WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 386

(1)     the name and address of the charitable organization and of any affiliate,
branch, or chapter in the State;

(2)     the name and address of:

(i) each officer, including each principal salaried executive staff
officer, and each other person with final responsibility for the custody and final
distribution of the charitable contributions made to the charitable organization; or

(ii) each person who has custody of the financial records of the
charitable organization if the charitable organization does not have a local office in the
State;

(3)     a statement of:

(i) the purposes for which the charitable organization was organized;

(ii) the purposes for which charitable contributions will be used; and

(iii) whether the charitable organization intends to solicit directly or to
have a professional solicitor or fund-raising counsel solicit charitable contributions on its
behalf;

(4)     consent in writing to the jurisdiction and venue of the Circuit Court for
Anne Arundel County in actions brought under this title;

(5)     a copy of the articles of incorporation or other governing instrument of
the charitable organization;

(6)     a copy of a letter from the Internal Revenue Service, or other evidence,
showing the tax exempt status of the charitable organization;

(7)     (i) a copy of federal form 990 that the charitable organization submits
to the Internal Revenue Service; or

(ii) information that the charitable organization states on a form that
the Secretary of State provides;

(8)     (i) an audit by an independent certified public accountant if the gross
income from charitable contributions in the most recently completed fiscal year is at least
[$250,000] $200,000; or

(ii) a review by an independent certified public accountant if the gross
income from charitable contributions in the most recently completed fiscal year is at least
$100,000 but less than [$250,000] $200,000;

(9)     A STATEMENT THAT NO PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A
THEFT-RELATED FELONY DURING THE 3 YEARS PRECEDING THE SUBMISSION OF
THE APPLICATION WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE MANAGEMENT OR DIRECTION OF THE
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION OR HAVE CUSTODY OF OR AUTHORITY TO SPEND
CONTRIBUTIONS;

[(9)](10) an affidavit signed by the chairman, president, or other principal
officer attesting to the truth of the registration statement and each supporting document;

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