Same here. What happened to her son is terrible and I hope she gets justice. But people should also know that the Trayvon Martin Foundation has not adequately reported their financials as they are legally obligated to do. Currently, while unsubstantiated (because nobody knows), it's been stated in several places that the Foundation is being used as a funnel for money directly to Trayvon's family personally, without any uses that correspond to the Foundation's stated purposes. Since they've failed to properly file their Form 990 with the IRS, there's no public record of their finances.

I understand why the incident could have resonated with Ms. Taylor, but I also think as a journalist she has a responsibility to not promote an organization which is flagrantly failing to follow the law around nonprofits. Instead Ms. Taylor could have promoted several other charities with better track records if she felt this was the proper moment and venue to use to promote charities focused on civil rights. For instance [1][2][3][4] all received 5 star ratings on Charity Navigator and have purposes in line with those stated for the Trayvon Martin Foundation.

1. The Southern Center for Human Rights: http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary...

2. The National Center for Law and Economic Justice: http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary...

3. The Institute for Justice: http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary...

4. Futures without Violence: http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary...