Category Archives: financial
What Did Sponsors Think They Were Sponsoring?
We’ve reported on the extraordinary commission rate that Commonwealth Productions earned for selling advertising, which seems to be exclusively for the Pax Centurion, here and here. We’ve also shown that advertisers … Continue reading
Are Scholarships the Priority of BPPA’s Scholarship Fundraising?
Many Pax Centurion sponsors we contacted have said they thought they were contributing to a scholarship fund, rather than supporting a newsletter. People’s United Bank said their ad was run … Continue reading
The Million Dollar Contractor
In case you missed it, Saturday morning we posted an entry detailing information surrounding BPPA’s advertising. We found that, in 2010, one Commonwealth Productions received a $259,743 commission payment on … Continue reading
Who Gets 77% Commission?
In a recent post we reported that the 2010 BPPA tax form shows a $259,743 commission payment on $336,494 sales (~77%) to Commonwealth Productions, 264 Raynor Street, Whitman, MA. A … Continue reading
The Phoenix and Universal Hub follow up on BPPA response; more financial questions come to light
From the Phoenix: One week after the Phoenix featured the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association (BPPA) and its racist newsletter on our cover, the union responded with a letter on its … Continue reading
Summary of BPPA’s 2010 Tax Report
Yesterday we posted the 2010 tax returns for the BPPA. We realize, though, that people have different skills and learning styles, and that digging through a 40-page form may be … Continue reading
