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                                                            New Jersey Office of the Attorney General
                                                                                          Division of Consumer Affairs
                                                                                          Office of Consumer Protection
                                                                                          Charities Registration Section                                                                 
                                                              124 Halsey Street, 7  Floor, P.O. Box 45021th
                                                                                                        Newark, NJ  07101
                                                                                                         (973) 504-6215

                                                                                                        Form CRI-150-I
                         Long-Form Initial Registration/Verification Statement
                                                                                                        (Revised April 2008)
                                                              All questions must be answered.

  1.   This statement contains the facts and financial information for the fiscal year ending:     _____/ _____/ ________   
                                                                                                                                                         month           day                   year
  2.   Federal ID Number (EIN) __________________     2a. N.J. Charities Registration Number: CH- _________________________
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       (leave blank)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  3.      Full legal name of the registering organization:  ______________________________________________________________
          In care of: (if necessary, otherwise leave this line blank) __________________________________________________________ 
 
  4.   Mailing Address: ____________________________________________________________________  £  Change of Address
                                                            Street Address                                                               City                                      State                                      ZIP Code 
 NOTE: If “ in care of,” a postal, private or rural delivery mail box number is used, the street address of the charity must be given below.  

 5.  The principal street address of the registering organization________________________________________________________
          £ Same as Mailing Address                                                                                                          Street Address                              City                            State                     ZIP Code  

 6.       Does the organization have any offices in New Jersey in addition to the one listed above?                                                                                                                                                   £  Yes    £  No       
          If “Yes,”  attach a list giving the street address and telephone number of each office in New Jersey.  

 6a.  If the street address listed above is not where the organization’s official records are kept, or if the organization does not maintain an 
          office in New Jersey, indicate the name, full address, phone and fax number of the person having custody of the of the organization’s  
          records, and to whom correspondence should be addressed.

          _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                               Contact person                                                            Street address                                        City                                                                      State                           ZIP Code
          ________________________________         ________________________________
                     Telephone number (include area code)                                                                Fax number (include area code) 

 7.       Organization’s contact information:
        
           ________________________________         ________________________________
                     Telephone number (include area code)                                                            Fax number (include area code) 
           ________________________________         ________________________________
                            E-mail address                                                                                           Web site
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               8. 8.  Type of OrganizationType  (check(checkofone)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    one)Organization
 8.       Type of organization (check one):                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   NonprofitNonprofit corporation    corporation    Foundation     Foundation
          £  Nonprofit corporation                          £  Foundation                                       Individual  £                                   £  Association                                                                        £    Society                             
          £  Partnership                                    £    Trust                                          £ Other   (Specify) ____________________________________                                                                                                                                                  Individual  Individual                                       AssociationAssociation 

 9.       Where and when was the organization legally established?                   Date:  ____________________State: ________________
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
       As  required  by  the  C.R.I. Act  (N.J.S.A.  45:17A-24c(1)),  attach  to  this  registration  a  copy  of  the  organization’s  bylaws  and                                                                                                                                                                       Society Society                                          PartnershipPartnership      
          instrument of organization (that is, the organization’s charter, articles of incorporation or organization, agreement of association,                                                                                                                                                                       
          instrument of trust, or constitution).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Trust T                rust                                Other     (Specify)Other   (Specify)

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 10.  Does the organization solicit funds under any name or names other than as indicated on line  3of this form?              Yes       No   
      If “Yes,” indicate all of the other names used:  _________________________________________________________________

 11.  Does the organization intend to solicit contributions from the general public?                                           Yes       No 

 12.  Is the organization authorized by any other state or jurisdiction to solicit contributions?                              Yes       No     
      If  “Yes,” please provide a list of those states or jurisdictions, below or on a separate sheet of paper. 
      _______________________________________________________________________________________________________  
      _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

 13.   Does the organization have affiliates which share the contributions or other revenue it raised in New Jersey?           Yes       No
         If “Yes,” provide a separate listing of those affiliates indicating the name, street address and telephone number for each one.     

 14.  What is the charitable purpose or purposes for which the organization was formed? If necessary, attach a separate statement to this 
      registration. 
 
      _______________________________________________________________________________________________________  
      _______________________________________________________________________________________________________  
      _______________________________________________________________________________________________________  
      _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

 14a.  What are the specific programs and charitable purposes for which contributions are used? For each program, state whether it  
      already exists or is planned. Only major program categories need be listed. If necessary, attach a separate statement to this           
      registration.   
      _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
      _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

 15.  Does the organization use an independent paid fund-raiser or fund-raising counsel?                                       Yes       No        
      If “Yes,” please attach to this registration a list of paid fund-raiser(s) or fund-raising counsel(s), including their full address, telephone  
      number, fax number, registration number in New Jersey,  and a contact person’s name. 

 15a.  Does the independent paid fund-raiser or fund-raising counsel have custody, control or access to the organization’s funds? 
                                                                                                                                Yes      No  
      If “Yes,” please describe the situation.
      _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
      _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

16.  Has the organization permitted a charitable sales promotion to be conducted on its behalf by a commercial co-venturer during the 
      fiscal year-end being reported ?                                                                                         Yes       No     
      If “Yes,” please explain: ___________________________________________________________________________________
      _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

 17.  Has the Internal Revenue Service (I.R.S.) determined that the organization is tax exempt under code 501(c)(3)?           Yes       No          
      a.   If “Yes,” attach a photocopy of the Federal Tax Exemption determination letter issued by the I.R.S.
      b.  Has a tax exemption been granted under another I.R.S. code?                                                          Yes       No
             If “Yes,”  advise which one:  501 (c)  (        ) and attach a photocopy of the Federal Tax Exemption  
             determination letter issued by the I.R.S
          c.   If “No,” has an application been filed which is still pending? If so, please attach a copy of the 
             I.R.S. 1023 form filed.                                                                                           Yes       No      
          d.   Also, if “No,” has an I.R.S. tax exemption been refused, changed or revoked?                                    Yes       No 
               If an exemption has been refused, changed or revoked, attach to this registration a copy of the I.R.S. determination letter of  
             notification and provide a detailed explanation of the circumstances on a separate sheet of paper.  

 18.  Has the organization ever had its authority to conduct charitable activities denied, suspended, or revoked in any jurisdiction or has the  
      organization ever entered into any voluntary agreement of discontinuance with any governmental entity?                   Yes       No
      If “Yes,” attach to this registration a copy of the denial, suspension, revocation or voluntary agreement of discontinuance. If the  
      document does not explain the reasons for the denial, suspension or revocation, attach to this registration an explanation on a  
      separate sheet of paper. 

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 19.    Has the organization voluntarily entered into an assurance of voluntary compliance or similar order or agreement (including, but  
  not limited to, a settlement of an administrative investigation or proceeding, with or without an admission of liability) with any  
  jurisdiction, state or federal agency or officer?                                                               £  Yes    £  No   
  If  “Yes,” please attach to this registration the relevant document.
                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 20.  Has the organization or any of its present officers, directors, executive personnel or trustees ever been found to have engaged in  
  unlawful practices in the solicitation of contributions or administration of charitable assets or been enjoined from soliciting  
  contributions, or are such proceedings pending in this or any other jurisdiction?                               £  Yes    £  No      
  If “Yes,” attach to this registration photocopies of any and all written documentation (such as a court order, administrative order, 
  judgment, formal notice, written assurance  or other document) which show the final disposition of the matter. 

 21.  Has the organization or any of its present officers, directors, trustees or principal salaried executive staff employees ever been  
  convicted of any criminal offense committed in connection with the performance of activities regulated under this act or any  
  criminal or civil offense involving untruthfulness or dishonesty or any criminal offense relating adversely to the registrant’s  
  fitness  to  perform  activities  regulated  by  this  act?  A  plea  of  guilty,  non  vult,  nolo  contendere  or  any  similar  disposition  
  of alleged criminal activity shall be deemed a conviction.                                                      £  Yes    £  No   

 22.  Has the organization or any of its officers, directors, trustees or principal salaried executive staff employees been adjudged liable  
  in any administrative or civil action involving theft, fraud, or deceptive business practices?  For purposes of this question a judgment  
  of liability in an administrative or civil action shall include, but is not limited to, any finding or admission that the individual engaged  
  in an unlawful practice in relation to the solicitation of contributions or the administration of charitable assets.   £  Yes    £  No 
  If   “Yes,”  identify the individual(s) below  and attach to this registration a copy of any order, judgment or other documents indicating the  
  final disposition of the matter.  
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

 23.  Provide  the  following  information  for  each  officer,  director,  trustee  and  the  five  most-highly  compensated  executive  staff  
  employees:
  
                     Name                                  Business address    Telephone number    Relationship                Salary
                                                                             
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
  ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

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            CRI- 150-I Long-Form Registration Initial Financial Statement

                       Note:  If the financial value of a line item = 0, place a zero in the space provided.
                                                      Please report all figures as GROSS, not NET.

	   Full	legal	name	and	street	address	of	the	organization		

    Full legal name:__________________________________________________________________________________________   

    Fiscal year-end being reported:  _____/_____/_____      Federal ID Number (EIN) __________________  
                                                        month           day            year
    Mailing  address:  
    _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
            Mailing Address                           P.O. Box Number or Suite                                          City                                                          State                                               ZIP code

    Street address of the registering organization: __________________________________________________________________ 
                                                                                                Street Address                       City                                          State                        ZIP Code
    New Jersey Charities Registration number:  CH _______________ -00         Telephone number: _________________________
                                                                                                                                                (include area code)
    Attach to this registration the most recent Internal Revenue Service Form 990 and Schedule A (990), if the organization has filed those  
    forms. Attach a copy if the organization’s annual financial report included an audited financial statement, or if the organization  
    received  gross  revenue  in  excess  of  $500,000.                                    Note:  If  the  organization  received  gross  revenue  of  less  than  $500,000,  
    the financial reports must be certified by the organization’s president or other authorized officer of the organization’s board.
    
	   £ In lieu of completing the CRI-150-I Financial Statement pages, attached please find a copy of the I.R.S. 990 filing for the fiscal year-end 
      indicated above.   

    A.	Receipts		
        Line A1a.  Direct Public Support received from the following sources: 
                         (1)                         Direct mail ………………………………………....                                                  __________________
                         (2)                         Telephone solicitation……………………………....                                            __________________
                         (3)                         Commercial co-venture………………………….....                                             __________________
                         (4)                         Gross receipts from fund-raising events……………                                     __________________
                         (5)                         Canisters, counter cards, door to door etc………….                                  __________________
                         (6)                         Corporations and other businesses………………….                                        __________________                                                                     
                         (7)                         Foundations and trusts……………………………...                                             __________________
                         (8)                         Donated land, buildings, property, equipment and
                                                     materials…………………………………………….                                                      __________________                                                                                           
                         (9)                         Legacies and bequests………………………………                                                __________________
                         (10)                        Membership dues solely resulting from 
                                                     solicitations………………………………................                                        __________________
                         (11)                        Other support (specify)…………………………......                                          __________________
      
       Line A1b.  Total Direct Public Support (add lines A1a(1) through A1a(11)  ...…                                                 __________________
      
       Line A1c.  Indirect Public Support received from the following sources:   
                         (1)                         Federated fund-raising organization………………..                                      __________________
                         (2)                         From an affiliated organization……………………..                                        __________________
                         (3)                         From another fund-raising organization…………....                                   __________________
      
           Line A1d.  Total Indirect Public Support  (add lines Alc(1) thru A1c(3))…........                                         __________________

          Line	A1e.		Total	Gross	Contributions  (add lines A1b and  A1d) ………...……                                                     __________________

Please	Note: The amount of Gross Contributions ( line A1e on this form) determines the registration fee which must be paid and the  
form  which  should  be  used.  July  2006  revisions  to  the  Charities  Registration Act  now  require  all  charities  to  pay  a  registration  
fee, including charities whose Gross Contributions are less than $10,000.  Further information for charity registrants may be found on 
our Web site: http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/ocp/charities.htm.

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     Line A2.  Government grants including purchase of service contracts  (specify agency)
                          a.     …………………………………………………................                                        __________________
                          b.     …………………………………………………................                                       __________________
                          c.     …………………………………………………................                                       __________________
                          d.     …………………………………………………................                                       __________________
     Line A2e. Total Government Grants (add lines 2a thru 2d)…..……………….....        __________________
   
     Line A3.   Other Support

                          a.     Bona fide membership ………………………...................                          __________________
                          b.     Program service revenue……………………....................                       __________________
                          c.     Professional services rendered by volunteers……….........                  __________________
                          d.     Miscellaneous income (specify)……………….................                     __________________

          Line A3e.  Total Other Support (add the total of lines A3a thru A3d)…..…........                 __________________

     Line A4.   Total	Gross	Revenue  (add lines A1e, A2e and A3e)	 ………..…......                             __________________

  B.		Expenses

     Line B1.             Program expenses…………………………………...................                                 __________________
     Line B2.             Management and general expenses………………....................                         __________________
     Line B3.             Fund-raising expenses……………………………....................                              __________________
     Line B4.             Payments to states and national affiliates (if applicable)…........               __________________
     Line B5.             Total	Expenses (add the totals of line B1 thru B4)…..……......                     __________________

  C.  Excess or Deficit	
	   		For the fiscal year-end   (subtract line B5 from line A4)……………..................        __________________

  D.		Fund	Balance

     Line D1.             Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year……………...                          __________________
     Line D2.             Other changes in net assets or fund balances (attach explanation) ....            __________________
     Line D3.             Net assets or fund balances at end of the year (Combine lines C, D1 and D2)..     __________________

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                          Long-Form Initial Registration Statement 
                                               Form CRI-150-IC 
                             Confidential Information

  Organization’s Name: _________________________________________________________________________________

  N.J. Charities Registration Number:   CH -__________ -00                     Federal ID Number (EIN) ___________________
                                                                                                                                                    (leave blank)
  Fiscal Year-End being reported:       ____ / _____ / ____                                                                                                                  Telephone number: _________________________
                             month             day                year                                                                                                                       (include area code)

24.    Are any of the organization’s officers, directors, trustees or the five most-highly compensated employees related by blood,  
 marriage or adoption to: 

  a. each other?                                                                                                                                                  £  Yes    £  No          
  b. any officers, agents or employees of any fund-raising counsel or independent paid fund-raiser under contract to the 
     organization?                                                                                                                                                £  Yes    £  No         
  c. any chief executive, employee, any other employee of the organization with a direct financial interest in the transaction,  
     or any partner, proprietor, director, officer, trustee, or to any shareholder of the organization with more than two (2)  
     percent interest in any supplier or vendor providing goods or services to the organization?                                                                                              £  Yes    £  No                          
              d.            If you answered “Yes,” to questions 24a, b, or c, please provide a statement explaining these relationships.
 
25.     Do any of the organization’s officers, directors, trustees or the five most-highly compensated employees have a financial      
  interest  in any activities engaged in by a fund-raising counsel or independent paid fund-raiser under contract to the organization,  
  or any supplier or vendor providing goods or services to the organization?    £  Yes    £  No           
              If  “Yes,” please detail these relationships below or on a separate sheet of paper, and provide the name, business address and  
  telephone number of all interested parties.  

We understand that this registration is being issued at the discretion of the Division of Consumer Affairs and agree that employees 
of the Division may inspect the records in the possession of this organization in order to ascertain compliance with the statute and all 
pertinent regulations. We also understand that we may be required to provide additional information if requested.  

We hereby certify that the above information and the attached financial schedule(s) and statement(s) are true. We are aware that if any 
of the above statements are willfully false, we are subject to punishment. 

Signature____________________________ Name______________________________  Title ______________ Date ____________

Signature____________________________ Name______________________________  Title ______________ Date ____________

   This form must be signed by two (2) authorized officers of the organization, including the chief financial officer.

Note: Form CRI-150-IC must be filed with	Form	CRI-150-I.

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       Initial registrants who are required to file the 
     Long-Form Initial Registration/Verification Statement CRI-150-I/IC
                                  must submit the following: 

(1) A fully completed Long-Form Initial Registration Statement CRI-150-I submitted with the CRI-150-I Financial Statement,   
    the CRI-150-IC Confidential Information Statement (with signatures), and all lists, statements and attachments as may be  
    required by answers to the form’s questions.

(2) All charity registrants in New Jersey must pay a registration fee based on gross contributions. Please visit our Web site at  
    www.njconsumeraffairs.gov for a complete schedule of registration fees due. A check or money order for the registration 
    fee due, made payable to the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, must accompany the registration form. Cash or 
    credit card payments cannot be accepted. Initial registrations must be submitted prior to soliciting in the State of New 
    Jersey. Registrations must be renewed annually, and are due within six months of the fiscal year-end. Extensions of time to 
    file cannot be granted on initial (first-time) registrations.  

(3)          Charity registrants with total gross revenue in excess of $500,000 annually are required to submit a certified audit (including  
    any management letters) which has been  prepared by a certified public accountant.  

(4)          Please write the organization’s charities registration number on all checks, forms, and copies of documents submitted.

(5)          If the charity was required by the Internal Revenue Service to file an IRS-990 form for the organization’s fiscal year-end being  
    reported, a copy, including Schedule A, must be submitted with the registration form.

(6)        Photocopies of any orders, judgments, agreements or other documents which show the final disposition of any civil or  
    criminal actions brought against the organization or its board members, must be marked with the related question number  
    and the charities registration number.

(7)       Only initial registrants must submit photocopies of the organization’s bylaws, the certificate of incorporation and the I.R.S.  
    determination letter. However, copies of these documents must be resubmitted each time they are amended.

(8)          Mail the completed registration, enclosures and any attachments to the:     

                                    New	Jersey	Division	of	Consumer	Affairs
                                  Charities	Registration	&	Investigation	Section	
                                                 P.O.	Box		45021
                                                 Newark,	NJ	07101

 Should  you  have  questions  regarding  charities  registration  in  New  Jersey,  please  visit  our  Web  site  at  
 http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/ocp/charities.htm where registration information, instructions, forms and a fee schedule  
 may be viewed and/or downloaded. After reading through all of the information on our Web site, if you have further questions, 
 please contact the Charities Registration Section at our hotline number (973)-504-6215 during regular business hours.

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