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Form Cs1 - Supplement To The Unified Registration Statement Initial Registration Form

CS1

Mail To:

STATE OF MINNESOTA

Minnesota Attorney General’s Office

Charities Division

SUPPLEMENT TO THE UNIFIED

445 Minnesota Street, Suite 1200

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

St. Paul, MN 55101-2130

INITIAL REGISTRATION FORM

INSTRUCTIONS

Website Address:

(Pursuant to Minn. Stat. ch. 309)

WHO SHOULD FILE

A charitable organization must file a registration statement if any of the following are true:

• The organization receives or plans to receive more than $25,000 in total contributions from the

public during an accounting year.

• The organization’s functions and activities are not performed wholly by volunteers (i.e. it pays staff,

independent contractors, officers, etc.).

• The organization employs a professional fundraiser.

A “charitable organization” is a person who engages in or purports to engage in solicitation for a charitable

purpose. See Minn. Stat. 309.50, subd. 5. “Solicit” and “solicitation” have the meanings set forth in Minn. Stat.

§ 309.50, subd. 10 and include oral or written requests.

Please refer to the definitions set forth in Minn. Stat. § 309.50 when completing your forms.

WHEN TO FILE

An organization must register before it solicits contributions. Solicitation prior to registration may result in the

imposition of civil penalties up to $25,000 for each violation of Minn. Stat. ch. 309.

WHAT TO FILE

If submitting these forms via mail, please do not use staples.

Minnesota Supplement Initial Registration Form.

Unified Registration Statement.

A copy of the organization’s Articles of Incorporation.

A copy of the IRS letter notifying the organization of its tax-exempt status (if applicable).

A full list of the organization’s board of directors, including names, addresses, and total compensation paid

to each.

IRS Form 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, or 990-N (plus all schedules and attachments) or financial statement

(Section B of registration form) for the organization’s most recent fiscal year-end.

$25 registration fee.

Form Cs1 - Supplement To The Unified Registration Statement Initial Registration Form