Category Archives: Annual Reporting

Florida Charity Registration Legislation Adds New Requirments

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs have recently been giving charity registration and professional fundraisers a lot of attention. Florida has the dubious honor of being home to 11 of the top 50 WORST charities according to the Center for Investigative Reporting; http://cironline.org/. The new legislation aims to “prevent the misuse of Floridians’

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Charity Registration VS Charity De-registration: Recipe for Success

Recently Clearly Compliant has had a string of clients and potential clients seeking assistance to “de-register” in specific states. It made me think of a saying I heard all too frequently from my Mom, “Sarah, your eyes are bigger than your stomach.” My Mom was an amazing cook who could turn mud into Mississippi Mud

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Tennessee Charity Registration Update: Reduction in Fees!

Great news from the great state of Tennessee regarding charity registration!  Effective July 1, 2014 charity registration fees for renewing organizations have been reduced by 20%.  You may recall that TN bases its fees on a nonprofit’s gross revenues and has a sliding fee schedule.  The old fee schedule started at $100 per year and capped

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California Charity Registration, Again!

California is in the process of adding teeth and money – $1.4 million special fund – to charity registration enforcement.  According to the Center for Investigative Reporting: State law requires charities that fundraise in the state to register with the attorney general. The Department of Justice estimates that there are 52,000 delinquent charities in California and at

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True Story: Nonprofit fined $4,000 for $68 Dollar Donation

True Story: I found this article from Hearbeat International, On The Leader Board, Issue 1, Volumn 1, to be direct and clear on the need for nonprofit organizations to seek advice regarding state chartiable solicitation registration requirements: http://www.heartbeatservices.org/charitable-solicitation And they say it best, “True Recommendation: As a leader and board member, you have been entrusted with

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