CHARITY STOPS AT HOME

Reid insists he wouldn't have made a profit from the sale. He notes that he used his own money for the kids' salaries because Schuller wouldn't, and adds that there never was an oral contract to sell the property to NorthEast Denver Housing. "I'm just trying to cover my debt," he says.

But Sweet counters, "We put in $200,000 that presumably went into the property. If he's going to sell the property at market value, it just stands to reason that he was looking to make a profit on Schuller's donation. It doesn't take an MBA to figure that out."

Schuller representatives and Reid's attorney, David S. Oppenheim, are now in negotiations trying to settle the suit. According to Sweet, "If they don't settle in the next two weeks, they probably won't.