From: M Petrelis Date: Sun, 3 May 1998 22:04:46 EDT Subject: Fwd: May 4, 12 pm news conference at Whitman Walker Clinic in DC PLEASE REPOST!! PLEASE REPOST!! PLEASE REPOST!! THE ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT For Immediate Release Contact: Michael Petrelis May 3, 1994 Ph. : 202-588-7109 ACTIVISTS TO RELEASE FIVE YEARS WORTH OF I.R.S. 990 FORMS FOR THE WHITMAN WALKER AIDS CLINIC Washington, DC -- Members of the AIDS Service Providers Accountability Project today announced they will hold a news conference in front of the Whitman Walker Clinic to disseminate five years of tax returns for the AIDS charity. The forms are known as IRS 990s and they detail Fiscal management of the agency. Included in the IRS 990s are salaries for the highest paid employees at the clinic. The event takes place on: Monday, May 4 12 noon 1407 "S" Street, NW, at 14th Street, Washington, DC Jim Graham, the executive director of the clinic is also a Democratic Party candidate for the District's Ward One City Council seat. As a candidate, according to the Accountability Project, Graham has a duty to explain the data, especially the compensation package he receives, contained in the IRS 990s for his clinic. The www.accountabilityproject.com Internet site has several year's of Whitman Walker Clinic IRS 990 reports available there for public inspection. "We hope D.C. voters closely examine the clinic's IRS 990s before they cast their ballots. How Graham operates the largest AIDS charity in the region will guide his future actions as a politician, should he win his race," said Michael Petrelis, a spokesperson for the Accountability Project. According to the latest IRS 990s for the clinic, Graham made $143,000 last year.