Ted Haggard’s Non-Profit Choice Questioned

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By Tak Landrock

COLORADO SPRINGS – Former Pastor Ted Haggard’s exclusive e-mail to NEWSCHANNEL 13 has raised questions about the non-profit chosen to receive his donations. The letter asks for financial support while Ted and his wife go back to school in Arizona. He suggests those wanting to donate, but need a tax write-off, should send it to Families with a Mission and lists a P.O. Box in Colorado Springs. According to the Colorado Secretary of State, Families with a Missionmoved from Hawaii to Colorado in 2003, but then was dissolved for being delinquent in 2007.

Families with a Mission sent NEWSCHANNEL 13 an e-mail wanting to clarify information about its non-profit status. The unsigned e-mail says, “Families With a Mission is a legal 501(c)(3) corporate entity in the State of Hawaii, and is current and in good standing with the State of Hawaii.” According to the Hawaii Department of Commerce, the non-profit is in good standing.

When we e-mailed back asking why Haggard gave a Colorado address instead of a Hawaii address, we didn’t receive a response back. In Haggard’s letter it says, “Families With a Mission will mail us 90% of the funds for support anduse 10% for administrative costs.” The non-profit wanted to clear up some information in his statement, “Families With a Mission never withholds more than 3% of any donation, with an exception of an additional 2% merchant fee held by the bank on credit card donations. This 3% is not paid to any individual, but is left in an administrative account to help defray administrative and operating expenses of the organization.”

Questions about Families with a Mission Director Paul Huberty have also surfaced. According to thestranger.com he is a sex offender, which NEWSCHANNEL 13 was able to verify. According to court records obtained by NEWSCHANNEL 13 Huberty was found guilty of having sex with a 17-year old in his care and for touching himself inappropriately in front of two Dutch women. The charges against him happened more than 10 years ago at an Air Force Base in Germany.

In court records “He denied exposing himself to the two Dutch women, blaming them for being in the men’s area.” He also denied having an improper sexual relationship with the 17-year old.

I spoke with Pastor Ted Haggard and he told me he couldn’t comment any further about the e-mail.