Welcome to your daily briefing on nonprofit developments in Georgia. Today we're covering 6 key stories including updates on georgia nonprofit headlines, background & context. Let's dive in.
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The Georgia Center for Nonprofits maintains a curated list of funding and resource opportunities that is refreshed each month.
Georgia nonprofit professionals can rely on this regularly updated hub to discover timely support opportunities without spending hours searching on their own.
Georgia's Own Foundation, Inc. provides funding to nonprofit organizations that align with its community involvement goals.
Georgia nonprofit professionals have another potential funding source to support their community-focused programs and initiatives.
The Georgia Consumer Protection Division warns that some charitable contributions fail to reach the less fortunate due to professional fundraisers, excessive administrative costs, or outright fraudulent organizations that do not exist.
Nonprofit professionals in GA must understand these risks to maintain public trust, demonstrate fiscal responsibility, and differentiate legitimate operations from problematic actors in the charitable sector.
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Unrelated business income tax applies when an activity is regularly carried on, is a trade or business, and is not substantially related to the exempt purpose. Common surprises: corporate-sponsored events with naming rights that look like advertising, affinity credit-card royalties that include co-marketing services, and gift-shop sales of items unrelated to the mission.
UBIT exposure can cost both tax and exempt status if the unrelated business becomes substantial. The line between sponsorship (excluded) and advertising (included) is narrow and case-specific.
Most states require charities soliciting donations from their residents to register before solicitation, regardless of where the charity is based. "Solicitation" includes web fundraising pages accessible to residents, not just direct mail. Compliance gaps surface during state attorney-general inquiries or unrelated litigation discovery.
Penalties range from civil fines to suspension of solicitation rights in the state. Larger consequences include negative coverage in donor research databases that fund foundation grants.
The streamlined Form 1023-EZ is available only to organizations meeting specific limits on projected revenue, assets, and activity types. Filing 1023-EZ when ineligible produces a determination that is technically valid but vulnerable to retroactive revocation if discovered. The full 1023 is harder to file but harder to challenge.
Loss of exemption is retroactive to the original determination, exposing the organization to back-tax liability. The eligibility checklist is the only protection.
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