(a) Every charitable organization which intends to solicit contributions within the City or to have funds solicited on its behalf shall, prior to any solicitation, file a registration statement with the City Clerk upon forms prescribed by him, which shall be good for one full year and which shall be refiled in the next and each following year in which such charitable organization is engaged in solicitation activities. It shall be the duty of the president, chairman or principal officer of such charitable organization to file the statements required under this article. Such statements shall be sworn to and shall contain the following information:
(1) The name of the organization and the purpose for which it was organized;
(2) The principal address of the organization and the address of any offices in the City. If the organization does not maintain an office, the name and address of the person having custody of its financial records;
(3) The names and addresses of any chapters, branches or affiliates in the State;
(4) The place where and the date when the organization was legally established and the form of its organization;
(5) The names and addresses of the officers, directors, trustees and the principal salaried executive staff officer;
(6) A copy of a balance sheet and income and expense statement for the organization's immediately preceding fiscal year, or a copy of a financial statement covering, in a consolidated report, complete information as to all the preceding year's fund-raising activities of the charitable organization, showing kind and amount of funds raised, costs and expenses incidental thereto, and allocation or disbursement of funds raised including the amounts raised in the State and the percentage of that amount that remains in the State. Provided, that for organizations raising more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per year in contributions, the balance sheet and income and expense statement, or financial statement provided shall be audited by an independent public accountant;
(7) A copy of any determination of the organization's tax-exempt status under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. S 501) and a copy of the last filed Internal Revenue Service form 990 and Schedule A for every charitable organization and any parent organization;
(8) Whether the organization intends to solicit contributions from the public directly or have such done on its behalf by others;
(9) Whether the organization is authorized by any other governmental authority to solicit contributions and whether it is or has ever been enjoined by any court from soliciting contributions;
(10) The general purpose or purposes for which the contributions to be solicited shall be used;
(11) The name or names under which it intends to solicit contributions;
(12) The names of the individuals or officers of the organization who will have final responsibility for the custody of the contributions; and
(13) The names of the individuals or officers of the organization responsible for the final distribution of the contributions.
(b) The registration forms and any other documents prescribed by the City Clerk shall be signed by an authorized officer or by an independent public accountant and by the chief fiscal officer of the charitable organization and shall by verified under oath.
(c) Every charitable organization which submits an independent registration fee to the City Clerk shall pay an annual registration fee of five dollars ($5.00).
(Ord. 692. Passed 10-1-85.)