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Every database migration applied to CharityFile, and changes to the fees, deadlines, exemptions, penalties and other state facts in our database, with the date of each. The database writes each fact entry itself and refuses a change that does not name who made it. It also refuses to edit or delete an entry, so a correction always appears as a new entry.

See /coverage for the share of rows whose quote we found in its source and the oldest review per jurisdiction, /api/quality for the machine-readable JSON snapshot, the RSS feed of the newest 200 entries, or the CSV export of every entry.

244 database migrations since Apr 24, 2026, and 1115 fact changes since Sep 9, 2026.

Browse by category:Exemption (42)Fee (26)Deadline (20)Penalty (13)Data seed (5)Correction (3)Re-verification (2)Time-windowed override (1)
Showing 1 database migration and 8 fact changes affecting DC in deadline.Show all →

Fact changes

Oct 14, 2026

  • Oct 14, 2026
    DC deadline rule: calculation notes From 1 August 2025, DLCP: valid from the date of issuance until the last day of the same month two or four years later (example 3/12/2025–3/31/2027). Renew from 90 days before expiration on BOSS. Not a same-day anniversary of initial registration. → From 1 August 2025 a licence runs from the day it is issued to the last day of the same month two or four years later, at the term chosen when applying (DLCP's example: 3/12/2025 to 3/31/2027); a licence renewed after that day takes the same format. A licence may be renewed on BOSS from ninety days before it expires. Not a same-day anniversary of the first registration.; source quote replaced
    Source: dlcp.dc.gov · send source
    “Effective August 1, 2025 , DLCP updated the license period format. Licenses will now be valid from the date of issuance until the last day of the same month two or four years later, based on the license term selected by the customer at the time of application (example 3/12/2025 - 3/31/2027). Anyone renewing their license after August 1, 2025, your updated license will reflect this new license period format.”
    Made by: CharityFile operator

Sep 24, 2026

  • Sep 24, 2026
    DC deadline rule: source url https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/47-2851.07 → https://dlcp.dc.gov/node/1614551; source quote replaced
    Source: dlcp.dc.gov · send source
    “Licenses will now be valid from the date of issuance until the last day of the same month two or four years later, based on the license term selected by the customer at the time of application (example 3/12/2025 - 3/31/2027).”
    Made by: CharityFile operator
  • Sep 24, 2026
    DC deadline rule: cycle years choices none → every 2 or 4 years
    Source: code.dccouncil.gov · send source
    “Licenses issued under this subchapter shall be valid for a period of 6 months, 2 years, or 4 years.”
    Made by: CharityFile operator

Sep 15, 2026

  • Sep 15, 2026
    DC deadline rule: offset anchor none → end_of_month
    Source: code.dccouncil.gov · send source
    “Licenses issued under this subchapter shall be valid for a period of 6 months, 2 years, or 4 years.”
    Made by: not recorded
  • Sep 15, 2026
    DC deadline rule: extension notes No statutory extension. Late fee $50 if not filed by April 1; admin dissolution risk after September 1. → No statutory extension. Late fee $50 after April 1. Dissolution is notice plus 60 days, not automatic on September 1.; calculation notes DC Nonprofit Biennial Report due April 1 of the year following incorporation, then April 1 every 2 years thereafter per D.C. Code §29-102.11. → DC nonprofit biennial report due April 1 of the year following incorporation, then April 1 every two years (§ 29-102.11). Late fee $50 if not filed by April 1. § 29-106.01(2) is five months after that due date; the Mayor then serves notice and dissolves only if the entity does not cure within 60 days (§ 29-106.02(b)). Not automatic dissolution on September 1.
    Source: code.dccouncil.gov · send source
    “The 1st biennial report shall be delivered to the Mayor for filing by April 1 of the year following the calendar year in which the public organic record of the domestic filing entity became effective, the statement of qualification of a domestic limited liability partnership became effective, or the foreign filing entity registered to do business in the District. Subsequent biennial reports shall be delivered to the Mayor by April 1st of each 2nd calendar year thereafter.”
    Made by: not recorded
  • Sep 15, 2026
    DC deadline rule: calculation notes BIENNIAL (every 2 years) BBL renewal with Charitable Solicitation Endorsement. Due on the anniversary of your initial registration in each cycle year. Confirm any earlier license-window requirements with DLCP. → From 1 August 2025, DLCP: valid from the date of issuance until the last day of the same month two or four years later (example 3/12/2025–3/31/2027). Renew from 90 days before expiration on BOSS. Not a same-day anniversary of initial registration.
    Source: code.dccouncil.gov · send source
    “Licenses issued under this subchapter shall be valid for a period of 6 months, 2 years, or 4 years.”
    Made by: not recorded

Sep 14, 2026

  • Sep 14, 2026
    DC deadline rule: extension available 1 → 0; extension days 180 → none; extension notes No statutory extension. Charities may renew up to 6 months late; after 6 months past the renewal anniversary, organization must re-apply as a new initial registration. No automatic IRS Form 8868 honoring. → No extension. A lapsed licence is reinstated on a penalty: $75 within 30 days of the lapse, $150 from 30 days to 6 months, $350 after 6 months plus any reinstatement requirements the Department sets (D.C. Code § 47-2851.10).; source url https://dlcp.dc.gov/node/1618416 → https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/47-2851.07
    Source: code.dccouncil.gov · send source
    Quote not recorded in this entry.
    Made by: not recorded
  • Sep 14, 2026
    DC deadline rule: calculation notes Initial BBL with Charitable Solicitation Endorsement must be obtained BEFORE soliciting in DC per §44-1702. Filed via mybusiness.dc.gov. Required documents: Certificate of Occupancy/Home Occupation Permit, Charitable Services Business Worksheet, Corporate Registration, IRS Determination Letter, FR-164 Tax Exemption Certificate, Tax Registration & Clean Hands Certificate. → Initial BBL with Charitable Solicitation Endorsement must be obtained BEFORE soliciting in DC per §44-1703(a). Filed via mybusiness.dc.gov. Required documents: Certificate of Occupancy/Home Occupation Permit, Charitable Services Business Worksheet, Corporate Registration, IRS Determination Letter, FR-164 Tax Exemption Certificate, Tax Registration & Clean Hands Certificate.
    Source: code.dccouncil.gov · send source
    Quote not recorded in this entry.
    Made by: not recorded

Applied migrations

August 2026

  • Aug 13, 2026
    DeadlineDC deadline notes customer safe

Fact entries record changes to fees, deadlines, exemptions, penalties, required attachments, agencies, audit thresholds, deadline extensions and conditional duties, including changes made directly in the database. A fee, deadline, exemption or deadline extension entry shows the source quote and link of its row, or says what the entry did not record. Migration entries record every migration applied to the production database. This page shows every entry. The database refuses to edit or delete an entry of either kind. “Made by: not recorded” marks an entry from before we recorded who made each change.