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
Sep 24, 2026
- Sep 24, 2026ME deadline rule: extension available 1 → 0; extension days 90 → none; extension notes No statutory pre-deadline extension. POST-deadline grace: license can be renewed within 90 days after November 30 expiration with $50 late fee. Beyond 90 days organization MUST RE-APPLY as new applicant. → none
Source: legislature.maine.gov · send source
“A license issued by the director to a charitable organization expires on November 30th annually or such other time as the director may designate. A charitable organization shall apply for renewal by filing a renewal application with the director prior to the expiration date and paying the license fee as set under section”
Made by: CharityFile operator - Sep 24, 2026ME deadline rule: source quote replaced
Source: legislature.maine.gov · send source
“Unless it has received an exemption pursuant to section 5006, a charitable organization that intends to solicit, accept or obtain contributions in this State or to have contributions solicited, accepted or obtained on its behalf within this State shall file a license application with the director and pay the application and license fees as set under section 5015‑A at least 30 days before soliciting, accepting or obtaining contributions.”
Made by: CharityFile operator
Sep 15, 2026
- Sep 15, 2026ME deadline rule: extension notes No statutory pre-deadline extension. POST-deadline grace: license can be renewed within 90 days after November 30 expiration with $50 late fee. Beyond 90 days organization MUST RE-APPLY as new applicant. ME does NOT auto-honor IRS Form 8868 for state renewal. → No statutory pre-deadline extension. POST-deadline grace: license can be renewed within 90 days after November 30 expiration with $50 late fee. Beyond 90 days organization MUST RE-APPLY as new applicant.
Source: legislature.maine.gov · send source
“A license issued by the director to a charitable organization expires on November 30th annually or such other time as the director may designate. A charitable organization shall apply for renewal by filing a renewal application with the director prior to the expiration date and paying the license fee as set under section”
Made by: not recorded - Sep 15, 2026ME deadline rule: due event none → at least 30 days before soliciting, accepting or obtaining contributions
Source: legislature.maine.gov · send source
“Unless it has received an exemption pursuant to section”
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.