SHANNEN DOHERTY DISHES WINDY CITY PAGE 36 THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 APRIL 25, 2012 VOL 27, NO. 27 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.comTIMES Survey of local non-profits BY ERICA DEMAREST of $25,000 or less are exempt. These returns, called Form it was meant to bridge the gap between recent filings 990, include data on revenue, expense, director compen- (available on GuideStar.org) and most up-to-date infor- To document federal compliance and provide status up- sation and salaries for the five highest-paid employees. mation, as well as provide insight into board and staff dates for some of the city’s largest LGBT and AIDS non- All IRS returns are due on the 15th day of the fifth demographics. profit organizations, Windy City Times (WCT) launched a month after the end of an organization’s fiscal year. In Members of the public have a right to access the an- survey of non-government organizations [NGOs] in No- layman’s terms: A 2011 return for an organization whose nual Form 990 returns and accompanying documenta- vember 2011. fiscal year ends June 30, 2012, will not be filed until tion. Organizations may charge reasonable fees to cover The newspaper requested financial, staff and board November 15, 2012. copying and mailing costs, but must share data publicly. RED DRESS data from more than 20 local organizations. As such, Windy City Times requested that participating Most groups, including the Center on Halsted, AIDS PARTY PICS As tax-exempt organizations, almost all nonprofits are organizations complete a questionnaire we titled “Survey Foundation of Chicago (AFC), Chicago House, the Heart- pagE 36 required to file annual information returns with the In- of LGBT and AIDS non-profit agencies 2011.” The docu- Turn to page 5 ternal Revenue Service (IRS); those with annual budgets ment requested data similar to that found on Form 990; Transgender woman found murdered in Chicago BY KATE SOSIN Paige Clay, a transgender woman who many believed to be a rising luminary in Chicago’s ball scene, was found apparently murdered in West Garfield Park. Clay, 23, was found in an alley on the 4500 block of West Jackson Bouldevard on Monday, April 16 at 3:52 a.m. According to police, EQIL-TCRA Clay suffered a gunshot wound to FALLOUT OVER the head. No one is custody. Area TRANS MEASURE North Detectives are investigating. page 12 Police did not identify Clay. Rath- er, several community members confirmed her identity to Windy City Times. Clay received services at local LGBT agencies and was known in Chicago’s ball scene. Clay grew up on Chicago’s West Side. At age 9 or 10, she became a page 34 ward of the state. The whereabouts of her parents are unknown to those who knew her. According to Ivory Mays, a close friend of Clay, lived for a time at Lawrence Hall Youth Services. Clay found Chicago’s LGBT com- munity at a young age, and she formed a large chosen queer family. Among them was Mina Ross, who was Clay’s “ballroom mother” in the Paige Clay. Photo courtesy of Brian Turner House of Evisu. Ross, who provided a home for Katy perry Clay for a period of time, described Clay as “rambunctious.” IN ‘POP’ She was hard to get to know, said friends. She was fiercely protective and tough. But page 37 Talk, talk those who got close enough discovered a passionate and kind person, they said. The irreverent Kathy Griffin chats with Windy City Times about her upcoming performance in Joliet, Hollywood and her new talk show. See page 34. PR photo Turn to page 14 2 April 25, 2012 WINDY CITY TIMES DANSAVAGE SYNDICATED COLUMNIST, AUTHOR AND CREATOR OF THE IT GETS BETTER PROJECT IT GETS BETTER: CREATING HOPE FOR LGBT YOUTH SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2012, 7:00 P.M. HAMMERSCHMIDT MEMORIAL CHAPEL 190 PROSPECT AVENUE ELMHURST, ILLINOIS TO SEE THE ELMHURST COLLEGE IT GETS BETTER VIDEO, VISIT WWW.ELMHURST.EDU/LGBT QUESTIONS? 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