Section 1716.03 - Organizations not required to file registration statementThe following shall not be required to file a registration statement as provided in section 1716.02 of the Revised Code:
(A) Any religious agencies and organizations, and charities, agencies, and organizations operated, supervised, or controlled by a religious organization;(B) Any charitable organization that meets all of the following requirements: (1) It has been in continuous existence in this state for a period of at least two years;(2) It has received from the internal revenue service a determination letter that is currently in effect, stating that the charitable organization is exempt from federal income taxation under subsection 501(a) and described in subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;(3) It has registered with the attorney general as a charitable trust pursuant to section 109.26 of the Revised Code;(4) It has filed an annual report with and paid the required fee to the attorney general pursuant to section 109.31 of the Revised Code.(C) Any educational institution, when solicitation of contributions is confined to alumni, faculty, trustees, or the student membership and their families;(D) Every person other than an individual, when solicitation of contributions for a charitable purpose or on behalf of a charitable organization is confined to its existing membership, present or former employees, or present or former trustees;(E) Any public primary or secondary school, when solicitation of contributions is confined to alumni, faculty, or the general population of the local school district;(F) Any booster club that is organized and operated in conjunction with and for the benefit of students of public primary or secondary schools;(G) Any charitable organization that does not receive gross revenue, excluding grants or awards from the government or an organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(a) and described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars during its immediately preceding fiscal year, if the organization does not compensate any person primarily to solicit contributions. If the gross revenue, excluding grants or awards from the government or an organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(a) and described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, of any charitable organization received during any fiscal year exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars, the charitable organization, within thirty days after the receipt of the revenue, shall file a registration statement with the attorney general pursuant to section 1716.02 of the Revised Code.
Effective Date: 4/10/2001 .