Several families and survivors of those killed in the March mass shooting at a Colorado supermarket say the nonprofit groups handling the funds are not being transparent about donations provided to victims.
FILE - In this Friday, April 23, 2021, file photo, photographs of the 10 victims of a mass shooting in a King Soopers grocery store are posted on a cement barrier outside the supermarket in Boulder, Colo.
Boulder resident John Mackenzie, whose wife, Lynn Murray, was among those killed, announced that he and three other victims' families and supporters have created a group called StandUpBolder to demand that government officials intervene and audit the handling of the donations. StandUpBolder has claimed that the Colorado Healing Fund, a nonprofit created in 2018 to help the public securely contribute to victims of mass casualty crimes in the state, is keeping 5% of donations for administrative costs.
“Our focus is just to make sure that the best possible things are happening with these donations,” she said in an interview. About $700,000 in direct and indirect cash payments have been distributed through the group's service providers, Finegan said. “There’s no reason to set up an administrative compensation system,” Feinberg said. “And all of this should be done pro bono, including a public audit afterwards. This much came in, this much came out.”
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