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When Politicians Run the Charity: The Olympic View Community Foundation Conflict
What happens when the people who control county contracts and set public policy also sit atop a community foundation that decides which nonprofits get grant money—including groups that regularly appear before the Board of Commissioners seeking public funds? In Clallam County, that is not a hypothetical. It is the structure of the Olympic View Community Foundation.
A community foundation is supposed to be a neutral, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) vehicle that pools local philanthropy and returns it to the community through grants. The Olympic View Community Foundation (OVCF) describes itself in classic…
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