Ch. 371

1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(b) The financial statement shall contain:

(1)     the name, address, and telephone number of the charitable organization;

(2)     (i) THE AMOUNT OF TOTAL REVENUE, the amount of [gross]
TOTAL revenue received from charitable contributions, and the amount and percentage
of [ gross] TOTAL revenue used by the charitable organization for its management and
general expenses, fund-raising expenses, and program service expenses during the
preceding fiscal year; or

(ii) if the charitable organization is newly organized, the estimated
percentage of charitable contributions being sought that will be used for its management
and general expenses, fund-raising expenses, and program service expenses; and

(3)     if the charitable organization is registered with the Secretary of State, a
declaration that the charitable organization is registered, but that registration is not and
does not imply endorsement of any charitable solicitation.

6-411.

(a) This section does not apply to:

(1)     a charitable solicitation by an accredited school, college, or university to
its students, former students, parents of students or former students, board members, or
staff; OR

(2) A FORMAL GRANT APPLICATION PREPARED FOR AND SUBMITTED
TO A SPECIFIC CORPORATION OR FOUNDATION.

(b) (1) A charitable solicitation that is a specific written request to the public
for money shall contain a disclosure statement.

(2)     A written receipt for a charitable contribution shall contain a disclosure
statement.

(c) The disclosure statement shall be displayed conspicuously on a charitable
solicitation and on a receipt for a charitable contribution.

6-501.

(a)     An agreement between a charitable organization and a fund-raising counsel
or professional solicitor AND ANY SUBCONTRACT OR OTHER CONTRACT IN
FURTHERANCE OF SUCH AN AGREEMENT shall be in writing.

(b)     A fund-raising counsel or professional solicitor shall submit to the Secretary
of State a copy of [the agreement] ALL AGREEMENTS UNDER SUBSECTION (A) on or
before the earlier of:

(1)     the tenth day after the agreement is made; or

(2)     the start of a charitable solicitation.

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