The following is a listing of disciplinary, enforcement or corrective measures taken by the Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations. Each entry includes the name of the respondent; the date of the order and the type of order.
Click on name of Organization/Respondent to view the order. (Cease and desist orders issued prior to January 1, 2011, are not available for viewing.)
Respondents may be charitable organizations, professional solicitors, professional fundraising counsel or officers, director or employees of these organizations. Every effort has been made to ensure that the following information is accurate. However, it should be noted that the names of persons or organizations listed may be similar to the names of persons or organizations that have not had disciplinary or corrective measures taken against them. Official confirmation of the current status of a charitable organization, professional solicitor and professional fundraising counsel can obtained using the Charities OnLine Database or by contacting the Bureau of Charitable Organizations.
Types of disciplinary actions issued by the Secretary of the Commonwealth include: cease and desist orders, consent agreements and adjudications.
Cease and desist order – usually issued because an organization has solicited contributions in Pennsylvania without being properly registered with the Bureau of Charitable Organizations. These organizations cannot legally solicit contributions in Pennsylvania until they register with the Bureau or provide the Bureau with evidence that they are excluded or exempt from the law.
Consent agreement – entered into between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and charitable organizations, solicitors and fundraising counsel. A consent agreement is a legally enforceable agreement signed by both parties settling a matter in which a charitable organization, solicitor or fundraising counsel admitted to violating one or more provisions of the Pennsylvania Solicitation of Funds for Charitable Purposes Act, 10 P. S. § 162.1 et seq ., and agreed to pay an appropriate administrative fine. A consent agreement does not necessarily prohibit a charitable organization from soliciting contributions in Pennsylvania.
Adjudication – a decision and order, issued after a formal administrative hearing has been held, finding that a charitable organization, solicitor or fundraising counsel has violated one or more provisions of the Solicitation of Funds for Charitable Purposes Act.