To: Mark Samolczyk of Stark Community Foundation, President
Grant Lynda Tuttle Accountability: SCF Should Distribute Promised Grant Money
Despite appropriate paperwork, Stark Community Foundation revoked a 2012 community neighborhood grant and threatens to revoke past grants. They refuse to open up an appropriate line of dialogue. Lynda Tuttle educates and enhances the art community, selflessly. She and her neighborhood board deserve the awarded grant money and deserve to see their two years of work proudly displayed.
Why is this important?
Lynda Tuttle, owner of Lynda Tuttle's Art Center, and her neighborhood board had grant monies revoked by Stark Community Foundation for two reasons: 1) Missing the deadline of August 15th, despite the fact that the project was done and the documented (10-day) installation delay, due to a city security alert, was not under her control. Not accepting the delay threatens 2011 grant money already awarded and used on this project. 2) SCF now claims they gave verbal notification that 2012 grant money was not to be used on the project despite written contracts that do not state this claim. In addition, numerous negative accusations have been made by SCF that may put other past years’ grants in jeopardy. We urge SCF to dismiss unfounded accusations and positively acknowledge her and North Lehman Neighborhood to make our communities stronger.