I hope this blog finds you, your family, and co-workers navigating the challenges and disruptions created by the COVID-19 virus as we all practice social distancing and, in many cases, shelter or work from home. This week’s news has been full of our U.S. government’s responses to the economic chaos created by the virus.  I

MAINE CHARITY REGISTRATION FEES CHANGE Maine charity registration fees have changed. Now both the initial charity registration and the annual renewal fee are $20.  This simplifies the ME fee structure and reduces the state fee for both initial and annual charity registration applications. In the past, the ME initial registration fee was $50 and the

NEW CA CHARITY REGISTRATION FORMS FEBRUARY 1, 2020 The new CA charity registration forms are available now and mandatory starting February 1, 2020.  Visit https://oag.ca.gov/charities/initial-reg to access the new forms.  The new CA forms include the CT-1 Initial Registration, RRF-1 Annual Registration Renewal, and CT-TR-1 Annual Treasurer’s Report.  The CT-TR-1 is filed with the RRF-1

MY NOBEL YEAR – DR. DENIS MUKWEGE – PANZI FOUNDATION “We all have the power to change the course of history when the beliefs we are fighting for are right.” – Dr. Denis Mukwege One year ago, Dr. Mukwege, founder of the Panzi Foundation, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.  Clearly Compliant is

Secretary of State’s Office Cautions Opening Charities Scam Emails:   The MS Secretary of State’s Office is cautioning registered charities about a recent charities email scam.  Charities are urged not to open and to delete any emails from “charities@sos.ms.gov” or “charities@ms.gov”.  Charities are also urged not to click on any links within any emails from “charities@sos.ms.gov”