Recently, such an activity as assistance has been actively developing. The most optimal way to implement it is to register a charity fund. In Russia there are many such organizations with different goals.
As a rule, they are created to help people in difficult situations, homeless animals and so on. The goals of the activity are achieved by raising funds. However, not everyone who wants to provide assistance knows how to create such an organization. Further, the article will provide instructions on how to register a charity fund.
Normative base
Before creating a charitable organization, you need to carefully study the law.
Registration of a charitable foundation is based on the provisions of:
- Constitution.
- GK.
- Federal Law "On Charity Organizations" and "On Non-Profit Organizations (Non-Profit Organizations)".
The future fund should open a bank account, keep accounting. One of the prerequisites for the organization's work is the provision of annual reports on the expenditure of funds.
Important point
It should be understood that after registration, a charitable foundation cannot carry out activities aimed at making a profit. The work of the organization should be associated exclusively with the achievement of non-profit goals.
Advertising and Marketing
The success of the activity largely depends on the qualifications of the employees, the marketing strategy of the founders. It is also important to find volunteers, patrons, sponsors.
At the initial stage, it is necessary that as many people as possible know about the fund. For this, an official website, thematic groups in social networks are usually created. Distribution of flyers, flash mobs, promotions, auctions, etc. are considered effective ways of disseminating information.
Financing
Before registering a charitable foundation, you need to consider the system for receiving contributions. It can be special boxes for donations; On the site or in groups in social networks, you can create a special form through which caring people will transfer funds, including electronic money.
The property of the fund cannot be used for personal purposes neither by the founder, nor by members of the board of directors. It is created from contributions in kind or in cash.
Organizational matters
To create a charitable organization, it is necessary to determine the direction of its activities, goals, to come up with a name for it.
Particular attention should be paid to the charter. It must comply with legal requirements. After that, all the documents necessary for registering a charitable foundation must be submitted to the territorial unit of the Ministry of Justice. Having received approval from this department, the founders register the organization with the IFTS, FFOMS.
Charity Fund Registration: A Step-by-Step Procedure
Briefly, the following stages can be identified:
- Definition of tasks, goals, areas of activity of the future organization.
- Drawing up the charter, appointment of the founder, members of the council.
- Appeal to the Ministry of Justice.
- Registration in FFOMS, IFTS.
- Opening a bank account.
- Obtaining a certificate of state registration, obtaining an extract from the register.
It must be said that a fee will have to be paid for registering a charitable foundation. Its size today is 4 thousand rubles. Use the above step-by-step instructions for registering a charity fund can both a citizen and an organization.
Responsible person
The charity foundation does not provide for membership. All participants contribute funds on a voluntary basis according to their capabilities.
At the preparatory stage, you need to determine the person who will be responsible for making decisions and monitoring their implementation. As a rule, such an entity is the initiator of the opening of a charitable organization.
Package of documents for registration of a charity fund
It includes:
- Statement on f. PH0001.
- Constituent documentation.
- Receipt of payment of duty.
The statement shall indicate:
- Applicant's full name
- Address of residence.
- Contact phone numbers.
The document is provided in duplicate. One of them must be notarized. Additional sheets are attached to the application, in which data on the founder, types of economic activity are given.
The constituent documents for the registration of a charitable foundation include:
- Charter. It is provided in 3 copies.
- Memorandum of association.
- The minutes drawn up at the first meeting of the organization.
When registering a charitable foundation, the protocol (a sample of this document is filled out according to general rules) is a confirmation of the founders' intentions. It reflects information on the direction of the organization, the composition of the board of directors, responsible persons, the goals and objectives of the fund. The same information must be present in the Charter. In addition, this document reflects information on the executive bodies, their location, the legal address of the organization, the procedure for appointing the persons responsible, as well as actions in the liquidation of NPOs.
The structure of documents for registration of a charitable foundation also includes paper confirming the rights to the premises in which it is located. If the property is owned, then a certificate is attached. If the property is leased, you must provide a letter of guarantee from the owner and a copy of title documents.
If the name uses symbols protected by law, including copyright, it is necessary to have permits from the copyright holder.
The timing
In accordance with the procedure for registering charitable foundations, verification of documents is carried out in the Ministry of Justice within a month. In case of discrepancies, the applicant will be denied. At the same time, the state duty paid for registration is not refunded.
Founders must submit documents within three months from the date of the decision to create the fund.
Features of the activity
A charitable foundation may conduct only such activities that are not aimed at deriving personal benefits from its participants. At the same time, the organization can use the profit received in the course of various actions, including those related to entrepreneurship, if it is used for non-commercial needs. For example, funds from a charity concert should go to help homeless animals.
The key difference between a charitable foundation and a regular one is that the organization should direct at least 80% of donations to non-profit purposes.
After state registration, a certificate is issued. It confirms the legal personality of the fund. If participants violate the requirements established by law, the organization may be liquidated.
Staff
Recruitment is carried out in accordance with the specifics of the organization. As a rule, participants in a charity fund are:
- Volunteers They are not members of the organization’s staff, but provide free assistance. For example, volunteers organize fundraising, hand out leaflets and so on.
- Lawyers. Among the participants in the fund should be at least one person who is versed in legal issues. A lawyer can accompany the process of registration, receipt of documents, speak on behalf of the organization in various government agencies.
- Employees accepting applications.
- Specialists responsible for providing the necessary resources. For example, if the fund is helping homeless animals, these employees procure feed, supplies, and so on.
- Employees involved in attracting sponsors.
As practice shows, the staff of charitable foundations is small. Usually enough five people, focused on achieving their goals. It is advisable to increase the number of employees while expanding areas of activity.
Search for sources of funds
Attracting sponsors is the most difficult task facing a charity fund. As a rule, sources of funds are:
- Contributions of members of the organization.
- Donations from unauthorized persons. Moreover, they can be expressed not only in money, but also in kind (things, tools, household items, animal feed).
- Grants.
- Funds from the activities of volunteers.
- Profit from securities.
- Funds from charity events (auctions, concerts, promotions, etc.).
Fundraising site
You can significantly increase the effectiveness of the charitable foundation by creating an official portal on the Internet. To do this, you need:
- Choose a hosting. Many resources currently offer it for free. Moreover, the functionality of such versions is quite sufficient to achieve the goal.
- Choose a domain. In the domain name, you can spell out the words by which the site can be found on the Internet.
- Select a template, adjust the interface. Typically, sites that provide hosting provide a large selection of templates. The option you like can be easily adapted to the goals of the charity fund.
- Fill the site with articles, photographs and other content reflecting the essence of the fund.
On the site you need to create a special form with which people will transfer funds. You can enter into an agreement with a payment operator. With it, it will be possible to make payments using different systems (bank card, electronic wallets).
Particular attention should be paid to promoting the site on the Internet. For this, links to it are placed in thematic groups in social networks, advertising in the media is launched, etc.
The main condition for activity
For a charitable foundation to work efficiently, it is important not only to comply with all formalities. The main condition is to achieve the goals for which the organization was created. If the background is organized to help people or animals, then it should really be provided.
Charitable organizations are created to implement socially useful projects, to promote regional and municipal communities.
Foundation education is the best way to solve socially significant problems. And there are a lot of them, as you know. There are problems in almost all areas of life: education, healthcare, nature management, etc.
Conclusion
Of course, without the faith of people in their work, without love for it, not a single charitable foundation will work for a long time. Before creating an organization, you need to evaluate your strengths and capabilities. Any fund is faced with problems, usually of a financial nature. Today it’s quite difficult to find sponsors, people who are willing to selflessly help someone else.
Nevertheless, today there are quite a lot of charitable organizations involved in providing assistance in various fields. Often, such funds are created on bare enthusiasm by purposeful active people. Many charitable organizations provide support to low-income families, drug and alcohol addicts, people released from places of detention. Some activists are creating an alliance to protect the environment. They not only urge people to observe cleanliness and protect nature, but they themselves participate in the cleaning of urban areas, parks, beaches, recreation areas.
Any charitable activity is fraught with difficulties. It takes time, effort, money. However, helping other people helps to maintain humanity, to show humanity and compassion for one's neighbor. No one knows what life situation a person might face in a year or several years. Perhaps those who help today will themselves need help tomorrow.