Regarding several recent letters to the editor and two Sun City Independent articles about the Sun City Foundation, it’s time readers hear the rest of the story.

Janet Curry and I are the two individuals who approached the Sun City Foundation board in January 2024 about joining their board to seek grants and other bequests. However, they voted that we “were not a good fit.”

We are perplexed about the controversy surrounding this issue. The term “unqualified” has been published to describe us. We were never told what qualifications the SCF board were seeking or how ours fell short. Both of our resumes, if requested, would show we have a great deal of experience and expertise in the area we were proposing. We will let you be the judge as to whether we have the “qualifications” you desire for a director of the Sun City Foundation.

Linda McIntyre

• Sun City homeowner since 2013

• 40+ years as paralegal, court administration and non-profit administration.

• Executive director of three nonprofits, including one county-wide community foundation.

• Member of city and county economic development and tri-county wide organization.

• Member of United Way board

• Executive director of our community foundation

• Founding member of Women’s Giving Circle

• Member of Legacy Society (planned giving)

Broad experience in:

• IRS rules governing tax exempt organizations

• Best practices for operating non-profits, including financial management

• Grant management policies and procedures, assuring stable funding sources

• Annual report development and distribution

• Fundraising/event planning

• Developed board training

• Achieved National Standards Certification

Janet Curry

• Second generation Sun City homeowner

• Past director on four foundation boards, including two as a founding member and one as executive director

• Columbus Library Foundation

• Platte Valley Literacy Association

• Columbus Area Community Fund

• Columbus Library Foundation

• Columbus Community Hospital Foundation. Started in early 2000’s and now has an endowment of over $100 million after paying for capital projects (building additions and renovations), expensive medical equipment, scholarships, and health programing for staff, patients and general public

• First president of hospital foundation

• Member of governing boards of United Way, American Red Cross, and local school board

• Grant writing experience

• American Library Association (at least three $25,000 grants)

• Union Pacific Foundation

• Peter Wieweit Foundation (required local matching funds)

• UPS Foundation ($115,000 family literacy grant in 1997)

• Annual United Way grant requests

We are both committed to helping find alternate funding sources for RCSC projects and needs as well as continuing the excellent work of helping members who have outlived their resources with their annual assessments. The current RCSC board has promised the money already donated to the Foundation, approximately $400,000 will remain restricted to help members with their annual assessment.

We hope this letter clears up some of the misinformation you may have heard or read in recent weeks.

Reader reactions, pro or con, are welcomed at AzOpinions@iniusa.org.