Star sues charity.[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With nearly two million nonprofits in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , it's been said that competition among charities is getting more fierce. Actress Geena Davis Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21 1956) is an Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated American actress and former fashion model. Biography Early life proved just how much more, filing a lawsuit regarding ownership of a nonprofit she said she created called See Jane. An Oscar nominee, Davis filed suit in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Superior Court against Duluth, Minn.-based Dads & Daughters (DAD), its president, Joseph Kelly, its executive director, Nancy Gruver, among others. In the suit, Davis said that during early 2004 she "independently conceived of an idea to form a charitable foundation to research and become involved in advocacy related to the depictions of gender in children's media." Davis said in court papers that Kelly and Gruver planned to expand operations, hiring a new executive director "to focus on fundraising for their own projects in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and who would not fundraise fund·raise or fund-raise also fund raise intr.v. fund·raised, fund·rais·ing, fund·rais·es To engage in fundraising. Verb 1. for See Jane." DAD's version of events, posted on its Web site, are that it was Davis who "expressed her desire to operate See Jane independently from DADs and establish the program as its own entity. |
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