Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill, the Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act, aims to improve oversight of charitable fundraising platforms and organizations in California. Currently, these platforms can rely on electronic lists to determine the ‘good standing’ of recipient charities, which this bill seeks to eliminate. Instead, the bill requires platforms to verify charities’ standing through established processes, ensuring donations go to legitimate organizations. It also introduces requirements for disclosures to donors regarding how their donations will be used and the potential for funds not to reach the intended recipient, along with technical changes to the Attorney General’s Registry of Charities and Fundraisers to streamline the registration and reporting process.
Key provisions
- Requires charitable fundraising platforms to verify the ‘good standing’ of recipient charities through established processes, rather than relying on electronic lists.
- Mandates conspicuous disclosures to donors regarding how donations will be used and the possibility that funds may not reach the intended recipient.
- Updates the Attorney General’s Registry of Charities and Fundraisers with clarifying and technical changes.
- Establishes procedures for processing registration filings, notices, and responses, including deadlines for compliance.
- Requires online filing through the Attorney General’s online filing service by January 1, 2028.
- Addresses potential issues with delinquent registrations and provides a process for ensuring timely action.
- Clarifies definitions related to charitable fundraising platforms, charities, and peer-to-peer fundraising.
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