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, 2026WV deadline rule: extension quote added; extension source url none → https://code.wvlegislature.gov/29-19-5/
Source: code.wvlegislature.gov · send source
“For good cause shown, the Secretary of State may extend the due date for the annual filing of a registration statement or report by a charitable organization or a professional fundraiser for a period not to exceed 90 days.”
Made by: CharityFile operator
Sep 24, 2026
- Sep 24, 2026WV deadline rule: source quote replaced
Source: code.wvlegislature.gov · send source
“Every charitable organization, except as provided in section six of this article, which intends to solicit contributions, donations or grants within this state or to have funds solicited or received on its behalf shall, prior to any solicitation, register with the Secretary of State, in a manner or method authorized and upon forms prescribed by him or her which shall be good for one full year and which shall be refiled in the next and each following year in which the charitable organization is engaged in solicitation activities.”
Made by: CharityFile operator
Sep 15, 2026
- Sep 15, 2026WV deadline rule: display form name none → CHR-1 Registration of Charitable Organization
Source: code.wvlegislature.gov · send source
“which shall be good for one full year and which shall be refiled in the next and each following year in which the charitable organization is engaged in solicitation activities”
Made by: not recorded - Sep 15, 2026WV deadline rule: due event none → prior to any solicitation
Source: code.wvlegislature.gov · send source
“shall, prior to any solicitation, register with the Secretary of State”
Made by: not recorded - Sep 15, 2026WV deadline rule: extension days none → 90; extension notes Extensions may be available upon request → Good-cause written request; not to exceed 90 days. During the extension the previously filed statement remains in effect. Not IRS Form 8868.
Source: code.wvlegislature.gov · send source
“which shall be good for one full year and which shall be refiled in the next and each following year in which the charitable organization is engaged in solicitation activities”
Made by: not recorded - Sep 15, 2026WV deadline rule: calculation notes Annual renewal due on registration anniversary per § 29-19-5 — registration is "good for one full year" and must be refiled annually. $25/month late fee for missed deadlines. → Registration is good for one full year and must be refiled annually. The Secretary of State may extend the due date for good cause for a period not to exceed 90 days. Late fee is $25 for each month or part of the month, cap $500 in any one year (§ 29-19-5(f)).
Source: code.wvlegislature.gov · send source
“which shall be good for one full year and which shall be refiled in the next and each following year in which the charitable organization is engaged in solicitation activities”
Made by: not recorded - Sep 15, 2026WV deadline rule: calculation notes Initial registration must be filed before any charitable solicitation in WV per § 29-19-5. Triggered when org expects $50K+ annual contributions OR uses a professional fundraiser. Form CHR-1 + applicable fee tier. → Trigger is intent to solicit (or have funds solicited) in this state, except the seven § 29-19-6 classes. The $50,000 / no-professional-solicitor test is only exemption (7), not the registration trigger. If (7) is lost because contributions, donations or grants from the public exceed $50,000 in a calendar year, file within 30 days.
Source: code.wvlegislature.gov · send source
“shall, prior to any solicitation, register with the Secretary of State”
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.