Solicitation of Contributions Act

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https://www.fdacs.gov/Business-Services/Solicitation-of-Contributions

If you look at the registration requirements it states:
"The Solicitation of Contributions Act requires anyone who solicits donations in or from Florida to register with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) and to renew annually. This applies to charitable organizations, sponsors, professional solicitors, and professional fundraising consultants. FDACS collects registration fees and has the authority to impose penalties for noncompliance."

I will be bringing this to John Reynolds W4IJJ attention on 3/10/2025

The act also provides a provision for Charitable organizations and sponsors that meet the following requirements are eligible to fill out the Small Charitable Organizations/Sponsors Application [ ] and complete the Solicitation of Contributions Annual Financial Reporting Form [ ] in lieu of registration:

NOFARS doesn't qualify for this in lieu of this:

• The fundraising activities of the charitable organization or sponsor are carried on by volunteers, members, or officers who are not compensated and no part of the assets or income of the organization or sponsor inures to the benefit of or is paid to any officer or member of the charitable organization or sponsor.

This is cause the treasure collects checks on behalf of the repeater that the club doesn't own and then deposits the funds into the clubs general fund (the repeater fund) then give the funds to Billy Williams, Henry, or other repeater owners which are club members and board members and are benefiting from this and the funds are paid to them.

I will be bringing this to John Reynolds W4IJJ attention on 3/10/2025

Hopefully the club can get this all sorted out soon and start moving forward and can have a honestly run club in the future.

Money keeps going into and out of "the repeater fund" but the loan never decreases, but the money in the repeater fund will count toward the loan when the loan is paid. Looks like fuzzy math there, like a maintenance fee or interest. For a club that did not want to support a repeater through the clubs general fund it looks like the clubs general fund has paid for a repeater for the past 26 years and presumbally owes Billy Williams $3500 for doing so.