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ry . Tagger 4 FP CE 157-6171 a z Cc. Pads 1333 North Patterson Avenue Winston-Salem, North Carolina TAL Wada de he 8 ore as 1106-D East 19th Street Winston-Salem, North Carolina Funding for the BPP is dependent almost totally upon _Sonations from the general public and from the sale of the BPP “newspaper. The newspaper itself, which has in the past been a a ba Cae Ee at RE aber eS * 1 emt egal Ml A D. Finances constant source of revenue, has dwindled considerably, and the Party membership has sold less than 500 and sometimes fewer than ., 300 copies of the newspaper per month. ee ae Donations to the Party have regularly come from area churches and from individual contributions by persons who have benefited from the BPP's Free Ambulance Service. These donations vary in amounts, however, generally funds are obtained a few :? dollars at a time. - The newspaper, The Black Panther, sells for $.25 a copy and half of the proceeds From the newspaper sales are forwarded to the BPP Headquarters in Oakland, California. i 4 : | Proceeds from donations are regularly spent on gas and oil and upkeep for the BPP's ambulance and other vehicles as well as -! lene pale TH ee . 7" pA we a al | Beg Tt wee th, maintaining the Headquarters itself. In view of the shortage of funds and the almost complete turnover in funding on a monthly basis, the BPP operates ona strictly cash basis, and the cash box is maintained at the BPP Headquarters under the control of LARRY LITTLE, Leader of the BPP. ° BPP members are generally unemployed and devote their full time and energies to BPP sponsored programs. However, during the past six-month period, some BPP members have taken part-time jobs on a temporary basis in an effort to bail the Party out of serious financial difficulties. At the present time no BPP members are gainfully employed. “I rita bg hg ae py = Spey Betas Oe a ‘sep a. y ecg ere &