Note from Aesop: I realize these investigative deep-dives can be rather lengthy and complex, so I'm taking a page from The Daily Mail's playbook and offering this bullet-point summary up front:
I just shared on my FB. Great information and scary...He MUST RETIRE from ALL Coral Gables activities, organizations he is on..... Clean this up KIRK. Not good.
I have never seen an organization advertise itself as non-profit without providing a 501(c)(3). I, for one, would be mightily ticked off if my contribution turned out not to be tax-deductible.
Perhaps WMYCA hasn't attracted a single donation since losing its tax-advantaged status. That would be weird since most community organizations prioritize fund-raising to fuel their missions.
But even if, bizarrely, WMYCA turned its back on donors, losing the 501(c)(3) would remove the exemption it had previously enjoyed from taxation of its income.
$113,622 is, as Aesop concedes, not a lot of money in the scheme of charitable reserves, but anyone who ever gave a nickel to WMYCA (even before the regime change) is entitled to an accounting.
The man can't handle his own finances, and he wants to be Mayor. Now we know why he voted for pay raise. His finances are in shambles. I have always tried to vote for people smarter than me and with integrity. This man and the other 2 that gave themselves pay raises have no reason to be in Coral Gales government. Good riddance ALL 3. Vote smart. Keep our local gov smart and honest.
Oh, Kirk Menendez—what a beacon of fiscal responsibility. I mean, who wouldn't want to hand over their trust and community resources to a man who seems to treat nonprofits like his personal piggy bank? After all, nothing says "good governance" quite like losing your nonprofit status because oops, someone forgot to file the paperwork for three consecutive years. It must have been all that hard work "managing" other people's money that led to such... oversights.
And then, of course, there's the financial dream team Kirk assembled: his wife and his 21-year-old daughter. I mean, who needs independent oversight when you can just run the family business from home? I'm sure the WMYCA is absolutely thriving with that top-tier expertise.
Let's not forget the $113K investment account that’s now more elusive than Kirk during an audit. I'm sure those funds are somewhere, probably hiding in plain sight between Kirk's mortgages and his "creative" accounting. But hey, why bother explaining that to the community when you can just keep things nice and vague? Who needs transparency when you’ve got… well, whatever Kirk thinks he’s got going on?
All in all, it's hard to believe a man with this level of financial genius hasn’t been handed the keys to the city’s coffers already. Oh wait, he’s actually running for mayor? What could possibly go wrong?
The organization in question is not currently registered with the department as a charitable organization. It is possible that they may meet one of the exemptions as outlined in the statute however, I do not have any knowledge of that. Please let us know if you need any further assistance.
Thank you,
Beth Evans
Chief, Bureau of Compliance
Division of Consumer Services
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
… all this detail … where is the detail on lago taking money from crooked developer Kapoor??? where is the detail on lago bullying many city employees??? where is the detail on lago misleading voters about his brother’s little gables lobbying??? where is the detail on lago pushing for his favorite contractors to win city money??? where is the detail on lago wasting some money on a vanity wall and mayors assistant??? where is the detail in lago coming in from sweetwater and installed in gables by the miami mafia??? where is the detail in whether this blog is also paid for by the developer funded coral gables first pac? a whole lot of detail on lagos true colors is missing…
I just shared on my FB. Great information and scary...He MUST RETIRE from ALL Coral Gables activities, organizations he is on..... Clean this up KIRK. Not good.
I have never seen an organization advertise itself as non-profit without providing a 501(c)(3). I, for one, would be mightily ticked off if my contribution turned out not to be tax-deductible.
Perhaps WMYCA hasn't attracted a single donation since losing its tax-advantaged status. That would be weird since most community organizations prioritize fund-raising to fuel their missions.
But even if, bizarrely, WMYCA turned its back on donors, losing the 501(c)(3) would remove the exemption it had previously enjoyed from taxation of its income.
$113,622 is, as Aesop concedes, not a lot of money in the scheme of charitable reserves, but anyone who ever gave a nickel to WMYCA (even before the regime change) is entitled to an accounting.
The department of agriculture has records of non profits in Fla
I used to own a non profit and I had to report taxes to them every year.
Good article ! Thanks
The man can't handle his own finances, and he wants to be Mayor. Now we know why he voted for pay raise. His finances are in shambles. I have always tried to vote for people smarter than me and with integrity. This man and the other 2 that gave themselves pay raises have no reason to be in Coral Gales government. Good riddance ALL 3. Vote smart. Keep our local gov smart and honest.
Oh, Kirk Menendez—what a beacon of fiscal responsibility. I mean, who wouldn't want to hand over their trust and community resources to a man who seems to treat nonprofits like his personal piggy bank? After all, nothing says "good governance" quite like losing your nonprofit status because oops, someone forgot to file the paperwork for three consecutive years. It must have been all that hard work "managing" other people's money that led to such... oversights.
And then, of course, there's the financial dream team Kirk assembled: his wife and his 21-year-old daughter. I mean, who needs independent oversight when you can just run the family business from home? I'm sure the WMYCA is absolutely thriving with that top-tier expertise.
Let's not forget the $113K investment account that’s now more elusive than Kirk during an audit. I'm sure those funds are somewhere, probably hiding in plain sight between Kirk's mortgages and his "creative" accounting. But hey, why bother explaining that to the community when you can just keep things nice and vague? Who needs transparency when you’ve got… well, whatever Kirk thinks he’s got going on?
All in all, it's hard to believe a man with this level of financial genius hasn’t been handed the keys to the city’s coffers already. Oh wait, he’s actually running for mayor? What could possibly go wrong?
An e mail from depar of agriculture:
This is about youth center memorial
Please respond above this line ---
Good morning,
The organization in question is not currently registered with the department as a charitable organization. It is possible that they may meet one of the exemptions as outlined in the statute however, I do not have any knowledge of that. Please let us know if you need any further assistance.
Thank you,
Beth Evans
Chief, Bureau of Compliance
Division of Consumer Services
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Beth.Evans@FDACS.gov
2005 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1600
… all this detail … where is the detail on lago taking money from crooked developer Kapoor??? where is the detail on lago bullying many city employees??? where is the detail on lago misleading voters about his brother’s little gables lobbying??? where is the detail on lago pushing for his favorite contractors to win city money??? where is the detail on lago wasting some money on a vanity wall and mayors assistant??? where is the detail in lago coming in from sweetwater and installed in gables by the miami mafia??? where is the detail in whether this blog is also paid for by the developer funded coral gables first pac? a whole lot of detail on lagos true colors is missing…