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Originally Posted by FrankJ
If the funds came through (IE donations paid to ) or provided by the local government agency it pretty clear. It is property of the agency. With the limited information provided: If the mentor/coach just wanted to stuff, they are out of luck. If they want to start another team then they need to convince the agency that is a good idea. Government agency are also constrained by laws governing surplus property. I would avoid the threat of legal action in the discussion. First lawyer consult will be more than cost of the equipment. Lawsuits against the government are never cheap. ;]
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Sorry for the limited information. I am trying to keep the team and myself anonymous.
All funds go through the local agency for transparency and accountability. It is in a separate account so paperwork needs to be filed to access any team funds.
I have not been a part of any discussions per se, but I do know that the local agency did contact their lawyer to make sure everything being done was legal (as you mentioned, they are constrained by laws in this).
I could not say if the coach wants the team assets for himself or to start a new team, but either way the two organizations do not want to hand the assets over to him as a "new" team is likely to fail for the same reasons the current one is and they believe they could put the assets to better use within the community.
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Originally Posted by rich2202
Look for the Team's Organization Materials -When the team was originally formed.
Was it a private, 501(c)-3, sub-agency (school club), etc. How it was formed will drive who owns the assets.
Just because money came from a government agency does not mean it belongs to the government. Governments give grants all the time. Once a grant is given, the assets are usually property of the receiving organization.
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How it was formed could be up to interpretation. There is, as far as I know, no documentation about it.
The funds for the team came from a variety of different sources, though no government grants. Both of the organizations that the team is under donated to the team (both money and resources), as did a 501(c)3 under the local government agency. All funds still belong to the team, the question is who do they belong to when the team no longer exists.