Posts Categorized: Attorney General

Beware the Attorney General: Scrutiny of Director Compensation on the Rise

Recent California Attorney General (“AG”) audits should make every nonprofit board beware the Attorney General. This charity regulator appears to be doubling down on its scrutiny of director compensation. Under the California Nonprofit Corporation Law (the “Nonprofit Law”), the AG has the authority  to look into virtually every aspect of a charity’s operations. This broad …

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California Attorney General Requires New Forms

January 12, 2021 Posted by Arthur Rieman in Attorney General, Fundraising, News, Non-profits, Nonprofits

Most charities incorporated or operating in California must register and file annual reports with the California Attorney General’s Registry of Charitable Trusts. Paid fundraisers soliciting and/or receiving charitable assets in California also must register with and report to the Registry. Newly established charities (and those new to California) must register with the Registry of Charitable …

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