u/jcasimir wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Ok so I’m kind of a tax/non-profit nerd. Apologies in advance, hah. If there was big foundation money going into CIRR, then it would be up to the CIRR board to ensure those funds are spent in line with CIRR’s non-profit mission. So maybe the board decides they should spend all
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
I might want to move this offline but can we connect on Codesmith's OSLabs. Feel free to DM me or LinkedIn Message me.
It's a 501.3c charity but:
1. President went to Codesmith a long time ago as a student
2. VP is a paid consultant for Codesmith who co-founded a subsidiary of Codesmith
3. Treasury is Director of Community for Codesmith
4. 3 Codesmith employees posted about how they are helping hire / involved in hiring the executive director position at OSLabs
5. The contact phone number is the same for OSLabs and a Codesmith for profit subsidiary.
6. Letters of Reference from OSLabs are signed by Codesmith's Chief Academic Officer but titled as a OSLabs Board Member who is not listed as such.
I'm curious because we've explored sponsoring non-profits in various ways and consulted expensive Silicon Valley lawyers and non of this would fly according to them.