§ 57-58. Ratio of fund-raising expenses to contributions to be included in registration statement
Each charitable organization shall, as a part of its registration statement, compute the percentage that its fund-raising expenses for its preceding fiscal year bore to its support received directly from the public during such year. Each federated fund-raising organization shall clearly disclose on any registration the percentage that is withheld from a donation designated for […]
§ 57-59. Enforcement of chapter; seizure of property connected with terrorism; penalties
A. Any person who willfully and knowingly violates or causes to be violated any provision of this chapter, or who willfully and knowingly gives false or incorrect information to the Commissioner in filing statements or reports required by this chapter, whether such report or statement is verified or not, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor […]
§ 57-60. Exemptions
A. The following persons shall be exempt from the registration requirements of § 57-49, but shall otherwise be subject to the provisions of this chapter: 1. Educational institutions that are accredited by the Board of Education, by a regional accrediting association or by an organization affiliated with the National Commission on Accrediting, the Association Montessori […]
§ 57-61. Registration of professional fund-raising counsels and solicitors
A. No person shall act as a professional fund-raising counsel or professional solicitor for a charitable or civic organization, unless he has first registered with the Commissioner. Applications for registration shall be in writing under oath or affirmation in the form prescribed by the Commissioner and contain such information as he may require. The application […]
§ 57-55.2:1. Solicitations by for-profit organizations
A. Every solicitor for an organization which is for-profit which solicits contributions from a prospective contributor in the Commonwealth shall disclose that the organization is not exempt from taxation under § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code. B. For every contribution received for five dollars or more, a for-profit organization shall, within thirty days following […]
§ 57-55.3. Disclosure regarding financial statement required
Every charitable organization required to be registered pursuant to § 57-49 and every professional solicitor required to be registered pursuant to § 57-61 soliciting contributions from prospective contributors shall disclose to the potential donor contemporaneously at the point of a written request or on a written receipt for donations made in response to an oral […]
§ 57-55.4. Collection receptacles; required disclosures
No (i) business as defined in § 58.1-3700.1, other than a charitable or civic organization to which contributions are deductible under § 170 of the Internal Revenue Code, or (ii) professional solicitor shall place or maintain a receptacle in public view for the purpose of collecting donated clothing, household items, or other items for future […]
§ 57-56. Information filed to become public records
Registration statements, reports, professional fund-raising counsel contracts or professional solicitor contracts and all other documents and information required to be filed under this chapter shall become public records in the office of the Commissioner, and shall be open to the general public for inspection at such time and under such conditions as the Commissioner may […]
§ 57-57. Prohibited acts
A. No charitable organization shall use or exploit the fact of registration under this chapter so as to lead the public to believe that such registration in any manner constitutes an endorsement or approval by this Commonwealth. The use of the following statement shall not be deemed a prohibited exploitation, “Registered with the Commissioner as […]
§ 57-54. Contracts between charitable or civic organizations and professional fund-raising counsel or professional solicitors
A. Every contract or agreement between professional fund-raising counsel and a charitable or civic organization must be in writing and shall be filed with the Commissioner within ten days after such contract or written agreement is entered into. B. Every contract, or a written statement of the nature of the arrangement to prevail in the […]