Verification

Registry Verification Search

Search the Files of the Registry of Charitable Trusts

The Registry Verification Search tool allows you to query the Registry’s database and verify whether a charitable organization or fundraiser has complied with the Attorney General’s registration and reporting requirements. You may also review and download records and public filings that a charitable organization or fundraiser has submitted to the Attorney General’s Registry of Charitable Trusts. This includes copies of annual registration renewal forms (Form RRF-1), IRS Forms 990, raffle reports and fundraising reports that are in the Registry’s database. Information is retrieved from the database in real-time but data and statuses may change intraday as filings are processed.

Potential donors are encouraged to research organizations using this query tool and those available from the Secretary of State, Franchise Tax Board and IRS to determine an organization’s tax-exempt status and compliance status with all appropriate state and federal agencies. Each agency maintains their own database and independently determines the disposition of organizations relative to their statutory oversight. Each should be considered carefully and collectively to gain the most complete assessment possible. Donors may also benefit from reviewing our Resources and Donation Tips.

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Full name is not needed to search (e.g. “KIDS FOR” will find KIDS FOR CATS, KIDS FOR DOGS).
An asterisk (*) may be used as a wildcard (“*KIDS F” finds CURE KIDS FUND, “KI*KI” finds KITES TO KIDS)

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