Change log
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.
Fact changes
Oct 14, 2026
- Oct 14, 2026GA deadline rule: extension quote added; extension source url none → https://sos.ga.gov/sites/default/files/2022-02/charity_org_info_release_revised_november_20185.pdf
Source: sos.ga.gov · send source
“If additional time is needed to file financial statements, the charitable organization must submit a written request for an extension with the required renewal fee of $20.00 and the renewal form.”
Made by: CharityFile operator - Oct 14, 2026GA deadline rule: source url http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20072008/86012.pdf → https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/590-9-4-.01; source quote replaced
Source: rules.sos.ga.gov · send source
“A charitable organization which intends to solicit or have contributions solicited in this state on its behalf shall, prior to any solicitation, file an effective registration statement with the Secretary of State on Form C100 or the Uniform Registration Statement and comply with the requirements of O.C.G.A. § 43-17-5.”
Made by: CharityFile operator
Sep 15, 2026
- Sep 15, 2026GA deadline rule: due event none → prior to any solicitation
Source: legis.ga.gov · send source
“If the charitable organization has received or collected more than $1 million during its”
Made by: not recorded - Sep 15, 2026GA deadline rule: display form name none → Charitable Organization Renewal Notice
Source: sos.ga.gov · send source
“A charitable organization registration is valid for a period of 24 months from its effective date and must be renewed on or before the expiration date through the submission of a renewal application.”
Made by: not recorded - Sep 15, 2026GA deadline rule: display form name none → C100
Source: legis.ga.gov · send source
“If the charitable organization has received or collected more than $1 million during its”
Made by: not recorded - Sep 15, 2026GA deadline rule: extension available 0 → 1; extension notes none → Written request must be received before the expiration date, with the $20 renewal fee and the renewal form, stating why financial statements cannot be filed and a date they will be filed. Not automatic. Not a fixed day or month count. IRS Form 8868 does not move the Georgia renewal date.
Source: sos.ga.gov · send source
“A charitable organization registration is valid for a period of 24 months from its effective date and must be renewed on or before the expiration date through the submission of a renewal application.”
Made by: not recorded - Sep 15, 2026GA deadline rule: calculation notes GA charity-registration renewal is BIENNIAL (24-month cycle) per O.C.G.A. § 43-17-5(b)(9). Renewal fee 0 per § 43-17-5(c). Two-year audit/review windows: financial statements certified by independent CPA if revenue >M in either of the two preceding fiscal years; reviewed by independent CPA if revenue 00K-M in either year. Form 990 or 990EZ required for both preceding fiscal years if any contributions received. cycle_years=2 set so the engine emits the next renewal at year+2, not year+1. → Registration is valid 24 months from its effective date (cycle_years 2). Renewal fee is $20. Certified if received or collected more than $1,000,000 in the preceding fiscal year; reviewed if more than $500,000 but less than $1,000,000; 990, 990-EZ or C200 for the previous two taxable years. A written extension request for financial statements, with the $20 fee and the renewal form, must arrive before the expiration date.; source url https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-43/chapter-17/section-43-17-5/ → https://sos.ga.gov/sites/default/files/2022-02/charity_org_info_release_revised_november_20185.pdf; source quote replaced
Source: sos.ga.gov · send source
“A charitable organization registration is valid for a period of 24 months from its effective date and must be renewed on or before the expiration date through the submission of a renewal application.”
Made by: not recorded - Sep 15, 2026GA deadline rule: calculation notes Initial registration must be filed BEFORE soliciting contributions in Georgia per O.C.G.A. § 43-17-5(a)(1)-(3) and § 43-17-5(b)(1). Initial fee 5 per § 43-17-5(c). Audit threshold M certified / 00K-M reviewed financial statement; Form 990 or 990EZ required if any contributions received in the preceding year. → File before soliciting in Georgia. Certified financial statement if the organization received or collected more than $1,000,000 in the preceding fiscal year; reviewed if more than $500,000 but not more than $1,000,000; Form 990 or 990-EZ if any contributions. Initial fee is $35.; source url https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-43/chapter-17/section-43-17-5/ → http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20072008/86012.pdf; source quote replaced
Source: legis.ga.gov · send source
“If the charitable organization has received or collected more than $1 million during its”
Made by: not recorded
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.