Group Exemption Renewal

RENEWAL of the 501(c)(3) Group Exemption

The next renewal form will be for the July 1, 2012-June 30, 2013 fiscal year, and must be postmarked by February 1, 2012.

If a club [or district] is included in the CGCI Group Exemption (see the list by clicking here) and wishes to continue to do so from year to year, the IRS requires that the club [or disctrict] inform CGCI in writing that they wish to be included, once again, in the Group Exemption. Below are the requirements that must be met:

Your club [or district] must:

have paid CGCI and District dues for the current fiscal year
maintain a description of the activities of your club [or district] in order to document that the majority of your club [or district] activities are educational
maintain a record of the sources of receipts and the nature of expenditures, and submit a financial report for the previously completed fiscal year
have filed all required Federal and California tax reports for the previous fiscal year
submit this information to CGCI by FEBRUARY 1 of each year
have an authorized officer of your club [or district] give permission to CGCI each year, IN WRITING, that states your club [or district] wants to be included in the CGCI group exemption
ALL THE ABOVE INFORMATION WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE RENEWAL PACKET MAILED TO CLUB PRESIDENTS [or DISTRICT DIRECTORS] BY OCTOBER 1, 2011.