A charity regulator is a
regulatory agency
A regulatory agency (regulatory body, regulator) or independent agency (independent regulatory agency) is a government agency, government authority that is responsible for exercising autonomous jurisdiction over some area of human activity in a l ...
that regulates the charitable or wider nonprofit sectors in it respective jurisdiction. They can also be referred to as commissions, although that term can also refer specifically to the non-tax policy regulation of
charitable organizations
A charitable organization or charity is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. educational, Religion, religious or other activities serving the public interest or common good).
The legal definitio ...
.
Charity regulators take various forms, from small teams within taxation departments to standalone bodies.
Examples
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Charity Commission for England and Wales
The Charity Commission for England and Wales is a non-ministerial government department, non-ministerial department of Government of the United Kingdom, His Majesty's Government that regulates Charitable organization, registered charities in En ...
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Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland is the independent regulator of Northern Ireland charities. It was established in 2009 under the Charities Act (NI) 2008.
Aims
The stated vision of the commission is for "a dynamic and well governed ...
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Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
The Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR; ) is a non-ministerial department of the Scottish Government with responsibility for the regulation of charities in Scotland.
OSCR is the independent regulator and registrar for more than 25,000 Scottish ch ...
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Charities Regulator or ''An Rialálaí Carthanas'' (
Ireland
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Gibraltar
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Charity Commissioners
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Federal Republic of Germany Transparency Register
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Public benefit organizations and
NGOs at the Department of Social and Solidarity Economy (
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
)
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The Foundation Authority (Norway)
*Associations and foundations at the
Finnish Patent and Registration Office
*Registrars of
Associations,
Charitable Trusts,
Endowments,
Pledges,
Companies
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(including
public benefit companies), and more at the Corporations Authority (
Israel
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)
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Punjab Charity Commission (
Pakistan
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[https://charitycommission.punjab.gov.pk/])
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Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs online database of social organizations
*Inland Revenue Department (
Hong Kong
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)
*Commissioner of Charities (
Singapore
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)
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Charities Services (Ngā Ratonga Kaupapa Atawhai) (
New Zealand
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)
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Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) is the regulatory authority for charities and not-for-profit organisations within Australia. The Commission was established in December 2012 as part of the ''Australian Charitie ...
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Charities Directorate of Canada (La Direction des Organismes de Bienfaisance)
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Charities
A charitable organization or charity is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. educational, religious or other activities serving the public interest or common good).
The legal definition of a cha ...
and
Nonprofits at the
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the revenue service for the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government, which is responsible for collecting Taxation in the United States, U.S. federal taxes and administerin ...
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New York State Attorney General's Charities Bureau
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California Attorney General
The attorney general of California is the state attorney general of the government of California. The officer must ensure that "the laws of the state are uniformly and adequately enforced" (Constitution of California, Article V, Section 13). The ...
's Registry of Charitable Trusts
See also
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Charitable trust
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Charity assessment
References
External links
Charity Commission for England and WalesCharity Commission for Northern IrelandOffice of the Scottish Charity RegulatorCharites Regulator (Cuireadh an Rialálaí Carthanas) (Eire)Gibraltar Charity CommissionersFederal Republic of Germany Transparency Register*
ttps://lottstift.no/en/the-foundation-authority/ The Foundation Authority (Norway)Associations and foundations at the Finnish Patent and Registration OfficePunjab Charity Commission
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ttps://www.ird.gov.hk/eng/tax/ach_index.htm Inland Revenue Department (Hong Kong)Commissioner of Charities (Singapore)Charities Services (Ngā Ratonga Kaupapa Atawhai) (New Zealand)Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722075520/http://www.acnc.gov.au/ , date=2018-07-22
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ttps://www.irs.gov/charities-and-nonprofits Charities and Nonprofits at the United States Internal Revenue ServiceNew York State Attorney General's Charities BureauCalifornia Attorney General's Registry of Charitable Trusts
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