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SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH CAROLINA
SECRETARY OF STATESECRETARY OF STATE
PUBLIC CHARITIES DIVISION PUBLIC CHARITIES DIVISION
ANNUAL APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION EXEMPTION ANNUAL APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION EXEMPTION
FilingFiling InstructionsInstructions
Pursuant to Section 33-56-50 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, failure to complete all sections of this form may
cause your application for exemption to be returned to you and may result in a possible violation and/or fine.
Please contact our office with any questions regarding this form at 803-734-1790 or email charities@sos.sc.gov.
Mail to South Carolina Secretary of State, Attn: Public Charities, 1205 Pendleton St., Suite 525, Columbia, SC 29201.
There is no fee for the filing of this application.
Name of Organization: _____________________________________________________________________
Check one: [ ] Initial Registration [ ] Renewal
Application for Current Fiscal Year ______________to ______________
(mo/day/year) (mo/day/year)
Enter Federal Employer’s Identification Number: _____ - _______________ Charity Public ID: ______________
(If applicable) (Renewal only)
EXEMPTION QUALIFICATION (S.C. Code Section 33-56-50)
Select ONE of the following bases for exemption under section A or B, not both. If none of these qualifications
for exemption applies to your organization, you must submit a registration statement for a charitable
organization.
A. Fundraising activities are not conducted by professional solicitors, professional fundraising counsel, or commercial
co-venturers and you are:
_____ (1) an educational institution which solicits contributions from only its students and their families, alumni,
faculty, friends, and other constituencies, trustees, corporations, foundations, and individuals who are
interested in and supportive of the programs of the institution;
_____ (2) a person requesting contributions for the relief of an individual specified by name at the time of the
solicitation, when all of the contributions collected, without deductions of any kind, are turned over to the
named beneficiary for his or her use, as long as the person soliciting the contributions is not a named
beneficiary;
_____ (3) a charitable organization which (a) does not intend to solicit or receive contributions from the public in excess of
$20,000.00 in a calendar year and (b) has received a letter of tax exemption from the Internal Revenue Service, if all
functions, including fundraising activities, of the organization exempted pursuant to this item are conducted by
persons who are compensated no more than $500.00 in a year for their services and no part of their assets or income
inures to the benefit of or is paid to an officer or a member. Please provide a copy of any determination letter
recognizing the charitable organization's tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service and any
changes, amendments, or revocations to that letter;
_____ (4) an organization which solicits exclusively from within its own membership, including utility cooperatives;
_____ (5) a veterans’ organization which has a congressional charter;
_____ (6) the State, its political subdivisions, and any agencies or departments thereof which are subject to the disclosure
provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.
B. Regardless of whether your fundraising activities are conducted by professional solicitors, professional fundraising
counsel, or commercial co-venturers and you are:
_____ (1) a public school district located in the State and any public school teaching pre-K through grade twelve located
within the public school district.
_____ (2) a charitable organization that does not intend to solicit or receive contributions from the public in excess of
$7,500.00 during a calendar year.
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