checkbook knows what this means.

No special knowledge or skill to understand that, other than basic reading comprehension.

Part II

Well, there isn't much to understand about Part II of the Form 990.  Sign your name, or have a financial officer of your organization sign his or her name.  Have the one who may have prepared the Form 990 on behalf of your organization sign his or her name.  Check the boxes as appropriate and don't forget the dates.

See there!  Nothing to it but to do it.  No name-calling necessary.

Okay, reading comprehension exercise is over.  Congratulations, you all did well!

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So why couldn't the so-called Prince of Pan Africanism, Mr. King Kong Consciousness, Mr. Six Degrees, do that?

Probably because he doesn't want to be accountable to anyone, not even his supporters, or the Internal Revenue Service.

Pathetic.

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