Change log

“A trustee that holds property for charitable purposes in the event that the sole beneficiary of a charitable remainder trust serves as trustee.”

“United States, any state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or to any of their agencies or governmental subdivisions”

“Any religious corporation sole or other religious corporation or organization which holds property for religious purposes”

“Political parties, candidates for federal or state office, and political action committees required to file financial information with federal or state elections commissions”

“Persons exclusively making appeals for funds on behalf of a specific individual named in the solicitation, but only if all of the proceeds of the solicitation are given to or expended for the direct benefit of the specified individual.”

“Persons that are exempt from filing a federal annual information return pursuant to 26 U.S.C.”

“or do not receive contributions from more than ten persons during a fiscal year.”

“Charitable organizations that do not intend to and do not actually raise or receive gross revenue, excluding grants from governmental entities or from organizations exempt from federal taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the federal”

“(5) a charitable corporation organized and operated primarily”

“(4) a political committee defined in Section 82013 of the California Government Code which is required to and which does file with the Secretary of State any statement pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 84200) of Chapter 4 of Title 9,”

“(3) a cemetery corporation regulated under Chapter 12 of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code,”

“Any public charity exempt from filing reports pursuant to 940 CMR 2.02(1)(a) through (d) shall not be required to register under M.G.L. c. 12, § 8E.”

“Educational institutions that have a faculty, regularly enrolled students and offer courses of study leading to the granting of recognized degrees when solicitations of contributions are primarily confined to its student body and their families, alumni, faculty and trustees and any 501(c)(3) organization authorized by and having an established identity with such institutions;”

“Charitable organizations that do not intend to solicit and receive, during a calendar year, and have not actually raised or received, during any of the three next preceding calendar years, contributions from the public in excess of $5,000, if all of their functions, including fund-raising activities, are carried on by persons who are unpaid for their services and if no part of their assets or income inures to the benefit of or is paid to any officer or member.”

“Persons requesting contributions for the relief of any individual specified by name at the time of the solicitation when all of the contributions collected without any deductions whatsoever are turned over to the named beneficiary for his use.”

“Directed only to a total of fewer than 15 persons annually”

“Appeals for funds to benefit a particular person or his or her immediate family named in the solicitation, but only if all the proceeds of the solicitation are given to or expended for the direct benefit of the person or his or her immediate family”

“Conducted by an alumni association of an accredited institution which solicits only persons who have an established affiliation with the institution”

“A cemetery that is registered with the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board under ORS 692.275 or a historic cemetery listed with the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries under ORS 97.782”

“(f) A private foundation, as defined in section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, which did not solicit contributions from more than 100 persons during the accounting year last ended.”

“(e) A charitable organization soliciting contributions for any person specified by name at the time of the solicitation if all of the contributions received are transferred to the person named with no restrictions on the person's expenditure of it and with no deductions whatsoever.”

“A fraternal, patriotic, social, educational, alumni, professional, trade or learned society which limits solicitation of contributions to persons who have a right to vote as a member.”

“(c) Any educational institution which is under the general supervision of the commissioner of education, the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, or the University of Minnesota or any educational institution which is accredited by the University of Minnesota or the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, or by any other national or regional accrediting association.”

“A religious society or organization which is exempt from filing a federal annual information return pursuant to Internal Revenue Code, section 6033(a)(2)(A)(i) and (iii), and Internal Revenue Code, section 6033(a)(2)(C)(i).”

“which did not receive total contributions in excess of $25,000, exclusive of the direct cost of prizes given to the public by the charitable organization in connection with lawful gambling conducted in compliance with chapter 349, from the public within or without this state during the accounting year last ended”

“a person requesting contributions for the relief of an individual specified by name at the time of the solicitation when all of the contributions collected, without deductions of any kind, are turned over to the named beneficiary for his use, as long as the person soliciting the contributions is not a named beneficiary”

“a veterans' organization which has a congressional charter”

“Organizations incorporated for religious purposes and actually engaged in bona fide religious programs, and other organizations directly operated, supervised, or controlled by a religious organization;”

“Educational institutions that have a faculty, regularly enrolled students and offer courses of study leading to the granting of recognized degrees when solicitations of contributions are primarily confined to its student body and their families, alumni, faculty and trustees and any 501(c)(3) organization authorized by and having an established identity with such institutions;”

“A charitable organization licensed by the department of human services that serves children and families.”

“A person that requests a contribution for the relief or benefit of an individual, specified by name at the time of the solicitation, if the contributions collected are turned over to the named beneficiary after deducting reasonable expenses for costs of solicitation, if any, and if all fund-raising functions are carried on by persons that are unpaid, directly or indirectly, for their services.”

“A charitable organization that does not invite the general public to become a member of the organization and confines solicitation activities to solicitation drives solely among its members, directors, trustees, or their immediate families.”

“A licensed hospital, hospital-based foundation, or hospital auxiliary that solicits funds solely for 1 or more licensed hospitals.”

“An educational institution certified by the state board of education.”

“A charitable organization that does not intend to solicit and receive and does not actually receive contributions of more than $25,000.00 during any 12-month period if all of its fund-raising functions are carried on by persons that are unpaid for their services”

“A nonprofit service organization that is exempt from taxation under a provision of the internal revenue code other than section 501(c)(3), 26 USC 501(c)(3), whose principal purpose is not charitable, but that solicits from time to time funds for a charitable purpose by members of the organization that are not paid for the solicitation. Funds solicited under this subdivision shall be wholly used for the charitable purposes for which they were solicited, and the organization must file with the attorney general a federal form 990 or 990-EZ.”

“solicits charitable contributions only from its members”

“Any public charity exempt from filing reports pursuant to 940 CMR 2.02(1)(a) through (d) shall not be required to register under M.G.L. c. 12, § 8E.”

“Fraternal, patriotic, social, educational, alumni organizations and historical societies when solicitation of contributions is confined to their membership”

“Persons soliciting contributions for the relief of any individual specified by name at the time of the solicitation, when all of the contributions collected, without any deductions whatsoever, are turned over to the named beneficiary for that individual's use”

“Any parent-teacher organization that is controlled by teachers and parents of children attending a particular public or private school for which the organization is named and solicits contributions for the benefit of that particular school; provided that: (i) the school is specified by name at the time the solicitation is made; (ii) all of the contributions are turned over to the school, after first deducting reasonable expenses for fundraising and parent-teacher activities; (iii) all fundraising functions are carried on by persons who are not paid, either directly or indirectly, for their fundraising services; (iv) the total contributions, less reasonable fundraising expenses, do not exceed $50,000 in any calendar year; (v) the organization provides the school at least annually with a complete accounting of all contributions received; and (vi) the governing board of the school certifies to the Attorney General, if the Attorney General makes a request for certification, that the parent-teacher organization has provided the school with a full accounting and that the organization has provided benefits and contributions to the school.”

“Any veterans organization chartered or incorporated under federal law and any veterans organization which is affiliated with, and recognized in the bylaws of, a congressionally chartered or incorporated veterans organization; provided, however, that the affiliate properly files the reports required by the congressionally chartered or incorporated veterans organization, that the congressionally chartered or incorporated veterans organization files with the government of the United States the reports required by its federal charter, and that copies of such federally required reports are filed with the Attorney General.”

“Any charitable organization receiving an allocation from an incorporated community chest or united fund, provided such chest or fund is complying with the provisions of this Act relating to registration and filing of annual reports with the Attorney General, and provided such organization does not actually receive, in addition to such allocation, contributions in excess of $4,000 during any 12 month period ending June 30th of any year, and provided further that all the fund raising functions of such organization are carried on by persons who are unpaid for such services. However, if the gross contributions other than such allocation received by such charitable organization during any 12 month period ending June 30th of any year shall be in excess of $4,000, it shall within 30 days after the date it shall have received such contributions in excess of $4,000 register with the Attorney General as required by Section 2.”

“Persons requesting any contributions for the relief or benefit of any individual, specified by name at the time of the solicitation, if the contributions collected are turned over to the named beneficiary, first deducting reasonable expenses for costs of banquets, or social gatherings, if any, provided all fund raising functions are carried on by persons who are unpaid, directly or indirectly, for such services.”

“The University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Eastern Illinois University, Illinois State Normal University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois University, all educational institutions that are recognized by the State Board of Education or that are accredited by a regional accrediting association or by an organization affiliated with the National Commission on Accrediting, any foundation having an established identity with any of the aforementioned educational institutions, any other educational institution confining its solicitation of contributions to its student body, alumni, faculty and trustees, and their families, or a library established under the laws of this State, provided that the annual financial report of such institution or library shall be filed with the State Board of Education, Governor, Illinois State Library, County Library Board or County Board, as provided by law.”

“(a) Upon initial filing of a registration statement pursuant to Section 2 of this Act and notification by the Attorney General of his determination that the organizational purposes or circumstances specified in this paragraph for exemption are actual and genuine, the following entities shall be exempt from all the report filing provisions of this Act, except for the requirements set forth in Section 2 of this Act: 1. A corporation sole or other religious corporation, trust or organization incorporated or established for religious purposes, nor to any agency or organization incorporated or established for charitable, hospital or educational purposes and engaged in effectuating one or more of such purposes, that is affiliated with, operated by, or supervised or controlled by a corporation sole or other religious corporation, trust or organization incorporated or established for religious purposes, nor to other religious agencies or organizations which serve religion by the preservation of religious rights and freedom from persecution or prejudice or by fostering religion, including the moral and ethical aspects of a particular religious faith.”

“Any educational institution, the curriculum of which, in whole or in part, is registered, approved, or accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools or an equivalent regional accrediting body, any educational institution in compliance with Article 39 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes, any foundation or department having an established identity with any of these educational institutions, and any organization with a membership that is composed solely of 20 or more educational institutions as defined under this Chapter.”

“A charitable organization or person that solicits contributions for a specific person if all contributions received are transferred within a reasonable time after receipt to the person named or that person's parent, guardian, or conservator with no restriction on expenditure of the contributions and with no deduction.”

“(5) A religious society or organization that is exempt from filing a federal annual information return pursuant to Internal Revenue Code section 6033(a)(2)(A) (i) and (iii) [26 U.S.C. 6033(a)(2)(A)(i) and (iii)] or Internal Revenue Code section 6033(a)(2)(C)(i) [26 U.S.C. 6033(a)(2)(C)(i)].”

“or to a charitable corporation or unincorporated association organized and operated primarily as a religious organization, educational institution, hospital, or a health care service plan licensed pursuant to Section 1349 of the Health and Safety Code.”

“having an established identity with, an education institution accredited by one of the accrediting agencies as provided in paragraph (3)”

“(7) Any volunteer fire department or rescue service operating in conjunction with a city or county government in this state and which has received less than $25,000.00”

“no exemption granted under authority of this subsection shall exceed for any calendar year $25,000 in money or property, adjusted once a year on October 1, in accordance with the consumer price index for the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Statistical Area, or any successor index, as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, or any successor agency.”

“An entity which: (A) Conducts regular worship services; or (B) Is qualified as a religious organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now or hereafter amended, that is not required to file IRS Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax, under any circumstances.”

“A person who is soliciting for a named individual, provided that all the contributions collected without any deductions whatsoever are turned over to the beneficiary for her or his use and provided that the person has complied with the requirements of s. 496.413.”

“Sections 496.401-496.424 do not apply to bona fide religious institutions, educational institutions, and state agencies or other government entities or persons or organizations who solicit or act as professional fundraising consultants solely on behalf of those entities, or to blood establishments as defined in s. 381.06014(1)(a). Sections 496.401-496.424 do not apply to political contributions solicited in accordance with the election laws of this state.”

“(3) Any educational institution that is licensed or accredited by any of the following licensing or accrediting organizations or their successor organizations: (A) Hawaii Association of Independent Schools; (B) Western Association of Schools and Colleges; (C) Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools; (D) New England Association of Schools and Colleges; (E) Higher Learning Commission; (F) Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities; (G) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; (H) The National Association for the Education of Young Children; or (I) Cognia;”

“Any duly organized religious corporation, institution, or society that is exempt from filing Form 990 with the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to section 6033(a)(3)(A)(i) and (iii) and (C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended;”

“Any charitable organization that normally receives less than $25,000 in contributions annually, if the organization does not employ or compensate a professional solicitor or professional fundraising counsel.”

“Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to a nonprofit corporation or a foreign nonprofit corporation that is not required to file a Form 990, 990-EZ, 990-N, or 990-PF with the IRS.”

“Institutions indirectly or affiliated with but that are not operated, supervised, or controlled by any religious organizations or religious society that own, maintain, and operate homes for the aged, orphanages, and homes for unwed mothers.”

“The organization is an educational institution which does not hold property in this state and solicitations of individuals residing in this state are confined to alumni of the institution”

““Charitable organization” does not include any bona fide duly constituted religious institutions and such separate groups or corporations which form an integral part of religious institutions, provided that:”

“For purposes of this chapter, an organization established for and serving bona fide religious purposes is not a charitable organization.”

“Agricultural fairs, as defined in § 43-21-103, that have been qualified by the commissioner of agriculture to receive state aid, pursuant to the Tennessee Agricultural Fair and Livestock Show Act, compiled in title 43, chapter 21, part 1”

“local post, camp, chapter or similarly designated element”

“Any person or entity who solicits solely for the benefit of organizations exempt from registration.”

“A charitable organization that does not invite the general public to become a member of the organization and confines solicitation activities to solicitation drives solely among its members, directors, trustees, or their immediate families.”

“A charitable organization that does not intend to solicit and receive and does not actually receive contributions of more than $25,000.00 during any 12-month period if all of its fund-raising functions are carried on by persons that are unpaid for their services”

“Any agency of this State, another state, or the federal government”

“Any corporation established by an act of the United States Congress that is required by federal law to submit to Congress annual reports, fully audited by the United States Department of Defense”

“Any nonprofit hospital licensed by the State or any similar provision of the laws of any other state”

“having an established identity with, an education institution accredited by one of the accrediting agencies as provided in paragraph (3)”

“Governmental Organizations” - any department branch, or other”

“Any candidate for national, state, or local elective office or a political party or other committee required to file information with the Federal Election Commission or any state election commission or its equivalent agency.”

“A charitable organization that meets all of the following requirements shall be considered registered as required by this act: (1) The charitable organization is a local unit of a parent organization which is registered pursuant to this act; (2) The parent organization has provided all information concerning the local unit required by subsection e. of section 7 or subsection c. of section 8 of this act; (3) All solicitations made by the local unit are made by members of the local unit or volunteers; (4) The local unit does not employ a fund raising counsel or independent paid fund raiser or utilize paid staff in preparation of materials or records concerning or related to the solicitations; and (5) (a) The local unit does not receive gross contributions in excess of $25,000 during the fiscal year; or (b) The local unit is an organization that limits membership to persons who are or formerly were employed as officers statutorily authorized to enforce the criminal laws of this State.”

“The registration requirements of this act shall not apply to any educational institution, the curriculums of which in whole or in part are registered or approved by the State Department of Education or the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, either directly or by acceptance of accreditation by an accredited body recognized by these departments; an educational institution confining its solicitation of contributions to its student body, alumni, faculty and trustees, and their families; or a library registered by the State Department of Education, provided that the annual financial report of that institution or library shall be filed with the State Department of Education where it shall be open for public inspection.”

“The registration requirements of this act shall not apply to any religious corporation, trust, foundation, association or organization incorporated under the provisions of Title 15 or 16 of the Revised Statutes or Title 15A of the New Jersey Statutes or established for religious purposes. Any agency or organization incorporated or established for charitable purposes and engaged in effectuating one or more charitable purposes, which is affiliated with, operated by, or supervised or controlled by a corporation, trust, foundation, association, or organization incorporated or established for religious purposes, or any other religious agency or organization shall also be exempt.”

“Any humane society organized under the laws of Mississippi which receives not less than fifty percent (50%) of its annual funding from contracts with counties or municipalities for the care and keeping of estrays”

“All volunteer fire departments or rescue units, rural or otherwise, chartered under the laws and statutes of the State of Mississippi as nonprofit corporations”

“Any charitable organization receiving an allocation from an incorporated community chest or united fund, provided such chest or fund is complying with the provisions of Sections 79-11-501 through 79-11-529”

“educational institutions and organizations defined in Section 6-5A-1 NMSA 1978”

“The Charitable Solicitations Act shall not apply to a religious organization, even if it is a charitable organization.”

“Any other organization which the Secretary of State by rule or order exempts from the registration requirements of this chapter upon finding that (i) such registration is neither necessary in the public interest nor for the protection of contributors, or (ii) such exemption shall further the objectives of compatibility with uniformity among the states.”

“Fraternal, patriotic, social, educational, alumni organizations and historical societies when solicitation of contributions is made solely by their membership”

“Persons requesting any contributions for the relief or benefit of any individual, specified by name at the time of the solicitation, if the contributions collected are turned over to the named beneficiary”

“Parent-teacher associations”

“Any charitable organization that does not intend to solicit and receive, and does not actually receive, contributions (in-state or out-of-state) in excess of $50,000 during a calendar year if (1) all of its functions, including its fund- raising, are carried on by persons who are unpaid for their services”

“Any nonprofit hospital licensed by this state or any other state.”

“Any parent-teacher association or educational institution, the curricula of which, in whole or in part, are registered or approved by any state or the United States, directly, or by acceptance of accreditation by an accrediting body.”

“Any bona fide, duly constituted, religious entity that (1) is exempt from taxation pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code and (2) no part of the entity’s income inures to the direct benefit of any individual.”

“Persons soliciting contributions for a named individual person, when such individual person is specified by name at the time of solicitation, the purpose for such contribution is clearly stated, and if the gross contributions collected, without any deductions whatsoever for the benefit of the solicitor or any other person, be deposited directly to an account in the name of the beneficiary established for that purpose at a licensed local bank, and if such contributions are used for the direct benefit of the named individual person as beneficiary.”

“(4) Local solicitations by a student group or parent-teacher association for its campus or group connected activities with the approval of the administration of the educational institution.”

“A nonprofit service organization that is exempt from taxation under a provision of the internal revenue code other than section 501(c)(3), 26 USC 501(c)(3), whose principal purpose is not charitable, but that solicits from time to time funds for a charitable purpose by members of the organization that are not paid for the solicitation.”

“A charitable organization licensed by the department of human services that serves children and families.”

“Hospitals and nursing homes that are subject to regulation by the Tennessee department of health”

“Hospitals and nursing homes that are subject to regulation by the Tennessee department of health”

“Volunteer fire departments, rescue squads or local civil defense organizations”

“(b) “Educational institution”, for the purposes of this section, means an organization organized and operated exclusively for educational purposes and which normally maintains a regular faculty and curriculum and normally has a regularly enrolled body of pupils or students in attendance at the place where its educational activities are regularly carried on”

“Bona fide religious institutions, educational institutions, or cooperative scholarship corporations regulated by title 49, chapter 4, part 1”

“Fraternal organizations, when soliciting from their own members, and patriotic and civic organizations, when solicitation of contributions is confined to the membership of said organizations, and the solicitation is managed by their own membership without paid solicitors”

“Educational institutions that have a faculty, regularly enrolled students and offer courses of study leading to the granting of recognized degrees when solicitations of contributions are primarily confined to its student body and their families, alumni,”

“Organizations incorporated for religious purposes and actually engaged in bona fide religious programs”

“All educational institutions that are recognized by the State Board of Education or that are accredited by a regional accrediting association or by an organization affiliated with the National Commission on Accrediting, any foundation having an established identity with any of the aforementioned educational institutions”

“($25,000.00) during any twelve-month period ending June 30 of any year or on such other date as prescribed by rule, provided all of its fundraising functions are carried on by persons who are unpaid for such services.”

“(1) Solicitations by an organization of contributions from its members and their families only, if membership is not included in a solicitation to avoid the provisions of KRS 367.650 to 367.670, is not granted upon the basis of contributions alone, and is within the exception of KRS 367.650(3).”

“(3) Solicitations by a publicly-owned or nonprofit privately-endowed educational institution regulated by the Kentucky Board of Education, the Council on Postsecondary Education, or an equivalent public authority of the jurisdiction where the institution is located, from the alumni, faculty members, student body of the institution and their families, and from corporations, for the continuance of an established educational program.”

“(2) Solicitations by a religious organization for funds for religious purposes such as maintenance of a house of worship, conduct of services, and propagation of its faith and tenets as distinguished from other charitable and civic purposes employed by nonreligious organizations.”

“The registration requirements of P.L.1994, c.16 (C.45:17A-18 et seq.) shall not apply to any charitable organization or organizations engaging in a charitable fund raising campaign which do not receive gross contributions in excess of $10,000 during a fiscal year, if all of its functions, including fund raising activities, are carried on by volunteers, members, officers or persons who are not compensated for soliciting contributions, except that if the gross contributions, whether or not all is received by any charitable organization during any fiscal year, are in excess of $10,000 the charitable organization shall, within 30 days after the date on which it shall have received the contributions, register with and report to the Attorney General as required by section 7 of P.L.1994, c.16 (C.45:17A-24);”

“The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any person making solicitations, including solicitations for educational purposes, solely for a church or a religious corporation or a corporation or an unincorporated association under the supervision and control of any such church or religious corporation”

“Any person, firm, corporation or organization that sponsors a single fundraising event for the benefit of a named charitable organization where all or part of the funds collected are donated to the named charitable organization: Provided, That the named charitable organization receiving the funds is registered pursuant to this article, reports each of these donations individually and certifies that no funds were withheld by the organization that solicited the funds”

“Churches, synagogues, associations or conventions of churches, religious orders or religious organizations that are an integral part of a church which qualifies as tax exempt under the provisions of 26 U.S.C. §501(c)(3) and which qualifies as being exempt from filing an annual return under the provisions of 26 U.S.C. §6033”

“Hospitals and licensed nursing homes which are nonprofit and charitable”

“Any charitable organization that does not employ a professional solicitor or fundraiser and does not intend to solicit and receive and does not actually raise or receive contributions, donations or grants from the public in excess of $50,000 during a calendar year.”

“Governmental organizations, i.e., any department branch or other instrumentality of the federal, state, or local governments.”

“Political candidates and organizations, i.e., any candidate for national, state, or local elective office or a political party or other committee required to file information with the Federal Election Commission or any state election commission or its equivalent agency.”

“Any person who solicits solely for the benefit of organizations described in subdivisions (1)-(4) of this section”

“Any charitable organization which does not intend to solicit and receive, and does not actually receive, contributions in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) during a calendar year if all of its functions, including fund-raising functions, are carried on by persons who are unpaid for their services”

“Any nonprofit hospital licensed by this state or in any other state”

“Any parent-teacher association or educational institution, the curricula of which in whole or in part are registered or approved by any state or the United States either directly or by acceptance of accreditation by an accrediting body”

“Any bona fide, duly constituted religious entity that is exempt from taxation pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code and has no part of its net income inuring to the direct benefit of any individual”

“Appeals for funds on behalf of a specific individual named in the solicitation, but only if all of the proceeds of the solicitation are given to or expended for the direct benefit of that individual.”

“The application requirements of RCW 19.09.075 do not apply to”

“a charitable organization that does not intend to raise or receive contributions in excess of $25,000, subject to adjustment under sub. (8) , during a fiscal year, if all of its functions, including solicitation, are performed by persons who are unpaid for their services and if no part of its assets or income inures to the benefit of, or is paid to, any officer or member of the charitable organization”

“The term charitable organization does not include religious organizations as defined below.”

“Health care institutions defined herein as any facilities that have been granted tax-exempt status under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and that are (i) licensed by the Department of Health or the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; (ii) designated by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) as federally qualified health centers; (iii) certified by the HCFA as rural health clinics; or (iv) wholly organized for the delivery of health care services without charge; and any supporting organization that exists solely to support any such health care institutions.”

“Organizations that have no office within the Commonwealth, that solicit in the Commonwealth from outside of the Commonwealth solely by means of email, telephone or telegraph, direct mail, or advertising in national media, and that have a chapter, branch, or affiliate within the Commonwealth that has registered with the Commissioner.”

“Organizations that solicit only within the membership of the organization by the members thereof.”

“No charitable or civic organization shall be exempt under this section unless it submits to the Commissioner”

“Educational institutions that are accredited by the Board of Education, by a regional accrediting association or by an organization affiliated with the National Commission on Accrediting, the Association Montessori Internationale, the American Montessori Society, the Virginia Independent Schools Association, or the Virginia Association of Independent Schools, any foundation having an established identity with any of the aforementioned educational institutions, and any other educational institution confining its solicitation of contributions to its student body, alumni, faculty and trustees, and their families.”

“"Charitable organization" does not include (i) any church or convention or association of churches, primarily operated for nonsecular purposes and no part of the net income of which inures to the direct benefit of any individual”

“Charitable organizations that do not intend to solicit and receive, during a calendar year, and have not actually raised or received, during any of the three next preceding calendar years, contributions from the public in excess of $5,000, if all of their functions, including fund-raising activities, are carried on by persons who are unpaid for their services and if no part of their assets or income inures to the benefit of or is paid to any officer or member.”

“Solicitations made exclusively to family members”

“Named-person relief solicitations (life-threatening illness; 100% of proceeds to that person)”

“A separate group or corporation that is an integral part of an institution that is an income tax exempt organization”

“a lawfully organized corporation, institution, society, church, or established physical place of worship at which nonprofit religious services and activities are regularly conducted”

“A solicitation that an organization conducts among its own established and bona fide membership exclusively through the voluntarily donated efforts of other members or officers”

“a person requesting contributions for the relief of an individual specified by name at the time of the solicitation when all of the contributions collected, without deductions of any kind, are turned over to the named beneficiary”

“the State, its political subdivisions, and an agency or a department of the State”

“(5) a veterans' organization which has a congressional charter; and (6) the State, its political subdivisions, and an agency or a department of the State which are subject to the disclosure provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.”

“(4) an organization which solicits exclusively from its membership, including a utility cooperative”

“(1) an educational institution which solicits contributions from only its students and their families, alumni, faculty, friends, and other constituencies, trustees, corporations, foundations, and individuals who are interested in and supportive of the programs of the institution”

“a church, synagogue, mosque, or other congregation organized for the purpose of divine worship, and integrated auxiliaries of them, or a religious organization determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be a tax exempt organization that is not required to file Internal Revenue Service Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-N based on its religious classification.”

“does not solicit, collect, earn, or receive gross revenue in excess of $25,000.00 during a fiscal”

“should file a copy of a complete annual financial”

“any religious corporation sole or other religious corporation or organization that holds property for religious purposes”

“The filing, registration, and reporting provisions of this article do not apply to the United States, any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or to any of their agencies or governmental subdivisions”

“Any educational institution, when solicitation of contributions is confined to alumni, faculty, trustees, or the student membership and their families;”

“Any governmental unit. For purposes of this paragraph, "governmental unit" means a political subdivision, agency, department, county, parish, municipal corporation, instrumentality or other unit of the government of the United States, a state, or a foreign country.”

“Solicitations [from out-of-state] only via mail/email/phone/TV with no NV office or regular NV agents”

“Directed only to persons who are related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity to the officers, directors, trustees or executive personnel of the charitable organization”

“the gross contributions collected, without any deductions for or by the solicitor or any other person, are deposited directly to an account in the name of the individual or group in a local federally insured financial institution established for that sole purpose and solely used for the direct benefit of the named individual or group as beneficiary.”

“Organizations that do not solicit funds from the public or receive less than $25,000 in annual contributions, provided they do not compensate individuals for fundraising activities, are exempt from registration.”

“Any educational institution, the curriculum of which, in whole or in part, is registered, approved, or accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools or an equivalent regional accrediting body”

“qualifies as an exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of title 26, United States Code, as amended, that either:”

“(f) A private foundation, as defined in section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, which did not solicit contributions from more than 100 persons during the accounting year last ended.”

“(e) A charitable organization soliciting contributions for any person specified by name at the time of the solicitation if all of the contributions received are transferred to the person named with no restrictions on the person's expenditure of it and with no deductions whatsoever.”

“A fraternal, patriotic, social, educational, alumni, professional, trade or learned society which limits solicitation of contributions to persons who have a right to vote as a member.”

“(c) Any educational institution which is under the general supervision of the commissioner of education, the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, or the University of Minnesota or any educational institution which is accredited by the University of Minnesota or the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, or by any other national or regional accrediting association.”

“A religious society or organization which is exempt from filing a federal annual information return pursuant to Internal Revenue Code, section 6033(a)(2)(A)(i) and (iii), and Internal Revenue Code, section 6033(a)(2)(C)(i).”

“A person that requests a contribution for the relief or benefit of an individual, specified by name at the time of the solicitation, if the contributions collected are turned over to the named beneficiary after deducting reasonable expenses for costs of solicitation, if any, and if all fund-raising functions are carried on by persons that are unpaid, directly or indirectly, for their services.”

“A charitable organization that does not invite the general public to become a member and confines solicitation activities to solicitation drives solely among its members, directors, trustees, or their immediate families.”

“A duly constituted religious organization or a group affiliated with and forming an integral part of a religious organization if none of its net income inures to the direct benefit of any individual and if it has received a declaration of current tax exempt status from the United States if it is a religious organization or it or its parent or principal organization has obtained tax exempt status if it is an affiliated group.”

“A licensed hospital, hospital-based foundation, or hospital auxiliary that solicits funds solely for 1 or more licensed hospitals.”

“An educational institution certified by the state board of education.”

“A charitable organization that does not intend to solicit and receive and does not actually receive contributions of more than $25,000.00 during any 12-month period if all of its fund-raising functions are carried on by persons that are unpaid for their services and if the organization makes available to its members and the public a financial statement.”

“Educational institutions soliciting only from immediate community”

“does not receive more than $25,000 in charitable contributions from the public during the year for which a registration statement and annual report otherwise would be required”

“shall not be required to register under M.G.L. c. 12, § 8E.”

“Charitable organizations that do not intend to solicit and receive and do not actually solicit or receive contributions from the public in excess of $35,000 during a calendar year or do not receive contributions from more than 35 persons during a calendar year, if the charitable organizations do not contract with professional solicitors and if no part of the assets or income inures to the benefit of or is paid to any officer or member.”

“the boy scouts of America and the girl scouts of America, including any regional or local organization affiliated therewith”

“provided that the annual financial report of such institution or library shall be filed with the attorney general”

“any charitable organization that does not intend to solicit and receive and does not actually receive contributions in excess of $10,000 during such organization's tax period, as defined by K.S.A. 17-7501 , and amendments thereto, if all of such organization's fundraising functions are carried on by persons who are unpaid for such services”

“the total contributions, less reasonable fundraising expenses, do not exceed $50,000 in any calendar year”

“A bona fide organization of volunteer firemen, or a bona fide auxiliary or affiliate of such organization, provided all its fund raising activities are carried on by members of such an organization or an affiliate thereof and such members receive no compensation, directly or indirectly, therefor.”

“Any bona fide union, bona fide political organization or bona fide political action committee, which does not solicit funds for a charitable purpose.”