Tarkanian Received More Than $700,000 from a Children's Charity
Tarkanian received more than $700,000 from a children’s charity he founded, including paying himself over half a million dollars, including some while the charity had a six-figure deficit, and moved money from the charity to help pay off debts of his political campaign. Tarkanian Basketball Academy Was A Children’s Charity. “But the newest detail — allegations of taking $700,000 from Tarkanian Basketball Academy, a children’s charity founded by Tarkanian in the early 2000s — hasn’t been reported on before this year, and seemed salacious enough to warrant another look.” [Nevada Independent, 2/10/18] 2005-18: Tarkanian Has Received At Least $705,291 In Salary From Tarkanian Basketball Academy. 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total Tarkanian $7,800 $6,000 $11,000 $34,565 $39,456 $37,970 $0 $0 $0 $127,000 $162,000 $237,000 $42,500 $705,291 Salary 2005-17: Tarkanian Took More Than $662,000 In Salary From Tarkanian Basketball Academy, Earning $237,000 Most Recently. “But the newest detail — allegations of taking $700,000 from Tarkanian Basketball Academy, a children’s charity founded by Tarkanian in the early 2000s — hasn’t been reported on before this year, and seemed salacious enough to warrant another look. […] According to a decade of IRS filings and his 2016-2017 personal finance disclosure (that Heller’s campaign posted on its website), Tarkanian has received just more than $662,000 in salary from the charity since 2005. The biggest chunk of that income is $237,000 in salary income from the nonprofit that he reported on his 2017 financial disclosure form for his current U.S.
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