A charitable organization is a non-profit organization created to create public goods in various fields. Depending on the direction of activity, the goals of the association and the number of participants, such organizations may have various legal forms. However, all of them are united by one thing - the desire to help those in need.
Instruction manual
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Define the goals that you are guided by creating a charity. Despite the fact that such forms of ownership do not pursue commercial goals, some future politicians will thus increase their rating among potential voters, since direct support of parties is not a charity. But it’s possible that by creating such an organization, you really want to help those in need, to whom you yourself once belonged. Often, such funds are created in memory of untimely departed people.
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Choose the direction of activity for the organization. Depending on the future field of activity, you will have to choose the legal form of your enterprise (fund, association, association, institution, etc.). In addition, by organizing some of them, you will be able to engage in commercial activities, but only on condition that all the amounts you receive will be sent to charity.
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Develop a charter for your organization based on your goals and activities. Hold a meeting of the founders and put the charter to a vote. Gather all information about the founders.
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Contact the tax authorities and submitting all the documents, register a legal entity, receive a register and Rosstat codes, issue a stamp. Please note: charities are not exempt from all taxes. So they have to pay the full amount of VAT on income received from entrepreneurship for charitable purposes. At the same time, income received from other sources is not taxed.
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Rent a suitable office space. Choose a room in the city center or in the office center building. Offices of charitable foundations located in disadvantaged areas or outside the city do not enhance the reputation of organizations. Register the name of the organization in Rospatent.
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Contact the Fed department under the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation to register a charitable organization. You will be asked to submit the following documents: - application for registration (in 2 copies);
- The original and 2 notarized copies of the charter;
- information about the founders (in 2 copies);
- protocol of the constituent assembly (2 certified copies);
- letter of guarantee from the lessor;
- for organizations no lower than the national level - minutes of conferences, congresses, etc.;
- documents confirming your right to use the name of the organization.
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Get a certificate of registration of your organization in the Fed department of the Ministry of Justice no later than 30 days later.
