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.
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244 database migrations since Apr 24, 2026, and 1115 fact changes since Sep 9, 2026.
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Showing 3 database migrations and 19 fact changes affecting RI.Show all →
Fact changes
Oct 14, 2026
- Oct 14, 2026RI deadline rule: extension quote added; extension source url none → https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-53.1/5-53.1-4.htm
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“The due date on which to submit financial information (IRS Form 990 or audited annual financial statements) shall initially be extended until the IRS due date, and then until the IRS extension dates, as necessary. For the initial request, the registrant shall submit to the department an extension request letter with the annual registration form stating the IRS due date. For any further extensions, the registrant shall submit an additional letter or a copy of the IRS request for an extension form. The extensions apply to Form 990, the annual audited financial statement, and any other information referred to in § 5-53.1-2(a)(9), (11), and (12). With respect to organizations that submit compiled financial statements referred to in subsection (a) of this section, extensions will be granted upon written request, totaling not more than six (6) months.”
Made by: CharityFile operator - Oct 14, 2026RI deadline rule: source url https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-53.1/5-53.1-4.htm → https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-53.1/5-53.1-2.htm; source quote replaced
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · send source
“Registration under this section shall expire one year following the approval of the application by the department, unless the director prescribes a different period by rule or order. Re-registration shall also be for a similar period of one year and may be effected by filing an application on forms prescribed by the director no later than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the prior registration.”
Made by: CharityFile operator - Oct 14, 2026RI deadline rule: extension months 6 → none; extension notes File a request letter with the annual registration. Financial information is then due on the IRS Form 990 due date, including any IRS extension dates. Further letters or Form 8868 as DBR directs. Not automatic without that request. → The extension covers only Form 990, the audited financial statement and the related items the statute names, not the re-registration itself. File the annual registration form by its due date with an extension request letter that states the IRS due date; the financial information is then due on the IRS due date, and after that on the IRS extension dates. For each further extension, send another letter or a copy of the IRS extension request. An organization that submits compiled financial statements gets extensions of up to six months in total on written request.
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“The due date on which to submit financial information (IRS Form 990 or audited annual financial statements) shall initially be extended until the IRS due date, and then until the IRS extension dates, as necessary.”
Made by: CharityFile operator
Sep 24, 2026
- Sep 24, 2026RI deadline rule: source quote replaced
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“Every charitable organization, except as otherwise provided in § 5-53.1-3, that acts, operates, transacts business in this state, or intends to solicit contributions from persons in this state by any means whatsoever, shall, prior to any solicitation, file with the director upon forms prescribed by the department, the following information:”
Made by: CharityFile operator
Sep 23, 2026
- Sep 23, 2026RI penalty: short label Rhode Island (person: first offense up to $1,000 or one year; later up to $5,000) → Rhode Island (misdemeanor for a willful and knowing violation: first offense fine up to $1,000, up to one year, or both; later offenses fine up to $5,000, up to five years, or both); risk class civil → misdemeanor; source quote replacedMade by: CharityFile operator
Sep 16, 2026
- Sep 16, 2026RI penalty: source cite R.I. Gen. Laws §5-53.1-14 → R.I. Gen. Laws §5-53.1-15Made by: not recorded
Sep 15, 2026
- Sep 15, 2026RI required attachment: source url none → https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-53.1/5-53.1-4.htm; source quote added; verification status unverified → verifiedMade by: not recorded
- Sep 15, 2026RI required attachment: source url none → https://dbr.ri.gov/media/31856/download; source quote added; verification status unverified → verifiedMade by: not recorded
- Sep 15, 2026RI required attachment: source url none → https://dbr.ri.gov/banking-securities-and-charitable-organizations/securities-and-charities/charitable-organizations; source quote added; verification status unverified → verifiedMade by: not recorded
- Sep 15, 2026RI deadline rule: due event none → prior to any solicitation
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“Every charitable organization, except as otherwise provided in § 5-53.1-3, that acts, operates, transacts business in this state, or intends to solicit contributions from persons in this state by any means whatsoever, shall, prior to any solicitation, file with the director”
Made by: not recorded - Sep 15, 2026RI conditional duty added: condition kind charitable_trust; source url https://www.sos.ri.gov/divisions/business-services/non-profit/business-basics/your-structure; verification status verifiedMade by: not recorded
- Sep 15, 2026RI exemption added: exemption type nursing_home; description Institutions that own, maintain, and operate homes for the aged, orphanages, and homes for unwed mothers, that are only indirectly affiliated with a religious organization and are not operated, supervised, or controlled by a religious organization or society. R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-53.1-3(a)(13) second sentence. Not the churches and denominations sentence on exemption row 206.; requires filing 0; source url https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-53.1/5-53.1-3.htm; verification status verified
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“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.”
Made by: not recorded - Sep 15, 2026RI required attachment: description Required if annual income >= $1,000,000 → Audited annual financial statements when annual gross income exceeds $1,000,000.; condition description Annual income >= $1,000,000 → Annual gross income in excess of $1,000,000.Made by: not recorded
- Sep 15, 2026RI required attachment: description 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF → IRS Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF as filed, unless the organization is new and has not completed its first fiscal year.; is conditional 0 → 1; condition description none → Required except a new organization that has not completed its first fiscal year.Made by: not recorded
- Sep 15, 2026RI penalty: description Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation may assess administrative fines of up to $1,000 per violation per R.I. Gen. Laws §5-53.1-14(a). Among the lowest civil penalty caps of audited states. DBR may also revoke, suspend, or deny registration of charitable organizations, professional fundraisers, professional solicitors, or fundraising counsel. → A person who violates chapter 5-53.1: first offense a misdemeanor of not more than one thousand dollars or not more than one year, or both; second and subsequent not more than five thousand dollars. DBR may also assess an administrative fine of up to $1,000 per act under § 5-53.1-14(a).; short label Rhode Island ($1,000 admin fine per violation + revocation) → Rhode Island (person: first offense up to $1,000 or one year; later up to $5,000); source url https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-53.1/5-53.1-14.htm → https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-53.1/5-53.1-15.htm; criminal scope none → both; source quote replacedMade by: not recorded
- Sep 15, 2026RI fee schedule: fee amount $22 → $20; fee calculation notes Rhode Island Department of State Nonprofit Annual Report — $22 fee per R.I. Gen. Laws §7-6-90. Filed annually with RI Department of State Business Services Division. NOT the DBR charitable solicitation registration — separate corporate filing under nonprofit corp law (Title 7 Chapter 6). → Rhode Island Department of State nonprofit corporation annual report: $20 under R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-6-92(13). Filed between February 1 and May 1. Distinct from the DBR charitable-organization registration.; source url https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-6/7-6-90.htm → https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-6/7-6-92.htm; source quote replaced
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“Filing any other statement or report, including an annual report, of a domestic or foreign corporation, twenty dollars ($20.00).”
Made by: not recorded - Sep 15, 2026RI deadline rule: extension days 180 → none; extension months none → 6; extension notes IRS Form 990 extension AUTO-honored per §5-53.1-4(i) verbatim: "The due date on which to submit financial information (IRS Form 990 or audited annual financial statements) shall initially be extended until the IRS due date, and then until the IRS extension dates, as necessary." This applies specifically to financial-information submission; basic registration renewal is due 30 days prior to expiration. → File a request letter with the annual registration. Financial information is then due on the IRS Form 990 due date, including any IRS extension dates. Further letters or Form 8868 as DBR directs. Not automatic without that request.; extension auto granted 1 → 0; source url https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-53.1/5-53.1-2.htm → https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-53.1/5-53.1-4.htm; source quote replaced
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“The due date on which to submit financial information (IRS Form 990 or audited annual financial statements) shall initially be extended until the IRS due date, and then until the IRS extension dates, as necessary.”
Made by: not recorded
Sep 9, 2026
- Sep 9, 2026RI deadline rule: calculation notes Encoded as registration_anniversary, days_offset=-30, cycle_years=1. Registration expires one year after the department approved the application; re-registration is due 30 days before that anniversary. Text read 2026-09-09 on Justia's reproduction of R.I. Gen. Laws 5-53.1-2 because the primary site blocks this network; the sentences this row already held from the primary site match Justia word for word. → Due 30 days before your registration expires, one year after the department approved it.
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Quote not recorded in this entry.Made by: not recorded - Sep 9, 2026RI deadline rule: base reference fiscal_year_end → registration_anniversary; days offset 135 → -30; calculation notes Re-registration due 30 days prior to expiration (registration expires 1 year following department approval) per §5-53.1-2(e). The FYE+135d in DB approximates this for fiscal-year-aligned orgs but actual deadline is anniversary-based. IRS Form 990 extensions extend the financial-information due date. → Encoded as registration_anniversary, days_offset=-30, cycle_years=1. Registration expires one year after the department approved the application; re-registration is due 30 days before that anniversary. Text read 2026-09-09 on Justia's reproduction of R.I. Gen. Laws 5-53.1-2 because the primary site blocks this network; the sentences this row already held from the primary site match Justia word for word.
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Applied migrations
September 2026
- Sep 9, 2026
- Sep 9, 2026
April 2026
- Apr 29, 2026
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