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State of California: Registry of Charities and Fundraisers. Search for CLOCKSS.

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Blue Shield of California Foundation prioritizes funding for organizations that a) Have a mission consistent with ours, and b) are nonprofit and tax exempt organizations.

This checklist was developed by CalNonprofits in consultation with the California Attorney General’s Office and the CA Franchise Tax Board. Although we make every effort to identify errors and fix broken links, please help us keep….

Below are regularly posted or updated Registry reports. Charity Registration Reports Available for download below are lists of charitable organizations that may or may not operate or solicit in California. Registration and reporting….

The Attorney General regulates charities and the professional fundraisers who solicit on their behalf. The purpose of this oversight is to protect charitable assets for their intended use and ensure that the charitable donations….

The California Grants Portal (a project by the California State Library) is your one destination to find all grants and loans offered on a competitive or first-come basis by California state agencies. By The Numbers.

The California Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General maintains a searchable Registry of Charitable Trusts to supervise charities and commercial fundraisers, allowing the public to verify registration status and view annual financial reports.

Definitions of searchable fields and Registry-specific terms using the Registry Search Tool or the downloadable lists available on the Registry Reports page. Searching By Agency-Assigned ID Numbers State Charity Registration Number –….

In California, the Attorney General regulates charities, the professional fundraisers who solicit on their behalf, and other persons and entities that hold charitable assets or operate charitable f….

Private inurement is benefit flowing to insiders (officers, directors, key employees); it is an absolute prohibition. Private benefit is benefit to outsiders that is more than incidental to the exempt purpose; it is a question of degree. Both can revoke exemption, but the legal analysis differs.

Donor-restricted gifts must be tracked separately and used only for the restricted purpose; using them for general operations — even with intent to "pay back" later — is a fiduciary breach and an audit finding. The most-common fact pattern: cash-flow shortage in operations, restricted-grant balance available, transfer "borrowed" with no formal repayment plan.

Form 990 is required to be made public by the filing organization on request and is indexed by ProPublica and others within weeks of filing. Sections most boards underestimate: Schedule J (top-staff compensation), Schedule L (transactions with interested persons), and Schedule O (narrative explanations that "soften" other answers). Donors and reporters read these.