For the past several years, we have concentrated on our own actions against Misti in court. Recently, we have been made aware of other complaints, and we would like to assist you with this call to action.
First and foremost, there has been no formal investigation of the 501(c)(3) status of Misti’s Mission. Despite endless rumors of “self-dealing” and other practices that run afoul of this status, nothing has been proven which will end the status of “charitable organization” for them. This kind of investigation can only be undertaken at a federal level, and apparently, requires a great volume of complaints to be undertaken at all. It is worth noting that Misti did not comply with any requests for “discovery” during our lawsuit, and therefore, no evidence of her book-keeping (for good or ill) was entered into the court record. The IRS will insist on seeing such records. To file a complaint, please fill out this form and mail (or email) to the IRS address at the bottom of the page.
Tax-Exempt Organization Complaint (Referral)
Update: Misti’s Mission had their 501(c)(3) status revoked in November of 2016. This was not formally posted by the IRS until March of 2017, and therefore, I did not know that when I made this request. Your complaints may go into preventing her from getting it, again, but your time is likely better spent, elsewhere.
Second, the Missouri State Attorney General’s office also has the power to investigate scammers and fraudsters. While they do not have the power to end her soliciting donations under the tax code, they can impose penalties for instances of fraud which can be proven. Although her behavior has certainly been unethical, it may not rise to the level of criminality. However, without a formal investigation, it is impossible to know for certain. You can alert the Missouri Attorney General’s office at the link below.
Finally, feel free to link back to this page on blogs, news sites, or Twitter. If it can rise in the ranks of Google and other search engines, it might prevent people from casually donating without knowing our story. This will not be an active blog site. In fact, it is unlikely to contain more than 3-4 posts ever. It exists at our expense, and it exists only to tell our story. To the extent that purpose can be increased, we appreciated the help with tweets, posts, and links. Thank you.