GENERAL INFORMATION DISCLOSURE: Information concerning Zoological Society of San Diego, including financial or charitable purposes, may be obtained, without cost, by writing to its principal place of business at the following address: Zoological Society of San Diego d/b/a San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, P.O. Box 120551, San Diego, CA, 92112, or by calling 619-231-1515. In addition, residents of the following states may obtain financial and/or licensing information from their states, as indicated. Registration with these states, or any other state, does not imply endorsement by the state.
ARKANSAS: Every charitable organization that solicits in Arkansas, and uses an Arkansas address, including a return address, but does not maintain and staff an office at that address must disclose in writing immediately proximate to the address located in the state both (1) the address of the charitable organization’s actual headquarters and (2) the fact that the address is that of a mail drop box or located in a mail-handling facility. The following language may be used:
“The headquarters of this organization is located at P.O. Box 120551, San Diego, CA 92112."
*CALIFORNIA: A copy of Zoological Society of San Diego latest financial report is available by writing to Zoological Society of San Diego, P.O. Box 120551, San Diego, CA, 92112.
*COLORADO: Colorado residents may obtain copies of registration and financial documents from the office of the Secretary of State, 303-894-2860, www.sos.state.co.us/ re: Reg. No. 20123002944
FLORIDA: A charitable organization or sponsor soliciting in this state must include all of the following disclosures at the point of solicitation:
The name of the charitable organization or sponsor and state of the principal place of business of the charitable organization or sponsor; A description of the purpose or purposes for which the solicitation is being made; For every charitable organization or sponsor which is required to register in this state, the following verbatim disclosure must be conspicuously displayed, IN CAPITAL LETTERS, and included on all fund-raising materials sent to Florida residents:
“A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE, WITHIN THE STATE, 1-800-HELPFLA, OR VIA THE INTERNET AT WWW.800HELPFLA.COM. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.”
The disclosure statement must also include the charity’s registration number. When the solicitation consists of more than one piece, "the statement must be displayed prominently" in the materials. If the solicitation occurs on a website, the statement must be conspicuously displayed on any webpage that identifies a mailing address where contributions are to be sent, identifies a telephone number to call to process contributions, or provides for online processing of contributions.
GEORGIA: Every charitable organization required to be registered and soliciting in this state must include the following disclosures at the point of solicitation:
The name and location of the charitable organization for which the solicitation is being made; That the following information will be made available upon request:
A full and fair description of the charitable program for which the solicitation campaign is being carried out and, if different, a full and fair description of the programs and activities of the charitable organization on whose behalf the solicitation is being carried out; and A financial statement or summary which shall be consistent with the financial statement required to be filed with the Secretary of State.
ILLINOIS: If a charitable organization engages in any public solicitation and purports to relate the purpose or purposes for which the funds are solicited, such purposes must be fully and accurately identified to the prospective donor.
If a charitable organization whose purposes include the rendering of noneducational program services intends to expend or budget more than 50% of its program service expenditures for informing or educating the public, and the funds being solicited will be used for such purpose, the donor at his or her request must be told that a primary use of the program funds will be for public education.
*KANSAS: The official registration and annual financial report of Zoological Society of San Diego is filed with the Kansas Secretary of State. Kansas Registration #: 4421897
MAINE: If a charitable organization engages in any public solicitation and purports to relate the purpose or purposes for which the funds are solicited, such purposes must be fully and accurately identified to the prospective donor.
If a charitable organization whose purposes include the rendering of noneducational program services intends to expend or budget more than 50% of its program service expenditures for informing or educating the public, and the funds being solicited will be used for such purpose, the donor at his or her request must be told that a primary use of the program funds will be for public education.
MARYLAND: A charitable solicitation that is a specific written request to the public for money, and any written receipt for a charitable contribution, must contain a disclosure statement with the following information:
1. A statement that a copy of the current financial statement of the charitable organization is available on request;
2. The name of the charitable organization and the address and telephone number where requests for a copy of the financial statement should be directed; and
3. A statement that, for the cost of copies and postage, documents and information submitted under this title are available from the Secretary of State. The disclosure statement must be displayed conspicuously on a charitable solicitation and on a receipt for a charitable contribution.
Solicitations made by an accredited school, college, or university to its students, former students, parents of students or former students, board members, or staff, or formal grant applications prepared for and submitted to a specific corporation or foundation are specifically exempt from this disclosure requirement.
*MICHIGAN: Zoological Society of San Diego, 14736
MINNESOTA: The following information must be clearly disclosed in any written charitable solicitation:
1. The name and location by city and state of each charitable organization on behalf of which the solicitation is made;
2. The tax deductibility of the contribution; and
3. A description of the charitable program for which the solicitation campaign is being carried out; and, if different, a description of the programs and activities of the organization on whose behalf the solicitation campaign is being carried out.
MISSISSIPPI: The following statement must be reproduced verbatim on written solicitations, confirmations, receipts and reminders of oral solicitations:
“The official registration and financial information of (Zoological Society of San Diego) may be obtained from the Mississippi Secretary of State's office by calling 1-888-236-6167. Registration by the Secretary of State does not imply endorsement by the Secretary of State.”
NEVADA: A person representing that he or she is conducting a solicitation for or on behalf of a charitable organization or nonprofit corporation shall disclose:
1. The full legal name of the charitable organization or nonprofit corporation as registered with the Secretary of State;
2. The state or jurisdiction in which the charitable organization or nonprofit corporation was formed;
3. The purpose of the charitable organization or nonprofit corporation; and
4. That the contribution or donation may be tax deductible for federal income tax purposes or that the contribution or donation does not qualify for federal tax deduction.
Any solicitation that is made in writing for or on behalf of a charitable organization or nonprofit corporation, including, without limitation, an electronic communication, must contain the full legal name of the charitable organization or nonprofit corporation as registered with the Secretary of State pursuant and a disclaimer stating that the contribution or donation may be tax deductible for federal income tax purposes or that the contribution or donation does not qualify for federal tax deduction.
NEW JERSEY: Prior to soliciting any contribution in writing, a charitable organization, unless exempt from registration, shall clearly and conspicuously disclose the following:
1. The name of the individual making the solicitation;
2. The individual making the solicitation is a volunteer; and
3. The name of the charitable organization which will receive the contribution.
The following disclosure must be "conspicuously printed" on any printed solicitation, written confirmation, receipt or written reminder of a contribution from an organization, independent paid fund raiser or solicitor:
“INFORMATION FILED WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CONCERNING THIS CHARITABLE SOLICITATION AND THE PERCENTAGE OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED BY THE CHARITY DURING THE LAST REPORTING PERIOD THAT WERE DEDICATED TO THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY BY CALLING (973) 504-6215 AND IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/charfrm.htm. REGISTRATION WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT.”
NEW YORK: Any solicitation, by any means, including oral and written solicitations, by or on behalf of a registered charitable organization, must include:
1. A clear description of the programs and activities for which contributions are solicited, or include a statement that such a description may, upon request, be obtained from the organization.
2. A statement that a copy of the organization’s latest annual financial report may be obtained from the organization or from the Attorney General’s Charities Bureau's Website -- www.charitiesnys.com -- or from the organization, and include the address of the organization to which a request should be addressed.
3. The phone number of the Attorney General - (212) 416-8686 - where an individual may get information about charities.
4. The name of the Professional Fundraiser, as registered with the Charities Bureau, conducting the solicitation and a statement that the solicitation is being conducted by a paid Professional Fundraiser (applicable only if the solicitation is conducted by a Professional Fundraiser; or a Professional Solicitor, such as an individual employed by a Professional Fundraiser to solicit contributions by phone or door-to-door).
If a solicitation is in writing, the above disclosures must be placed conspicuously in the solicitation material in at least ten-point bold face type or, in the alternative, typeface that is no smaller than the size of the print used for most of the words in the disclosures.
NORTH CAROLINA : A charitable organization soliciting in this State must include all of the following disclosures at the point of solicitation:
The name of the charitable organization and state of the principal place of business of the charitable organization.
A description of the purpose for which the solicitation is being made.
Every charitable organization that is required to obtain a license to solicit contributions must conspicuously display in type of a minimum size nine points, the following statement on every printed solicitation, written confirmation, receipt, or reminder of a contribution:
"Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 1-888-830-4989 (within North Carolina) or (919) 807-2214 (outside of North Carolina). The license is not an endorsement by the State."
The statement must be made conspicuous by use of one or more of the following: underlining, a border, or bold type. When the solicitation consists of more than one piece, the statement must be displayed prominently in the solicitation materials, but not necessarily on every page.
OHIO: Every charitable organization that directly solicits contributions in this state must make the following disclosures at the point of solicitation:
1. The name of the charitable organization and the city of the principal place of business of the charitable organization;
2. If the charitable organization has not received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service that is currently in effect, stating that the organization is exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(a) and described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and the particular charitable purpose or purposes to be advanced with the funds raised.
OREGON: Any written statement made in connection with a solicitation of contributions that the person or organization conducting the solicitation is registered or has filed, will file or is required to file any report with the Attorney General, or any statement of similar import, shall be immediately followed by a statement of equal prominence that such registration or report in no way constitutes or implies any endorsement, sanction or approval of the solicitation, its purposes, the manner in which it is conducted or the person or organization conducting it, by the Attorney General or any other governmental agency or officer. O.R.S. § 128.891(2)
Every charitable organization that solicits in Oregon, and uses an Oregon address, including a return address, but does not maintain and staff an office at that address must disclose in writing immediately proximate to the address located in the state both (1) the address of the charitable organization’s actual headquarters and (2) the fact that the address is that of a mail drop box or located in a mail-handling facility. The following language may be used:
“The headquarters of this organization is located at (insert the address of the non-Oregon headquarters). The Oregon address is that of a (insert either “mail drop box” or “mail-handling facility”) located in the state.”
PENNSYLVANIA: A charitable organization soliciting in Pennsylvania shall include all of the following disclosures at the point of solicitation:
Its legal name as registered with the department and location and, if different, the legal name and address of the charitable organization as registered with the department on whose behalf the solicitation is being conducted. Any use of a project or program name in a solicitation must be immediately followed by a disclosure of the legal name of the charitable organization as registered. A full and fair description of the charitable purpose or purposes for which the solicitation is being made, and a source from which written information is available.
The following must also be reproduced verbatim and "conspicuously printed" in any solicitation materials, including any written confirmation, receipt, and reminder of a contribution:
“The official registration and financial information of [Zoological Society of San Diego] may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free, within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.”
RHODE ISLAND: Any written solicitation used by or on behalf of any charitable organization must provide a description of the programs and activities for which it has expended or will expend contributions it receives from the solicitation or must include a statement that, upon written request to a specified person at the charitable organization, a person may obtain such a description from the charitable organization. In addition, any written solicitation must state in clear and unambiguous language whether or not contributions are deductible for federal income tax purposes in accordance with applicable law. These requirements must be satisfied by written notice to the donor or prospective donor. This written notice requirement will be deemed satisfied if made once during the solicitation process, including at the time of confirmation of receipt of any contribution.
If any charitable organization solicits contributions for another organization, or states in a solicitation that it has made contributions to another organization, and that other organization is not its “affiliate” as defined in § 5-53.1-4 of the Rhode Island Solicitation by Charitable Organizations Act (SCOA), the written solicitation must include a statement that the contributions have been made, if applicable, and that a list of all organizations which have received contributions from the soliciting organization during the most recently completed fiscal year of the charitable organization for which information is required to be filed in accordance with § 5-53.1-2 of the SCOA may be obtained from that organization. A United Way, federated fund or incorporated community appeal, by or through which a donation is merely transferred to another organization selected by the donor, does not need to include the donor selected transferee organizations in the list. These requirements must be satisfied by a written notice to the donor or prospective donor. This written notice requirement will be deemed satisfied if made once during the solicitation process, including at the time of confirmation of receipt of any contribution.
VIRGINIA: Every charitable organization, required to be registered, soliciting contributions from prospective contributors, shall disclose to the potential donor contemporaneously at the point of a written request or on a written receipt for donations made in response to an oral request that a financial statement is available from the State Office of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, P.O. Box 1163, Richmond, VA 23218.
WASHINGTON: A charitable organization that directly solicits contributions from the public in this state must make the following clear and conspicuous disclosures at the point of solicitation:
1. The name of the individual making the solicitation; and
2. The identity of the charitable organization and the city of the principal place of business of the charitable organization.
In the case of a solicitation by advertisement or mass distribution, including posters, leaflets, automatic dialing machines, publication, and audio or video broadcasts, it must be clearly and conspicuously disclosed in the body of the solicitation material that: The potential donor can obtain additional financial disclosure information from the office of the Secretary of State at 1-800-332-4483.
WEST VIRGINIA: All registered charitable organizations are required to disclose in writing:
1. The name of a representative of the charitable organization to whom inquiries can be made;
2. The name of the charitable organization;
3. The purpose of the solicitation;
4. A clear description of programs for which funds are requested and the source from which written information is available; and
5. The number of the raffle, bingo or other such state permit used for fund raising. If the organization only has a general state charitable solicitation license and not a raffle, bingo or other such state fundraising permit, no registration number is assigned, and this disclosure is not applicable.
The following printed statement is also required:
“West Virginia residents may obtain a summary of the registration and financial documents from the Secretary of State, State Capitol, Charleston, WV 25305. Registration does not imply endorsement.”
The disclosure statement must be conspicuously displayed on any written or printed solicitation. When the solicitation consists of more than one piece, “the statement must be displayed on a prominent part of the solicitation materials.”
WISCONSIN: If an unpaid solicitor solicits a contribution for a charitable organization that is required to be registered, the unpaid solicitor must make the following disclosures prior to accepting a contribution:
The name and location of the charitable organization;
That a financial statement of the charitable organization disclosing assets, liabilities, fund balances, revenue and expenses for the preceding fiscal year will be provided to the person upon request; and
A clear description of the primary charitable purpose for which the solicitation is made.
Revised 6/2021