Proposed changes to the California charity registration process. For nonprofits filing an initial registration Form CT-1 Take a look at the Proposed Amended Registry Forms link at CA Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s Department of Justice website.  The primary changes are 9 additional questions in Part I, page 3, of the proposed form.  These additional questions

California is in the process of adding teeth and money – $1.4 million special fund – to charity registration enforcement.  According to the Center for Investigative Reporting: State law requires charities that fundraise in the state to register with the attorney general. The Department of Justice estimates that there are 52,000 delinquent charities in California and at