letter to da -- public records request 20-6010 verification of letter of determination from internal revenue service and letter of verification from attorney general for certificate of merger re: oakland promise

​From: Gene Hazzard <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, Sep 11, 2020, 7:47 AM
Subject: I am sharing 'OaklandPromise_RegistrantDetails (5).pdf' with you
To: <[email protected]>, Gene Hazzard <[email protected]>

Mr. Vieira-Ducey 

Please take note of the analysis of the response to my Public Records Request 20-6010 regarding the request for a copy of the signature document from the authorizing Agency[INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE] approving the Letter of Determination verifying that OAKLAND PROMISE as identified in  the City Council's Resolution 88208CMS  approving $1,150,000.00 to the organization known as OAKLAND PROMISE is in fact a 501(c)3 nonprofit tax-exempt public benefit corporation; and is the same OAKLAND PROMISE which is the subject organization that is  identified in the 2018 $198 Parcel Tax ballot measure known as the Children's Initiative of 2018 also known as Measure AA, which did not receive two/thirds voter approval for passage and if this OAKLAND PROMISE is the same OAKLAND PROMISE which is part of the lawsuit RG19005204 filed by the Jobs and Housing Coalition on February 1, 2020. In September, 2020 ,the Jobs and Housing Coalition was GRANTED a summary judgment from Alameda County Superior  Court that the City Council's action of December 14, 2019 stating that Measure AA had passed was VOTER FRAUD. 

Additionally,  I requested a copy of the signature document from the authorizing Agency[The California Attorney General] verifying the Certificate of Merger between EAST BAY COLLEGE FUND and the organization known as OAKLAND PROMISE.  Again, this document is unresponsive to my PRR 20-6010.

In fact, the OAKLAND PROMISE identified in the City Council's Resolution 88208 CMS states in the Whereas clause is merely a name change as a result of EAST BAY COLLEGE Amending and Restating It's Articles of Incorporation on June 27, 2019.

Another instance of confusion of which OAKLAND PROMISE is being referenced in City Council Resolution 88208CMS and which OAKLAND PROMISE is the recipient of the $1,150,000.00

A further  review of the submitted document to my PRR 20-6010 continues to add additional confusion to the identication of which OAKLAND PROMISE is being referenced in Resolution 88208CMS 

1.   Organization Name. :    OAKLAND PROMISE.
      IRS. FEIN. 54-2103707 
      Entity Type  Public Benefit. SOS/FTB
      Corporation Number 2504888

1(a)  The discrepancy here is that ALL of
         these numbers represent EAST BAY
         COLLEGE FUND and not OAKLAND 
         PROMISE that is the subject matter 
         in Council Resolution 88208CMS nor
         is it the same OAKLAND PROMISE 
         identified as a component in the
         Jobs and Housing Coalition lawsuit
         RG19005204 .

2.  Registry Status   Current Renewal Due
                                Expiration Date 5/15/20

      RCT Registration Number  122080
                                                Issue  Date 12/31/2005

      Record Type:  Charity Registration 
                             Effective Date 12/31/2005

       Date of this Status. 2/28/20.  Date of
       Last Renewal.     12/31/2005

2(a)  All of these dates predates the 
        OAKLAND PROMISE whose origin
        date is 2015 and whose Fiscal 
        Sponsor  is the OAKLAND PUBLIC 
        EDUCATION FUND(OPEF)

            Filings and Correspondence 

NOTE :  All of the 990's represented in this section are those of EAST BAY COLLEGE FUND.


            Annual Renewal Data

Status of Filing.     Accepted 
Accounting Period Begin Date. 1/1/2003
Accounting Period End Date  12/31/2003

Status of Filing.     Accepted 
Accounting Period Begin Date  1/1/2004
Accounting Period End Date 12/31/2004

Status of Filing      Accepted 
Accounting Period Begin Date  1/1/2005
Accounting Period End Date.   12/31/2005

A temporary Cease and Desist Order is appropriate and prudent against OAKLAND PROMISE from any further solicitation and collection of donations until a determination is made regarding the legal status of OAKLAND PROMISE as a 501(c)3 nonprofit tax-exempt public benefit corporation 

Finally,  OAKLAND PROMISE  is not listed on GUIDESTAR'S website the platform for ALL nonprofits.  It should be noted that both OAKLAND PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND and EAST BAY COLLEGE FUND is on GUIDESTAR'S platform.