By Susan M. Green, Esquire<\/p>\n
Many fundraisers are held by individuals who are seeking to help a friend or stranger in need, but who do not have experience with the stringent requirements that the law places on such efforts. The following provides a brief overview of such requirements in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Statutory Requirements for Registration<\/p>\n
The New Jersey Charitable Registration and Investigation Act (N.J.S.A. \u00a745:17A-18 through -40) defines a charitable organization as \u201cany person determined by the federal Internal Revenue Service to be a tax exempt organization pursuant to section 501(c)(3)\u2026or any person who is, or holds himself out to be, established for any benevolent, philanthropic, human, social welfare, public health, or other eleemosynary purpose, or for the benefit of law enforcement personnel, firefighters or other persons who protect the public safety, or any person who in any manner employs a charitable appeal as the basis (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Susan M. Green, Esquire Many fundraisers are held by individuals who are seeking to help a friend or stranger in need, but who do not have experience with the stringent requirements that the law places on such efforts. The…<\/span><\/p>\n