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18 AUGUST 9.2008 • Q-NOTES
After confusion, MAP
clears the air
Officials speak out after slight
community confusion, release 2006
fiscal report
by Matt Comer . Q-Notes staff
CHARLOTTE — Metrolina AIDS Project
is not closing — although that’s what some
LGBT Charlotteans heard in late July. The
rumor sparked concerns about the future of
HIV/AIDS care and advocacy in the Queen
City Not to worry though, the scare turned
out to be nothing more than a mis
reading of a letter written by the ^ .
organization’s executive director, rrojecc
Ann White.
After Q-Notes received a phone call from
a community member who wanted to know
if we had heard that the AIDS service
organization was closing its doors after 22
years of service, we contacted MAP and
spoke with Associate Director Bob Oltz to
clear the air. He confirmed that the rumor
was false.
It didn’t take long to track down the
source of the confusion. In late July, MAP
released its 2006 annual financial report.
Included in the document, mailed to support
ers and community members, was a brief let
ter written by White.
“Metrolina AIDS Project is ending its 22nd
year of service to the community,” the letter
stated. “It is another bittersweet anniversary
When MAP was founded, everyone had hopes
that a cure for HIV/AIDS would be right
around the corner. Today there is still no cure
for HIV/AIDS.”
Clearly, it was all a simple mistake.
“We are operating diligently to meet the
needs of all clients,” White told Q-Notes.‘'Wt
have no intentions of closing because the need
is so great. The numbers of positive cases in
Charlotte continues to rise. With the rise in
cases comes the need for medical assistance,
case management, financial assistance, sup
port groups, one-on-one counseling sessions
and the need for client involvement to create a
continuum of care. With that being said,
MAP’s mission is to provide all of these serv
ices and more.”
She added, “We gladly still accept all
donations to support our agency and our
cause in the community Your donations are
greatly appreciated by the staff, volunteers,
board of directors and, most importantly,
the clients.”
In the agency’s 2006 financial report,
reprinted here, MAP reported revenue of
$2,127,630 and expenditures of $2,154,784
and a negative difference of $27,154.
“Other nonprofits sometimes experience
deficits at the end of their fis
cal years, also,” Oltz said of
the deficit, citing groups
like Time Out Youth
and the Regional
AIDS Interfaith
M
Network as examples. “The bottom line is ,
you always look at an organization’s net
assets.”
For the fiscal year ending June 30,2006,
MAP had net assets worth $338,717.
“An organization can just about continue
operating until their net assets are depleted,
much like a business does,” Oltz said. “In the
following year, of course, you try to more than
break even so you get rid of the deficit and
add to your net assets.” 0
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Metrolina AIDS Project
2006 Financial Report i
Revenue
. Corporate and:
foundations
United Way
Special events
and donations
i'Staid |hd!|W.;
county
Federal
Other
. TOTAL $2427,630
Expenditures
Client services $1,072,833
Health education $330,501
Primary care
:; 'AdminlstfafiM; 4
and fundraising
TOTAL $2454,784
2006 Deficit: $27,154
■ $49,939
2 percent
11 percent
$94,882 4 percent
$683,603 32 percent,
$1,042,795 49percent,,
$20,746 2 percent
50 percent
15 percent
$498,472 23 percent
$253,023 12 percent
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