tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post3267904861053675321..comments2024-03-29T07:55:45.977-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: LV Congressman Charlie Dent: Trust an Issue in any CampaignBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-29626895856808024782008-08-27T07:20:00.000-04:002008-08-27T07:20:00.000-04:00(b) Filing of statement.—It shall be the duty of t...(b) Filing of statement.—It shall be the duty of the president, chairman or principal officer of each charitable organization to file the registration statement, financial report and fee required under this section. The registration statement shall be made by two authorized officers subject to 18 PA.C.S. § 4904 (relating to unsworn falsification to authorities), including the chief fiscal officer of the organization, and shall contain all of the following information:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-47956618407951912572008-08-27T07:15:00.000-04:002008-08-27T07:15:00.000-04:00Section 162.7. Short form registration (a) Organi...Section 162.7. Short form registration <BR/><BR/> (a) Organizations required to file.—The following charitable organizations shall be required to file short form annual registration statements with the department in lieu of the registration statement required by section 5. <BR/><BR/> (1) Persons or charitable organizations accepting contributions for the relief of any individual specified by name at the time of acceptance or solicitation when all of the contributions collected without any deductions whatsoever are turned over to the named beneficiary for his use; provided that all contributions collected shall be held in trust and shall be subject to the provisions of 20 Pa.C.S. Ch. 71 (relating to trust estates). The secretary, the Attorney General, any contributor or any person who provides any goods or services for which funds are expressly or implicitly solicited shall have the right to petition the court of common pleas of the county in which the trust is located for an accounting of all contributions. For purposes of this paragraph, the trust shall be deemed to be located in the county where the principal place of business of the charitable organization is located. If a charitable organization has its principal place of business outside this Commonwealth, all of the following shall apply: <BR/><BR/> (i) If an affiliate is soliciting contributions within this Commonwealth, the trust shall be deemed to be located in the county where the principal place of business of the affiliate is located. <BR/><BR/> (ii) If a person is soliciting contributions within this Commonwealth, the trust shall be deemed to be located in the county where the principal place of business or the residence of the person is located. <BR/><BR/> (iii) If there is no place of business or residence within this Commonwealth, the trust shall be deemed to be located in the county of Dauphin. <BR/><BR/> (2) Organizations which only solicit within the membership of the organization by the members of the organization; provided that the term "membership" shall not include those persons who are granted a membership solely upon making a contribution as the result of solicitation. For the purpose of this paragraph, "member" means a person having membership in a nonprofit corporation, or other organization, in accordance with the provisions of its articles of incorporation, bylaws or other instruments creating its form and organization and having bona fide rights and privileges in the organization such as the right to vote, to elect officers and directors, to hold office or position as ordinarily conferred on members of such organizations. <BR/><BR/> (3) Charitable organizations whose fundraising activities are carried on by volunteers, members, officers or permanent employees and which do not receive contributions in excess of $25,000 during a fiscal year, if no part of their assets or income inures to the benefit of or is paid to any officer or member, professional fundraising counsel, professional solicitor or commercial coventurer. Charitable organizations which do not intend to solicit and receive in excess of $25,000, but do receive contributions in excess of that amount shall file the financial report required in section 5 within 30 days after contributions are received in excess of that amount. <BR/><BR/> (4) Organizations described in section 6(a)(3) which do not receive contributions in excess of $100,000 during a fiscal year if no part of their assets or income inures to the benefit of or is paid to a professional solicitor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-41249212729498477572008-08-27T07:12:00.000-04:002008-08-27T07:12:00.000-04:00Section 162.6. Exemptions from registration back t...Section 162.6. Exemptions from registration <BR/>back to top<BR/> (a) General rule.—The following charitable organizations shall be exempt from the registration requirements of this act: <BR/><BR/> (1) Educational institutions, the curricula of which in whole or in part are registered with or approved by the Department of Education, either directly or by acceptance of accreditation by an accrediting body recognized by the Department of Education, and any auxiliary associations, foundations and support groups which are directly responsible to educational institutions. <BR/><BR/> (2) Hospitals which are subject to regulation by the Department of Health or the Department of Public Welfare and the hospital foundation, if any, which is an integral part thereof. <BR/><BR/> (3) A local post, camp, chapter or similarly designated element or a county unit of such elements of: <BR/><BR/> (i) any veterans' organization chartered under Federal law and any service foundation recognized in the bylaws of such organization; <BR/><BR/> (ii) a bona fide organization of volunteer firemen; <BR/><BR/> (iii) a bona fide ambulance association; <BR/><BR/> (iv) a bona fide rescue squad association; or <BR/><BR/> (v) a bona fide auxiliary or affiliate of any organization or association under subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv);<BR/><BR/>provided that all fundraising activities of an organization or association under subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) are carried on by volunteers, members or an auxiliary or affiliate thereof, and those volunteers, members or affiliates receive no compensation directly or indirectly for the fundraising activities. <BR/><BR/> (4) Public nonprofit library organizations which receive financial aid from State and municipal governments and file an annual fiscal report with the State Library System. <BR/><BR/> (5) Senior citizen centers and nursing homes which are nonprofit and charitable and which have been granted tax- exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Public Law 99-514, 26 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), provided that all fundraising activities are carried on by volunteers, members or officers of the Senior Citizen Center and those volunteers, members or officers receive no compensation, directly or indirectly, for the fundraising activities. <BR/><BR/> (6) Bona fide parent/teacher associations or parent/teacher organizations as recognized in a notarized letter from the school district in which they are located. <BR/><BR/> (7) Any corporation established by an act of Congress of the United States that is required by Federal law to submit annual reports of its activities to Congress containing itemized accounts of all receipts and expenditures after being fully audited by the Department of Defense. <BR/><BR/> (8) Any charitable organization which receives contributions of $25,000 or less annually, provided that such organization does not compensate any person who conducts solicitations. Charitable organizations which receive more than $25,000 in contributions shall file the appropriate registration statement within 30 days after the contributions are received. <BR/><BR/> (b) Effect of exemption.—Exemption from the registration requirements of this act shall in no way limit the applicability of other provisions of the act to a charitable organization or any professional solicitor or professional fundraising counsel acting on its behalf, except that written notice under sections 9(k) and 13(c) shall not apply. <BR/><BR/>Act 1990-202 (H.B. 365), § 1, approved Dec. 19, 1990, eff. in 60 days; Act 1992-92 (S.B. 1299), § 3, approved July 9, 1992, eff immediately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-7204205944636835562008-08-27T07:03:00.000-04:002008-08-27T07:03:00.000-04:00Try the state's website.http://web.dos.state.pa.us...Try the state's website.<BR/>http://web.dos.state.pa.us/cgi-bin/Charities/char_form.cgiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-15427475710277218512008-08-26T14:39:00.000-04:002008-08-26T14:39:00.000-04:00I believe it does Bernie. And it's not a big deal ...I believe it does Bernie. <BR/><BR/>And it's not a big deal to register, so even if you weren't sure, if you're a 501(c)3 go ahead and register to remove all doubt.<BR/><BR/>The BankerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-89886036906417700132008-08-26T14:36:00.000-04:002008-08-26T14:36:00.000-04:00The Solicitation of Funds for Charitable Purposes ...<EM>The Solicitation of Funds for Charitable Purposes Act, 10 P.S. Section 162.1 et seq., requires all organizations soliciting funds for a charitable purpose to register with the Department of State's Bureau of Charitable Organizations before they solicit contributions in Pennsylvania unless they are specifically excluded or exempt from the Act. </EM><BR/><BR/>Does this apply to POM?Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-36622582179714547952008-08-26T14:33:00.000-04:002008-08-26T14:33:00.000-04:00Anon 9:24, If you pop back on line, I'd like a lin...Anon 9:24, If you pop back on line, I'd like a link to that list, too.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-16877402161268429212008-08-26T14:31:00.000-04:002008-08-26T14:31:00.000-04:00Anon, where did you find this list?Anon, where did you find this list?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-90214641152846503652008-08-26T09:24:00.000-04:002008-08-26T09:24:00.000-04:00And, see if you can find her beloved cash cow, POM...And, see if you can find her beloved cash cow, POM, on the state's list of approved charitable organizations that allows them to solicit funds. It is not there, never was. They may be a 501(c)3, but they are not allowed to solicit funds in PA, yet they have done that regularly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com