Georgia State Fundraising Registration
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Georgia defines requirements for:
• Charitable Organization Registration
• Commercial Co-Venturer Registration
• Professional Fundraiser Registration
• Individual Nonprofit & Fundraising Licenses
• Charitable Gift Annuity Registration
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Georgia Charitable Organization Registration
Agency: Georgia Professional Licensing Boards and Securities Division
Law: Georgia Code Ann. § 43-17-5 et seq.
Foreign Qualification is a Prerequisite: No
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?: No
One-Time Exemption Registration
Exemption Eligible Organizations:
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Initial Registration
Form: Form C-100: Charitable Organization Registration
Filing Method: Mail or online.
Agency Fee: $35
Turnaround: 4-6 weeks
Notes:
- Before you Apply -
Domestic Applicants:
Foreign Applicants:
- How to Apply -
Domestic Applicants:
- File formation documents with the Georgia Secretary of State - Corporations Division.
- Submit a completed Charitable Organization Registration form and all required attachments to the Georgia Professional Licensing Boards and Securities Division.
Foreign Applicants:
- Determine whether or not your charity will need to foreign qualify based on your activity in Georgia. If not required, skip to number 3.
- File foreign qualification documents with the Georgia Secretary of State - Corporations Division.
- Submit a completed Charitable Organization Registration form and all required attachments to the Georgia Professional Licensing Boards and Securities Division.
- Required Attachments -
Registration Renewal
Form: Charitable Organization Renewal
Filing Method: Mail or Online
Agency Fee: $20
Due:
Due Date Extension:
Due dates can be extended by submitting the renewal form, renewal fee, and a letter that specifies the reason the financial statements cannot be filed and a date when such financial statements will be completed and filed.
Notes:
A renewal notice will be sent in the mail in the month prior to the expiration month. The notice should be returned with all required attachments and the renewal fee.
Required Attachments:
Contract Filing
Filing Method: Contracts can be emailed to charities@sos.ga.gov.
Agency Fee: $0
Turnaround: 1-2 business days
Due: Charities that contract with a commercial co-venturer for a charitable sales promotion should submit a copy of the contract within 30 days of the contract being signed.
Notes:
The agreement must be signed by an authorized representative of the charitable organization and the commercial coventurer and it must include, at a minimum, the following:
- The goods or services to be offered to the public;
- The geographic area where, and the starting and final date when, the offering will be made;
- The manner in which the charitable organization's name will be used, including the representation to be made to the public as to the actual or estimated dollar amount or percent per unit of goods or services purchased or used that will benefit the charitable organization;
- If applicable, the maximum dollar amount that will benefit the charitable organization;
- The estimated number of units of goods or services to be sold or used;
- A provision for a final accounting on a per unit basis to be given by the commercial coventurer to the charitable organization and the date by which it will be made;
- A statement that the charitable sales promotion is subject to the requirements of this chapter; and
- The date by when, and the manner in which, the benefit will be conferred on the charitable organization.
How to Apply: The charity must be registered to solicit charitable contributions or otherwise exempt for the contract to be accepted.
Change of Fiscal Year
Agency Fee: $0
Notes: Georgia does not track organization's fiscal years, but attach a cover letter to the renewal explaining the change.
Cancellation
Form: Charitable Organization Withdrawal Form
Agency Fee: $0
Notes: To close out your registration, submit the withdrawal of charitable organization form.
Georgia Charitable Gift Annuity Registration
Agency: Georgia Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner
Law: GA Code § 33-58-1 et seq.
Organization Age Requirement: 3 years of continuous existence immediately preceding licensure.
Minimum Unrestricted Cash or Cash Equivalent Requirement: $300,000
Initial Registration
Notes: Georgia charities must provide notice on the day they first enter into a charitable gift annuity agreement. Notices must identify the organization, certify that the organization is a charity and that the annuities issued are qualified charitable gift annuities, and be signed by an officer or director.
Registration Renewal
NOT REQUIRED
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Commercial coventurer means a person who for profit is regularly and primarily engaged in trade or commerce other than in connection with soliciting for charitable organizations or purposes and who conducts a charitable sales promotion.
Georgia Commercial Co-Venturer Registration
NOT REQUIRED
Commercial Co-venturer licensure is not required on the State level in Georgia.
Georgia does not currently have a traditional registration requirement for commercial co-venturers, but they may need to follow other regulations before and after fundraising events.
More information: Georgia Secretary of State
Contract Filing
Form: Contract
Filling Method: Contracts can be emailed to charities@sos.ga.gov.
Agency Fee: $0
Notes: The agreement must be signed by an authorized representative of the charitable organization and the commercial coventurer and it must include, at a minimum, the following:
- The goods or services to be offered to the public;
- The geographic area where, and the starting and final date when, the offering will be made;
- The manner in which the charitable organization's name will be used, including the representation to be made to the public as to the actual or estimated dollar amount or percent per unit of goods or services purchased or used that will benefit the charitable organization;
- If applicable, the maximum dollar amount that will benefit the charitable organization;
- The estimated number of units of goods or services to be sold or used;
- A provision for a final accounting on a per unit basis to be given by the commercial coventurer to the charitable organization and the date by which it will be made;
- A statement that the charitable sales promotion is subject to the requirements of this chapter; and
- The date by when, and the manner in which, the benefit will be conferred on the charitable organization.
Before You Apply: Charities that contract with a commercial co-venturer for a charitable sales promotion should submit a copy of the contract within 30 days of the contract being signed.
Contract Amendment
Agency Fee: $0
Due: An amendment filing should be made before the expiration date of a campaign in order to extend the campaign.
Notes: To report an extension of a campaign or another change to a campaign agreement, submit a cover letter describing the change and include a copy of the amended agreement.
Georgia Fundraising Counsel Registration
NOT REQUIRED
Fundraising Counsel licensure is not required on the State level in Georgia.
Georgia does not currently have a registration requirement for fundraising counsels, but they may need to follow other regulations before and after fundraising events. Counsel information is generally reported on charity registrations instead.
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Paid solicitor means a person other than a commercial coventurer who, for compensation, performs for a charitable organization any service in connection with which contributions are, or will be, solicited within or from this state by such person or by any compensated person he or she employs, procures, engages, or contracts with, directly or indirectly, to so solicit; who would be a fundraising counsel but for the fact that such person at any time has custody of contributions from a solicitation as defined by this chapter; or who services a collection receptacle which purports, either through language appearing on the receptacle itself or otherwise, to be collecting items for the purpose of benefiting a charitable purpose or one or more entities espousing a charitable purpose.
Paid solicitor does not include a bona fide officer, employee, or volunteer of a charitable organization or commercial coventurer with respect to contributions solicited for that charitable organization; an attorney, investment counselor, accountant, or banker who, solely incidental to his or her profession, advises a person to make a charitable contribution or who holds funds subject to an escrow or trust agreement; a person who removes or delivers donations placed in a collection receptacle for a fixed fee and who does not otherwise directly or indirectly receive any of the proceeds of the sale of such donations or derive any other benefit from such activity; or a charitable organization registered with the Secretary of State which operates collection receptacles or a religious organization which operates collection receptacles.
Georgia Paid Solicitor Registration
Agency: Georgia Secretary of State
Law: GA Code § 43-17-3
Bond Requirements: $10,000
Initial Registration
Form: Form Form S-100: Paid Solicitor Registration
Agency Fee: $250
Original lnk: Not required
Notarize: Not required
Notes: Application is signed by an officer or director of the firm ,
Before You Apply:
- Location of books and records
- List all current and pending registrations in other state
- Provide a brief description of the general character of the business to be conducted or proposed to be conducted
- List the name and address of each affiliated branch or chapter located in the State of Georgia and the directors of each such branch or chapter
- Provide background information about all executive officers and full explanations of any prior legal wrongdoing
- Designate control persons
- Provide home address, title, date of birth, Social Security number, ten-year employment history
- List all people who have custody of charitable donations must consent to a background check.
- Provide legal name, home address, sex, race, date of birth, Social Security number
Required Attachments:
If you will have physical possession or legal control over any contributions collected in or from the state of Georgia attach:
- The financial statement must be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
Registration Renewal
Form: Form S-100: Paid Solicitor Registration (Renewal)
Agency Fee: $100
Due: Annually by December 31
Original Ink: Not required
Notarize: Not required
Contract Filing
Form: Form S-200: Solicitation Notice
Agency Fee: $15
Due: File a solicitation notice prior to the commencement of a contract.
Notes: Contracts between a paid solicitor and a charitable organization must clearly state the respective obligations of the paid solicitor and the charitable organization, and must state the amount of compensation that the paid solicitor will receive. Such compensation must be stated as a fixed amount, as an amount to be derived from a formula, or as a percentage of the gross revenue derived from the solicitation campaign.
Financial Reporting
Form: Form S-300: Financial Report of Campaign
Agency Fee: $0
Due: Within 90 days after a campaign has ended and on the anniversary of commencement for campaigns lasting more than a year.
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Georgia Individual Nonprofit & Fundraising Licenses
Solicitor agent means any person, other than a paid solicitor or commercial coventurer, who or which solicits charitable contributions for compensation. The term "solicitor agent" shall not include, with respect to a particular charitable organization which is either registered or exempt from registration under this chapter, any person who is a charitable organization itself or a bona fide officer, employee, or volunteer of such charitable organization which is either registered or exempt from registration under this chapter and who is neither supervised by, nor whose activities are directed by, any paid solicitor or its agent.
Georgia Solicitor Agent Registration
Agency: Georgia Secretary of State
Law: GA Code § 43-17-3.1
Initial Registration
Form: Form SA-1: Paid Solicitor Agent Registration
Agency Fee: $50
Original Ink: Not required
Notarize: Not Required
Registration Renewal
Agency Fee: $50
Due: Annually by December 31.
Notes: Renewal forms are sent in the mail prior to expiration.
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