The process has not been without controversy and it reopened an ongoing debate in the U.S. about how to divvy up money after a mass shooting.
Donations began to flow within hours after a gunman killed 10 people at a Boulder King Soopers grocery store one year ago.
“Public intent was, and is, to provide their monetary gifts directly to the victims’ families,” John MackenzieMackenzie’s wife, Lynn Murray, was killed in the shooting. The Healing Fund also gave $959,000 to the BoulderStrong Resource Center run by Mental Health Partners, a nonprofit providing mental health services in Boulder and Broomfield counties. The center offers counseling and other mental health services to those impacted by the shooting.
“As a community foundation, we understand in moments of crisis community members need a place to feel like they’re a part of the healing of the community,” Hernandez said. “We become that container.” Nancy Lewis, the nonprofit’s executive director, would not say how much money had been distributed to each victim or victims’ family, citing a desire to protect their privacy. She also would not say how much money in total had been distributed to victims and how much remained. COVA does not collect an administrative fee for its work, she said.
“My belief is that you can’t make decisions out of an insurance policy theory because people are affected differently,” she said.
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