Pulse Foundation Dissolved as Florida County Scrutinizes Its Financials

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The foundation formed to create a permanent museum at the site of the Pulse shooting formally dissolved. Now, elected officials in Central Florida want to know what happened with millions in public investment for the site.

The onePulse Foundation formed shortly after the shooting at the Orlando gay club. The shooting remains the deadliest attack on LGBTQ+ people in U.S. history. Shooter Omar Mateen entered the club on Latin Night, June 12, 2016, and killed 49 people, most of them Latino or queer.

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, who served as sheriff at the time of the 2016 shooting, addressed the matter Tuesday morning. Orange County, where Orlando is located, in 2018 committed $10 million to the foundation to cover designs for a museum. Florida also promised $500,000 for construction costs, of which $400,000 already has been paid out. That means public dollars made up the bulk of the $20 million raised by the foundation over its existence.

But in October, the foundation announced it would not proceed with plans for a museum. Last week, board trustees voted to…

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