Mayor's family cashes in on charity

Mayor's family cashes in on charity: "Mayor's family cashes in on charity
Kilpatrick's foundation used funds to pay sister, wife, friend
October 29, 2004
BY M.L. ELRICK and JIM SCHAEFER
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITERS
A charity Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's family established to help city students has spent more than half of its money on salaries for three employees: the mayor's sister, his wife and the wife of one of Kilpatrick's best friends.
The Next Vision Foundation, created after the mayor took office in 2002, runs a leadership class for high school juniors and seniors and awarded about $50,000 in scholarships. Its motto is 'Families First ... Future Focused.'
More than $395,000 of the $717,000 the foundation raised in 2002 and 2003 from other charities, local businesses, casinos and city contractors was paid to Ayanna Kilpatrick, the mayor's sister, first lady Carlita Kilpatrick and Lisa Cylar Miller."