BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Some Baltimore City Council members are raising concerns about transparency within the Baltimore Children and Youth Fund (BCYF) in response to whistleblower allegations about how the nonprofit manages millions of taxpayer dollars
“After these allegations and hearings, I remain concerned about whether BCYF is leading with transparency,” Baltimore City Councilman Zack Blanchard (District 11) told Spotlight on Maryland.
BCYF is guaranteed a portion of Baltimore City’s assessed property value annually, which was about $16 million this fiscal year. However, BCYF operates separately from the city government as a nonprofit. City Council serves as an oversight mechanism of BCYF and is debating a pending bill that would update its regulations.
Three former BCYF employees told Spotlight on Maryland this month that the organization’s president, Alysia Lee, hired longtime friends to her top two executive jobs. The positions come with salaries of $157,500 and $144,817, based on records obtained through public information requests.
Lee has repeatedly denied interview requests with Spotlight on Maryland.
One of the BCYF whistleblowers said the nonprofit’s leadership advised employees how to prevent the Maryland Public Information Act from applying to internal communications so that Spotlight on Maryland would be unable to reveal how the organization manages millions of taxpayer dollars.
Additionally, BCYF refused to provide records to Spotlight on Maryland detailing...
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