All charitable organizations desiring to solicit funds for charitable purposes in the City and County of San Francisco shall file with the Chief of Police or his or her designate a written Statement of Registration, which Statement shall contain complete information as follows:
(a) The name of the charitable organization registering to solicit funds for charitable purposes.
(b) The purpose of the solicitation and use of the contribution to be solicited.
(c) Whether the charitable organization registering is an individual, partnership, corporation or association, and
(1) If a natural person, the person's business or residence address and telephone number.
(2) If a partnership, the name of all the partners and principal business address and telephone number of each partner.
(3) If a corporation, whether it is organized under the laws of California or is a foreign corporation, the mailing address, business location, and telephone number, name of the individual in charge of the San Francisco office of the corporation, and the names of all officers and directors or trustees of said corporation, and if a foreign corporation, the place of incorporation.
(4) If an association, the association's principal business address and telephone number, if any, and the names and principal business or residence addresses and telephone numbers of the officers and directors or trustees of the association. If the association is part of a multi-state organization or association, the mailing address and business location of its central office and the mailing address and business location of its local office.
(d) A description of the methods and means by which the solicitation of funds is to be accomplished, including whether solicitations will be accomplished by the sale of any item.
(e) A financial statement, on a form provided by the San Francisco Police Department, setting forth all of the following information:
(1) The total revenue, contributions and similar amounts solicited or generated by sales activities by such charitable organization or association or their agents or commercial fundraisers within the City and County of San Francisco within the 180-day period immediately preceding the filing of such Statement of Registration;
(2) The gross total sales by such charitable organization or association within the City and County of San Francisco within the 180-day period immediately preceding the filing of such Statement of Registration;
(3) The total amount of expenditures by such charitable organization or association within the City and County of San Francisco within the 180-day period immediately preceding the filing of such Statement of Registration;
(4) The total cost of goods sold by or on behalf of such charitable organization or association within the City and County of San Francisco within the 180-day period immediately preceding the filing of such Statement of Registration;
(5) The names and business addresses of all persons or associations, including commercial fundraising, receiving compensation or emoluments from such revenue, contributions and similar amounts solicited or generated by sales activities in the City and County of San Francisco, and the respective amounts thereof;
(6) A detailed accounting of the allocations made to achieve the purposes of the charitable organization within the 180-day period immediately preceding the filing of such Statement of Registration.
(f) If the charitable organization is a corporation, partnership, or association, a copy of the resolution or other document issued in compliance with the bylaws or internal rules of any organization authorizing such solicitation and authorizing a particular individual to apply for the Certificate of Registration certified to as a true and correct copy of the original of such resolution by the officer of such association having charge of the records thereof.
(g) A statement that the signers of such Statement of Registration have read and are familiar with the provisions of this Article and will require all persons authorized to engage in such solicitation to read and be familiar with all sections of this Article prior to making any such solicitation.
(h) A projected schedule for the next 180-day period of salaries, fees, commissions, expenses and costs to be expended and paid in connection with the solicitation of funds or in connection with their disbursement, an estimated percentage of the total projected collections which the costs of solicitation will comprise and what portion of the contributions collected as a result of the solicitation will remain available for application to the specific purposes declared in the Statement of Registration.
(i) The names, business mailing addresses and telephone numbers of all individuals who will be in direct charge or control of the solicitation and disbursement of funds, and the name of any commercial fundraiser employed or utilized by the charitable organization during the immediately preceding reporting period.
(j) A statement to the effect that if a Certificate of Registration is granted, such Certificate will not be used as or represented to be an endorsement by the City or any of its officers or employees.
(k) The names of any officer, director, trustee, partner, or any current agent or employee engaging in the solicitation of funds who has been convicted of any felony within the past seven years, the nature of the offense, the state where the conviction occurred, and the year of the conviction.
(l) Whether the applicant has received tax exempt status from either the State of California or the United States, or both, and a copy of its current tax exempt determination letter, if any.
(m) If the charitable organization is a corporation, partnership, or association, the Statement of Registration must be signed by the person authorized to apply for the Certificate of Registration by the resolution required in Section 660.3 (g) and, under penalty of perjury, declared to contain true and correct information. If the charitable organization is an individual, the Statement of Registration must be signed by that individual and, under penalty of perjury, declared to contain true and correct information.
(n) The name of an agent of the organization for service of process.
(Amended by Ord. 106-87, App. 4/3/87; Ord. 289-90, App. 8/1/90)