Nonprofit annual report lists Dana Whitfield as executive director and names Harborline Consulting LLC as a paid vendor for 'program advisory services'.

Released award letter shows a $1.2M community grant from Cascade Grant Fund to Meridian Civic Trust, approved in a meeting chaired by Councilmember Alan Reyes.

Public disbursement ledger records two payments totaling $410,000 from Meridian Civic Trust to Harborline Consulting LLC within six weeks of the grant.

Delaware LLC formed 2023-02-14. Registered agent: Statewide Agents Inc. Filing lists an organizer address matching the Meridian Civic Trust mailing address in Fairhaven.

Local reporting raises questions about the $1.2M Cascade grant to Meridian Civic Trust and its vendor payments to Harborline Consulting LLC.

An independent auditor's report by Priya Nandakumar flags related-party risk where nonprofit officers also control paid vendors, citing Fairhaven as a case study.

Archived grantee list confirms Meridian Civic Trust among 2024 awardees, with award size redacted on the live site but visible in the earlier capture.

An archived board page — since removed from the live site — lists Dana Whitfield as both Executive Director of the Trust and Managing Partner of Harborline Consulting LLC.

Public statement from the councilmember's verified official account defending the Cascade grant as 'fully vetted' and 'a win for Fairhaven families'.

Organization's public account thanks 'our advisory partners' for program support, tagging Harborline Consulting.