Brittany Murphy’s husband, Simon Monjack, and mother, Sharon Murphy, launched a foundation with the name of the actress, which would be dedicated to arts education for children, but it was not registered as a charity with the IRS or the state of California, as required by law.

There was no record of it being listed as a non-profit organization and therefore they had to disclose they are not registered as a nonprofit when soliciting money. When questioned about the inexistence of such disclosure by TMZ, the Brittany Murphy Foundation site was shut down temporarily with the message “Down for maintenance”.

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The site was re-opened over the weekend with a special message to explain they were eager to launch a foundation to honor Brittany’s memory but that all the donations will be refund “until we have our non-profit status approved before proceeding to insure that we can truly honor Brittany’s charitable desires.”

The Brittany Murphy Foundation: We began the Brittany Murphy Foundation to honor Brittany’s wishes and to give her family, friends, and fans a way of keeping her legacy alive. In an effort to get the foundation off the ground quickly, we established it as a private foundation with plans to apply for nonprofit status down the road. However, after some thought, we have decided instead to wait until we have our nonprofit status approved before proceeding to ensure that we can truly honor Brittany’s charitable desires. Any donations made up until this point will be returned until we have all our paperwork solidified.

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Simon and Sharon might have been eager to see Brittany’s dream come true but when they conceal certain information like the fact they still didn’t have the 501(c)3 non-profit status, it certainly makes people question their true intentions.

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