i. Are related by blood, marriage or adoption to each other or to any officers, agents, or employees of any fund raising counsel or independent paid fund raiser under contract to the organization; are related by blood, marriage or adoption to any chief executive employee; to any other employee of the organization with a direct financial interest in the transaction; to any partner, proprietor, director, officer, or trustee of the organization; or to any shareholder of the organization with more than a two percent interest in any supplier or vendor providing goods or services to the organization and, if so, the name and business and home address and telephone number of each related party; or

     ii. Have a financial interest in any activity engaged in by a fund raising counsel or independent paid fund raiser under contract to the organization or any supplier or vendor providing goods or services to the organization and, if so, the name and business address and telephone number of each interested party;

     8. The amount of any grant or financial assistance from any agency of government in its preceding fiscal year;

     9. A statement setting forth the place where and the date when the organization was legally established and the form of the organization;

     10. The principal street address and telephone number of the organization and the street address and telephone number of each office in this State, unless the organization does not maintain an office in this State, in which case the name and street address of the individual having custody of its financial records pertaining to operations or solicitations in this State shall be disclosed;

     11. The name, street address and telephone number of each affiliate which shares in the contributions or other revenue raised in this State;

     12. The date when the organization‘s fiscal year ends;

     13. A statement whether:

     i. The organization is authorized by any other state to solicit contributions and, if so, a listing of the states in which authorization has been obtained;

     ii. The organization is or has ever been enjoined in any jurisdiction from soliciting contributions or has been found to have engaged in unlawful practices in the solicitation of contributions or the administration of charitable assets together with a listing of all such jurisdictions;

     iii. The organization‘s registration has been denied, suspended or revoked by any jurisdiction, together with a listing of those jurisdictions and the reasons for that denial, suspension or revocation; and

     iv. The organization has voluntarily entered into an assurance of voluntary compliance agreement or any similar order or legal agreement with any jurisdiction or federal agency or officer with an identification of the jurisdiction or federal agency or officer;

     14. Whether the organization intends to solicit contributions from the general public;

     15. Photocopies of any and all written documentation (such as a court order, administrative order, judgment, formal notice, or written assurance) supporting an affirmative response to (b)4 and 13ii, iii and iv above; and

     16. Any other information as may be requested of the applicant.

     (c) A charitable organization may incorporate by reference any information reported by the organization on Internal Revenue Service Form 990 and Schedule (A)990.

     (d) Upon initial registration only, every charitable organization required to file a long form registration shall include the following additional information which shall not be required upon renewal:

     1. A copy of the organization‘s charter, articles of organization, agreement of association, instrument of trust, constitution or other organizational instrument and by-laws;

     2. A statement setting forth the organization‘s tax exempt status along with copies of Federal or State tax exemption determination or exemption ruling letters;

     3. Photocopies of any and all written documentation (such as a court order, administrative order, judgment, formal notice, or written assurance) supporting an affirmative response to (b)4 and 13i, ii and iii above; and

     4. A statement whether the organization intends to solicit contributions from the general public.

     (e) All long form registrations shall be signed by two authorized officers, including the chief fiscal officer of the organization, who shall certify that all information contained in the registration statement is correct. If an organization does not have two officers of the corporation or organization, the sole authorized officer shall file a certification attesting to the fact that the organization is solely controlled and operated by only one officer.

     (f) In addition to the information required in (b) through (e) above, a parent organization filing registrations for local units shall include in its initial registration and renewal statement the information required by N.J.A.C. 13:48-6.

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