Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act

Donors will receive clearer information when a listed charity may not get their money and where those funds will go instead. The law also moves charity-registry filings to the Attorney General’s online system and sets notice procedures before registrations become delinquent.

What the law does ​

• Requires platforms checking a charity’s good standing to rely on machine-readable lists from the Franchise Tax Board and Attorney General, rather than Internal Revenue Service lists.
• Requires disclosures explaining the alternative use of donations when a listed recipient charity may not receive them.
• Allows checkout solicitations of $10 or less, or an inflation-adjusted amount, to provide specified disclosures through a conspicuous hyperlink when the recipient charity has consented.
• Requires registry registrations, reports, supporting documents, and fees to be filed through the Attorney General’s online filing service.
• Requires the online filing service to support comprehensive electronic administration, including prompt confirmations and automated processing of specified filings, by January 1, 2028.
• Establishes notice, response-period, and good-standing procedures for deficient, delinquent, expired, or unprocessed charity-registry filings.

Who it affects ​

• Charitable fundraising platforms and platform charities.
• Charitable organizations listed as recipients of online donations.
• Donors and users making charitable contributions through online platforms.

Context ​

The Attorney General supervises charitable fundraising platforms and maintains the Registry of Charities and Fundraisers.