Birds-Eye View of Fundraising Compliance for Nonprofits

HARBOR COMPLIANCE PRESENTS CHARITABLE SOLICITATION REGISTRATION COMPLIANT GENERALLY SPEAKING, NONPROFITS MUST REGISTER TO FUNDRAISE IN ANY STATE WHERE THEY SOLICIT DONATIONS REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED IN 39 STATES PRIÓR TO SOLICITING DONATIONS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER DONATIONS ARE RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 40 STATES REQUIRE CHARITABLE SOLICITATION REGISTRATION NONPROFITS COMMONLY REGISTER IN THEIR STATE OF INCORPORATION FIRST FAILING TO REGISTER WHEN REQUIRED FLORIDA, PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, AND NEW YORK CAN CAN RESULPENALTIES IN STATE ARE AMONG THE STATES WITH EVEN WORSE, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS CAN BE SUBJECT TO LEGAL AND FINANCÍAL LIABILITY THE MOST STRICT REQUIREMENTS NONPROFITS COMMONLY REGISTER IN TEXAS ILLINOIS DUE TO THE VOLUME OF DONATIONS TYPICALLY RECEIVED FROM THOSE STATES THE UNIFIED REGISTRATION STATEMENT (URS) IS A CONSOLIDATED REGISTRATION FORM FOR MULTIPLE STATES THE STATES THAT DO NOT ACCEPT THE URS ARE: 32 COLORADO STATES ACCEPT THE URS AND 13 OF THESE STATES REQUIRE SUPPLEMENTS - DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA -FLORIDA -MAINE - NEVADA - OНIO - OKLAHOMA -SOUTH CAROLINA RELIGIOUS GROUPS, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, AND NONPROFITS WITH LOw REVENUES MAY BE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION IN CERTAIN STATES REGISTRATION FEES VARY THE IRS REQUIRES NONPROFITS TO DISCLOSE ALL STATES BY STATE AND REVENUE IN WHICH THEY ARE REGISTERED OF THE ORGANIZATION ON FORM 990 THE LOWEST FEE IS $0 THE CHARLESTON PRINCIPLES PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR ONLINE FUNDRAISING THE AVERAGE MINIMUM FEE IS $35 THE HIGHEST FEE IS $412.50 NONPROFITS THAT SOLICIT DONATIONS THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE MUST REGISTER IN THEIR STATE OF INCORPORATION AND ANY STATES IN WHICH THEY APPROXIMATELY 24 STATES REQUIRE DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS SOLICIT DONATIONS FROM RESIDENTS OR RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS ON AN ONGOING BASIS STATES VIEW HAVING A DONATE STATES REQUIRE REGISTRATION OF THE NONPROFIT CORPORATION NOW BUTTON ON A WEBSITE AS I ACTIVELY SOLICITING DONATIONS WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE GENERALLY, STATES TREAT CROWDFUNDING OTHER STATES REQUIRE APPOINTMENT OF A LIKE ANY OTHER REGISTERED AGENT ONLINE FUNDRAISING NOW YOU KNOW! This inform ation is accurate as of May 2015. State fundraising requirem ents frequently change. This is general information and should not be construed as legal or tax advice. Source: The National Association of State Charity O ffi cials (NASCO) More infor mation can be found online in our Fundraising Compliance Guide. COPYRIGHT 2015 HARBOR COMPLIANCE HARBOR COMPLIANCE 1-888-995-5895 https://www.harborcompliance.com