Charities Fines History
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Exhibit A - Charities Fines History Included in the Secretary of State’s (SoS) December 4, 2019 letter to the House Legislative Oversight Committee (LOC). This information was provided in response to the following question in LOC’s November 15, 2019 letter to the SoS: “24. Please provide in an Excel document, a list of the administrative fines issued, including the type of fine, amount of fine, entity fined, and year in which the fine was issued, for each year, as far back to the initial passage of the Solicitation of Charitable Funds Act as readily available to the agency.1” In addition to providing the information in this document, SoS provided the following response: The agency is providing a list of fines from 2009 to present in Exhibit A, which is attached to this response. This data was pulled from the charities database launched in February 2009. 1 “Under the Solicitation of Charitable Funds Act, the maximum fine is $2,000.00 for each separate violation. Fines for certain filing violations are calculated at a rate of $10.00 per day late, not to exceed $2,000.00. These violations include late annual financial reports, late professional fundraiser violations, late contracts, and late joint financial reports. For these fines, the Division of Public Charities will send an initial Notice of Administrative Fine that notifies the recipient that the fine has begun accruing. Once the late filing is submitted or 200 days have passed (at which point the maximum fine of $2,000.00 is assessed), the Division of Public Charities will send a Notice of Administrative Fine Invoice.” See Secretary of State Charities, Investigations, and Trademarks presentation, slide 49 and testimony during October 28, 2019, meeting from Shannon Wiley, SoS General Counsel. Violation Type Amount Entity Name Year Fine Issued Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 540.00 Center Stage Attractions, Inc. 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 540.00 East Meets West Foundation 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 540.00 International Association of Firefighters Local 793 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 2,000.00 Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 780 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 1,410.00 Do Something, Inc. 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 50.00 Do Something, Inc. 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 125.00 Myrtle Beach Band Booster Club, Inc. 2009 Nondisclosure - Status as Paid or Professional $ 1,000.00 Courtesy Call 2009 Solicitor Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 150.00 Diamond in the Ruff Rescue & Rehab, Inc. 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 200.00 Georgetown County Diabetes CORE Group 2009 Nondisclosure - Status as Paid or Professional $ 1,250.00 Center Stage Attractions, Inc. 2009 Solicitor Delinquent Joint Financial Report $ 1,000.00 Outreach Associates, Inc.d/b/a Direct Advantage Marketing 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 730.00 Montessori School of Mt. Pleasant Booster Club, Inc. 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 540.00 Celiac Sprue Association/United States of America, Inc. 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 150.00 Diamond in the Ruff Rescue & Rehab, Inc. 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 125.00 Myrtle Beach Band Booster Club, Inc. 2009 Delinquent Joint Financial Report $ 1,000.00 Outreach Associates, Inc.d/b/a Direct Advantage Marketing 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 1,460.00 South Carolina Ballet, Inc. 2009 Nondisclosure - Status as Paid or Professional $ 1,000.00 Courtesy Call 2009 Solicitor Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 2,000.00 Mental Health America of Aiken County 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 810.00 Aiken Corporation of South Carolina 2009 Delinquent Joint Financial Report $ 1,000.00 Center Stage Attractions, Inc. 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 125.00 Myrtle Beach Band Booster Club, Inc. 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 200.00 Georgetown County Diabetes CORE Group 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 2,000.00 Mental Health America of Aiken County 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 2,000.00 Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, Inc. 2009 Nondisclosure - Status as Paid or Professional $ 1,000.00 Courtesy Call 2009 Solicitor Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 1,420.00 Wildlife Waystation 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 500.00 South Carolina State Troopers Coalition 2009 Delinquent Registration Statement (Charity) $ 2,000.00 Paralyzed Veterans of America 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 300.00 Georgetown County Diabetes CORE Group 2009 Exchange Club Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse of the Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 1,110.00 2009 Lowcountry, Inc. Nondisclosure - Status as Paid or Professional $ 1,000.00 Courtesy Call 2009 Solicitor Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 1,110.00 Patients First 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 540.00 MMC Victims Relief Fund 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 70.00 Diamond in the Ruff Rescue & Rehab, Inc. 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 2,000.00 Carolinas Historic Aviation Commission 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 250.00 Myrtle Beach Band Booster Club, Inc. 2009 Delinquent Registration Statement (Charity) $ 2,000.00 Chiefs Athletic Booster Club, Inc. 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 1,000.00 Chiefs Athletic Booster Club, Inc. 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 1,000.00 Chiefs Athletic Booster Club, Inc. 2009 Nondisclosure - Status as Paid or Professional $ 1,000.00 Courtesy Call 2009 Solicitor Delinquent Joint Financial Report $ 1,250.00 Center Stage Attractions, Inc. 2009 Strategic Fundraising, Inc.,formerly Strategic Individual Solicitor not Registered $ 2,000.00 2009 Telecommunications, Inc Nondisclosure - Registered True Name of Strategic Fundraising, Inc.,formerly Strategic $ 2,000.00 2009 Professional FR Company Telecommunications, Inc Percentage Retained by the Charitable Strategic Fundraising, Inc.,formerly Strategic $ 2,000.00 2009 Organization Telecommunications, Inc Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 125.00 Myrtle Beach Band Booster Club, Inc. 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 1,600.00 Lower Lake Greenwood Volunteer Fire Department 2009 Nondisclosure - Status as Paid or Professional $ 1,000.00 Courtesy Call 2009 Solicitor Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 300.00 Rickey D's National Equestrian Conservation Services, Inc. 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 760.00 Christian World Adoption 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 760.00 Christian World Adoption Foundation, Inc. 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 850.00 Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Broadcasting Authority 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 25.00 South Greenville Sports 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 750.00 T-Bird Foundation 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 100.00 Peace Action 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 1,120.00 Johns Hopkins University 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 400.00 Lung Cancer Foundation of America 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 25.00 Working Today, Inc. 2009 Delinquent Registration Statement (Charity) $ 25.00 Westminister Rescue Squad 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 25.00 Lowcountry Local First 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 500.00 Florence County Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 950.00 Children In Need International 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 25.00 Jefferson Awards for Public Service 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 25.00 Cancer Research Alliance, Inc. 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 25.00 International Law Enforcement Games 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 25.00 More Project 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 25.00 More Project 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 25.00 AHEPA Columbia Foundation, Inc. 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 1,040.00 AHEPA Columbia Foundation, Inc. 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 25.00 Summerville Miracle League, Inc. 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 880.00 Hope and Light Foundation 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 25.00 Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite Valley of Charleston, Inc. 2009 Nondisclosure - Status as Paid or Professional $ 1,000.00 Courtesy Call 2009 Solicitor Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 25.00 Mayo High School Alumni Association, Inc. 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 880.00 Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 880.00 Defenders of Wildlife 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 25.00 Sharing Tree, Inc. 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 25.00 James Island Outreach 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 25.00 International Republican Institute 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 100.00 Lexington Festivals, Inc. 2009 Delinquent Annual Financial Report (Charity) $ 25.00 Coastal Plain Rural Health Network 2009 Delinquent