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Registered Charities have legal obligations they must meet to keep their status as registered charities. These obligations ensure that charities are using their resources to do charitable work.
The main obligations of a charity are to...
Charities must complete and file an Information Return every year. This provides the Charities Directorate with financial and other information about the charity's activities in the past year.
Charities have to spend their resources mainly on charitable activities with some for administration. If a charity has property that is not being used for one of these activities a % of the value of that property must be spent each year on charitable activities or administration.
Charities are required by law to keep a number of books and records and safeguard those books and records against loss or destruction.
If a charity is going to issue a donation receipt for a gift that are certain rules that need to followed about how the valuer of the gift is determined and certain information required on the reciept itself.
The Charities Directorate monitors charities to make sure they are living up to their obligations. There are financial and other consequences if a charity does not fulfill its obligations.
The Regina Public Library and Saskatoon Public Library are hosting free Law Fair events during Saskatchewan Access to Justice Week to connect people with free legal information, assistance, and support. Attend to acquire legal knowledge and to broaden awareness of legal rights and responsibilities!