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, 2026CA deadline override: source url https://oag.ca.gov/charities → https://oag.ca.gov/charities/renewals; source cite CA AG Registry of Charities and Fundraisers homepage notice (time-limited blanket extension) → CA AG Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, Annual Registration Renewal page (time-limited blanket extension)
Source: oag.ca.gov · send source
“For charities whose renewal filings were due between January 7, 2025 and August 31, 2026, the deadline to file is extended to August 31, 2026.”
Made by: CharityFile operator - Oct 14, 2026CA fee schedule: source url https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/rrf1_form.pdf → https://oag.ca.gov/charities/renewals; source quote replaced
Source: oag.ca.gov · send source
“Greater than $500 million $1,200”
Made by: CharityFile operator - Oct 14, 2026CA fee schedule: source url https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/rrf1_form.pdf → https://oag.ca.gov/charities/renewals; source quote replaced
Source: oag.ca.gov · send source
“Between $100,000,001 and $500 million $1,000”
Made by: CharityFile operator - Oct 14, 2026CA fee schedule: source url https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/rrf1_form.pdf → https://oag.ca.gov/charities/renewals; source quote replaced
Source: oag.ca.gov · send source
“Between $20,000,001 and $100 million $800”
Made by: CharityFile operator - Oct 14, 2026CA fee schedule: source url https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/rrf1_form.pdf → https://oag.ca.gov/charities/renewals; source quote replaced
Source: oag.ca.gov · send source
“Between $5,000,001 and $20 million $400”
Made by: CharityFile operator - Oct 14, 2026CA fee schedule: source url https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/rrf1_form.pdf → https://oag.ca.gov/charities/renewals; source quote replaced
Source: oag.ca.gov · send source
“Between $1,000,001 and $5 million $200”
Made by: CharityFile operator - Oct 14, 2026CA fee schedule: source url https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/rrf1_form.pdf → https://oag.ca.gov/charities/renewals; source quote replaced
Source: oag.ca.gov · send source
“Between $250,001 and $1 million $100”
Made by: CharityFile operator - Oct 14, 2026CA fee schedule: source url https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/rrf1_form.pdf → https://oag.ca.gov/charities/renewals; source quote replaced
Source: oag.ca.gov · send source
“Between $100,001 and $250,000 $75”
Made by: CharityFile operator - Oct 14, 2026CA fee schedule: source url https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/rrf1_form.pdf → https://oag.ca.gov/charities/renewals; source quote replaced
Source: oag.ca.gov · send source
“Between $50,000 and $100,000 $50”
Made by: CharityFile operator - Oct 14, 2026CA fee schedule: source url https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/rrf1_form.pdf → https://oag.ca.gov/charities/renewals; source quote replaced
Source: oag.ca.gov · send source
“Less than $50,000 $25”
Made by: CharityFile operator
Sep 24, 2026
- Sep 24, 2026CA deadline rule: source url https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=RTC§ionNum=270. → https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=254.5.&lawCode=RTC; source quote replaced
Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov · send source
“Claims for the welfare exemption and the veterans’ organization exemption shall be filed on or before February 15 of each year with the assessor.”
Made by: CharityFile operator - Sep 24, 2026CA conditional duty added: condition kind bingo_raffle; source url https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=326.5.&lawCode=PEN; verification status verifiedMade by: CharityFile operator
- Sep 24, 2026CA deadline rule: source url https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=320.5. → https://oag.ca.gov/charities/raffles; verification status flagged → verified
Source: oag.ca.gov · send source
“The registration period for raffles runs from January 1 to December 31, and registration applications are due on or before January 1”
Made by: CharityFile operator - Sep 24, 2026CA conditional duty added: condition kind bingo_raffle; source url https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=320.5.&lawCode=PEN; verification status verifiedMade by: CharityFile operator
- Sep 24, 2026CA conditional duty added: condition kind dissolution; source url https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=6611.&lawCode=CORP; verification status verifiedMade by: CharityFile operator
- Sep 24, 2026CA conditional duty added: condition kind dissolution; source url https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=5913.&lawCode=CORP; verification status verifiedMade by: CharityFile operator
- Sep 24, 2026CA conditional duty added: condition kind ubti; source url https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/misc/1068.html; verification status verifiedMade by: CharityFile operator
- Sep 24, 2026CA conditional duty added: condition kind nonprofit_corporation; source url https://www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/business-entities/faqs; verification status verifiedMade by: CharityFile operator
- Sep 24, 2026CA conditional duty added: condition kind nonprofit_corporation; source url https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=6210.&lawCode=CORP; verification status verifiedMade by: CharityFile operator
- Sep 24, 2026CA conditional duty added: condition kind nonprofit_corporation; source url https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=6210.&lawCode=CORP; verification status verifiedMade by: CharityFile operator
Sep 23, 2026
- Sep 23, 2026CA exemption: source url /assets/forms/CA/2025/RRF1.pdf → https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/rrf1_form.pdf
Source: oag.ca.gov · send source
“(5) a charitable corporation organized and operated primarily”
Made by: CharityFile operator - Sep 23, 2026CA exemption: source url /assets/forms/CA/2025/RRF1.pdf → https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/rrf1_form.pdf
Source: oag.ca.gov · send source
“(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,”
Made by: CharityFile operator - Sep 23, 2026CA exemption: source url /assets/forms/CA/2025/RRF1.pdf → https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/rrf1_form.pdf
Source: oag.ca.gov · send source
“(3) a cemetery corporation regulated under Chapter 12 of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code,”
Made by: CharityFile operator - Sep 23, 2026CA deadline rule: source url /assets/forms/CA/2025/RRF1.pdf → https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/rrf1_form.pdf
Source: oag.ca.gov · send source
“ALL REGISTRANTS, regardless of the amount of total revenue, must file Form RRF-1 with the Attorney General's Registry of Charities and Fundraisers no later than four months and fifteen days after the organization's accounting period ends (May 15 for calendar year filers).”
Made by: CharityFile operator
Sep 15, 2026
- Sep 15, 2026CA required attachment: source url none → https://oag.ca.gov/charities/initial-reg; source quote added; verification status unverified → verifiedMade by: not recorded
- Sep 15, 2026CA required attachment: source url none → https://oag.ca.gov/charities/renewals; source quote added; verification status unverified → verifiedMade by: not recorded
- Sep 15, 2026CA required attachment: source url none → https://oag.ca.gov/charities/renewals; source quote added; verification status unverified → verifiedMade by: not recorded
- Sep 15, 2026CA required attachment: source url none → https://oag.ca.gov/charities/renewals; source quote added; verification status unverified → verifiedMade by: not recorded
- Sep 15, 2026CA required attachment: source url none → https://oag.ca.gov/charities/initial-reg; source quote added; verification status unverified → verifiedMade by: not recorded
- Sep 15, 2026CA required attachment: source url none → https://oag.ca.gov/charities/initial-reg; source quote added; verification status unverified → verifiedMade by: not recorded
- Sep 15, 2026CA required attachment: source url none → https://oag.ca.gov/charities/initial-reg; source quote added; verification status unverified → verifiedMade by: not recorded
- Sep 15, 2026CA exemption: description A health care service plan licensed under Health & Safety Code §1349 that reports annually to the Department of Managed Health Care — i.e., DMHC-licensed HMOs such as Kaiser Foundation Health Plan. → A charitable corporation or unincorporated association organized and operated primarily as a health care service plan licensed under Health and Safety Code § 1349.; source url /assets/forms/CA/2025/RRF1.pdf → https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12583.; source quote replaced; verification status flagged → verified
Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov · send source
“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.”
Made by: not recorded - Sep 15, 2026CA deadline rule: due event none → within 30 days after the corporation, unincorporated association, or trustee initially receives property
Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov · send source
“Every charitable corporation, unincorporated association, and trustee subject to this article shall file with the Attorney General an initial registration form, under oath, setting forth information and attaching documents prescribed in accordance with rules and regulations of the Attorney General, within 30 days after the corporation, unincorporated association, or trustee initially receives property.”
Made by: not recorded - Sep 15, 2026CA deadline rule: source url https://california.public.law/codes/ca_govt_code_section_12585 → https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12585; source quote replaced
Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov · send source
“Every charitable corporation, unincorporated association, and trustee subject to this article shall file with the Attorney General an initial registration form, under oath, setting forth information and attaching documents prescribed in accordance with rules and regulations of the Attorney General, within 30 days after the corporation, unincorporated association, or trustee initially receives property.”
Made by: not recorded - Sep 15, 2026CA conditional duty added: condition kind ubti; source url https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/misc/1068.html; verification status verifiedMade by: not recorded
- Sep 15, 2026CA required attachment: description Required if total revenue $50,000 or more → IRS return as filed, or CT-TR-1 for 990-N filers.; condition description revenue > $50,000 → File the IRS Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF as filed with the IRS (Schedule B excluded). 990-N filers file CT-TR-1 instead.Made by: not recorded
- Sep 15, 2026CA required attachment: is conditional 0 → 1; condition description none → Only if Form 1023, 1023-EZ, or 1024 was submitted to the IRS.Made by: not recorded
- Sep 15, 2026CA required attachment: is conditional 0 → 1; condition description none → Attach the IRS determination letter if granted; if not yet received, provide the FEIN; if the organization did not apply, disclose that in CT-1 Part G.Made by: not recorded
- Sep 15, 2026CA required attachment: description Founding documents → Founding documents by entity type (CT-1 Part F).; is conditional 0 → 1; condition description none → Corporations: endorsed articles and current bylaws. Associations: creating instrument. Trusts: trust instrument.Made by: not recorded
- Sep 15, 2026CA exemption: description A corporate trustee subject to the jurisdiction of the California Commissioner of Financial Institutions or the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency — i.e., a bank or trust company, not a charity. Testamentary trusts held by such trustees: should still file an annual financial summary per Probate Code §§16060-16063. → Corporate trustees subject to the Commissioner of Financial Institutions or the Comptroller of the Currency are excepted from periodic reports under Gov. Code § 12586(a). Testamentary-trust trustees still file a complete annual financial summary with the Registry (RRF-1 instructions; Prob. Code path), not Form RRF-1.; requires filing 0 → 1; source url /assets/forms/CA/2025/RRF1.pdf → https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/rrf1_form.pdf; source quote replaced
Source: oag.ca.gov · send source
“should file a copy of a complete annual financial”
Made by: not recorded - Sep 15, 2026CA exemption: description A religious corporation organized as a single-cleric office under Corporations Code §§10000–10015 — typically a presiding bishop or similar ecclesiastical officer who holds title to religious property in the corporation's name. → A religious corporation sole, or other religious corporation or organization that holds property for religious purposes, or any officer, director, or trustee thereof who holds property for like purposes (Gov. Code § 12583).; source url /assets/forms/CA/2025/RRF1.pdf → https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12583.; source quote replaced
Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov · send source
“any religious corporation sole or other religious corporation or organization that holds property for religious purposes”
Made by: not recorded - Sep 15, 2026CA exemption: description Federal, state, local, or tribal governments and their agencies. Intended for true governmental entities — not government-adjacent nonprofits or 501(c)(3) instrumentalities. → The United States, any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any of their agencies or governmental subdivisions (Gov. Code § 12583). Not tribal governments.; source url /assets/forms/CA/2025/RRF1.pdf → https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12583.; source quote replaced
Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov · send source
“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”
Made by: not recorded - Sep 15, 2026CA deadline rule: calculation notes Annual raffle registration with the CA AG. Registration period is Jan 1-Dec 31; must register before conducting any raffle in the period. → An eligible organization may not conduct a raffle unless it registers annually with the Department of Justice (Pen. Code § 320.5(h)(1)). Registration period 1 January–31 December; applications due on or before 1 January; if applying after 1 January, register before conducting any raffle in that year.; source quote replaced
Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov · send source
“The registration period for raffles runs from January 1 to December 31, and registration applications are due on or before January 1”
Made by: not recorded
Sep 14, 2026
- Sep 14, 2026CA deadline rule: extension days 180 → none; extension months none → 6
Source: ftb.ca.gov · send source
Quote not recorded in this entry.Made by: not recorded - Sep 14, 2026CA deadline rule: extension days 180 → none; extension months none → 6Source: none recordedMade by: not recorded
- Sep 14, 2026CA penalty: description Late filings incur a fee of $25 per month or partial month. The fee cannot be waived. Accrual begins on the 31st day after the Registry mails the first Delinquency letter. Charitable assets cannot be used to pay Late Fees—using charitable assets to pay penalties generally constitutes a waste of charitable assets and damage to the charity. → Cal. Gov. Code § 12586.1: a late fee of $25 for each month or part of a month after the date the registration renewal and financial report were due, or after any extension granted. Charitable assets may not be used to pay late fees; the Registry treats that as a waste of charitable assets.Made by: not recorded
- Sep 14, 2026CA deadline rule: source url https://oag.ca.gov/charities/raffles → https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=320.5.
Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov · send source
Quote not recorded in this entry.Made by: not recorded - Sep 14, 2026CA deadline rule: source url https://www.boe.ca.gov/proptaxes/welfare-exemption.htm → https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=RTC§ionNum=270.
Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov · send source
Quote not recorded in this entry.Made by: not recorded - Sep 14, 2026CA deadline rule: extension available 0 → 1; extension days none → 180; extension notes none → FTB Publication 1068: "We will grant an automatic six-month extension to file a return if both of the following conditions exist: Your organization is not suspended on the original due date. You file your organization's return on or before the extended due date." Six months after the statutory date (a 30 June fiscal year end: 15 November, extended to 15 May).; extension auto granted 0 → 1
Source: ftb.ca.gov · send source
Quote not recorded in this entry.Made by: not recorded - Sep 14, 2026CA deadline rule: extension notes Automatic extension available. 2025-2026 special extension to April 30, 2026 for filings due Jan 7, 2025 - Apr 30, 2026. → The Registry honours an IRS extension: with a Form 8868 extension the renewal is due six months after the statutory date (a 30 June fiscal year end: 15 November, or 15 May with the IRS extension). The Registry's relief for filings due between 7 January 2025 and 31 August 2026 ended on 31 August 2026.Source: none recordedMade by: not recorded
Applied migrations
September 2026
- Sep 6, 2026CA audit threshold
August 2026
- Aug 11, 2026CorrectionMO CA CO fixes
April 2026
- Apr 30, 2026
- Apr 28, 2026Correctionfix CA form199 portal url
- Apr 27, 2026
- Apr 27, 2026
- Apr 25, 2026CA ag registry status
- Apr 25, 2026CA verification quotes
- Apr 24, 2026CA conducts raffles
- Apr 24, 2026CA owns real property
- Apr 24, 2026
- Apr 24, 2026
- Apr 24, 2026CA charity reg and corp numbers
- Apr 24, 2026
- Apr 24, 2026CA audit threshold inclusive
- Apr 24, 2026
- Apr 24, 2026CA rrf1 required filing
- Apr 24, 2026
- Apr 24, 2026
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.