Subject: Dec Funding Decisions- Time Sensitive please read ASAP
From: "Amy Dacey" <[email-masked]>
To: "John Podesta" <[email-masked]>, [email-masked], "Rob McKay" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Mary Pat Bonner" <[email-masked]>, "Beth Eagle" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:26:56 -0500

Tom Matzzie asked when he is getting his check from Fund for America in
December.

He said Steve Bing may or may not move money at the end of december to
either the C4 or the 527.  (John I know he said you were calling Steve
tommorrow but if there is any way to try and reach him today that would be
helpful.)

I explained to Tom that we were working under the assumption that Steve was
moving money directly to him at the C4 (2.5 million dollars) and the Fund
would not be moving him money directly in December.

In addition the fund was moving money to America Votes and some other voter
mobilization groups to reach the 50/50 split.

Tom expects a check from the fund regardless of the Bing money coming in or
not.  He said it was not in good faith if we dont make sure he has money in
December and he has a $400,000 deficit.  He also said that he cannot control
Bing and thought there was an agreement with the fund for moving money
evenly to the message and voter mobilization.

If the Bing money does not move I believe we have approximately 6 million
dollars into the fund by December 31.

*Then the Question is do we move:*
*$1 million to the C4, $1 million to AV, for the month of December.*
*(we also have approximately $150,000 in administrative expenses.*
**
*My reccomendation is to agree to the above if Bing does not move his
money.  *

I only have tommorrow and possibly next Wednesday as the only working days
to distribute money to these groups in December.
Can  I please get feedback on what the Board would like to do as soon as you
can?

Thank you.