Your nonprofit can cross one item of its to-do list. As of September 2013, Arizona will become of the few states without a charitable registration requirement.
Arizona Governor Janice Brewer signed into law last month legislation repealing the requirement for charities to register in the state prior to soliciting donations. The Governor signed the bill even after the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits urged her to veto it. The Alliance argued that the registration requirement protected donors from “sham fundraising and scam artists” and asked Brewer to fix the flaws in the existing law instead of repealing it.
The Arizona Nonprofit Policy Council is now considering whether to seek the introduction of improved registration requirements in the next legislative session.
In the meantime, if your nonprofit is soliciting don
Failure to comply with charitable solicitation laws can result in sanctions ranging from monetary penalties to misdemeanor charges to outright bans on soliciting donations. Thus, make sure your nonprofit complies with the fundraising laws of each state in which it solicits.