Nonprofit Compliance

Posted on August 3, 2016, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants, Nonprofit Compliance.

In our last article, we discussed where your charity is required to register to solicit donations. Generally speaking, registration is mandatory in any state in which you are soliciting donations.

You may find that your organization has to register … Read more

Posted on July 20, 2016, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants, Nonprofit Compliance.

If your charity fundraises, it is generally required to register for charitable solicitation. But with registration being completed on the state-level and the requirements varying by state, how do you know where you need to register?

Generally speaking, charities must … Read more

Posted on June 29, 2016, by Harbor Compliance in Industry News, Nonprofit Compliance.

Effective July 1, 2016, charitable organizations in Mississippi must file to renew their charitable registration on or before the fifteenth day of the fifth month following the close of the charity’s fiscal year end. This coincides with the due … Read more

Posted on June 29, 2016, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants, Nonprofit Compliance.

If you haven’t already, go back and read Part 1 for legislative and administrative changes surrounding foreign qualification and registered agent appointment. 

About half of all states … Read more

Posted on June 28, 2016, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants, Nonprofit Compliance.

Charitable solicitation compliance is not optional; it is the law. In addition to the IRS, most states regulate charitable solicitation. 45 states have laws pertaining to solicitations that occurs … Read more

Posted on June 22, 2016, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants, Nonprofit Compliance.

Updated December 2020

State charitable solicitation requirements affect nearly every charity that fundraises in at least some way. Simply being recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) organization does not mean that a charity can fundraise limitlessly. Most states also … Read more

Posted on June 1, 2016, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants, Nonprofit Compliance.

January 26, 2017 Update:

A new white paper is now available! Harbor Compliance and National Council of Nonprofits have announced a “Best Practices Partnership” and unveiled a resource guide to help nonprofits with often-misunderstood state fundraising registration requirements.

Download the … Read more

Posted on May 31, 2016, by Mike Montali in Industry News, Nonprofit Compliance.

The IRS released a Revenue Procedure today to change the application fee for Form 1023-EZ, Streamlined Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The application fee will be lowered from $400 to $275, effective … Read more

Posted on May 19, 2016, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants, Nonprofit Compliance.

This is a guest post from Barbara Floersch, Executive Director of The Grantsmanship Center.

A grant proposal invites a funder to join your organization as a partner in positive change. The best proposals lay out cogent, powerful arguments convincing the … Read more

Posted on May 10, 2016, by Harbor Compliance in Fundraising and Grants, Nonprofit Compliance.

Every fundraising program has them. Financial objectives, which are set and tracked internal to the organization. We also have fundraising goals, which we communicate to our constituents. I’ll call those “external” goals.

It really doesn’t matter whether the objective is … Read more