Legal Question in Business Law in Virginia

I work for a commercial radio station. almost 4 years ago, we needed some new equipment for our studio and did not have it, so we asked listeners if they would like to donate to help us raise money for the equipment. We raised the money to get the equipment, which was to help our station be able to go on the air 24 hours a day and help up get our website up and running verbal or written agreements between our station and the donors, except that the money would be used for what we stated. Since that time, we have come to the realization, because of the nature or radio, that we are going to have to do a format change to gain a larger listening audience. We have one woman that donated 800 dollars to us that is wanting her money back that she donated, saying she does not like the format and would not have given the money had she known we would do a format change. What can we do? Do we have to give that money back?

Asked on 2/28/12, 7:27 am

Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

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So, the money was used for its stated purposes which apparently was for the

purchase of equipment to be used to operate your radio station, correct?

If so, I know of no legal reason as to why this particular lady's donation of

$800 given for this purpose would now have to be refunded to

her merely because she now claims to be disgruntled with a proposed change

in the station's format, i.e., progamming arrangements.

Answered on 2/29/12, 9:20 pm

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