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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>83525</law_id><section_number>57-58</section_number><catch_line>Ratio of fund-raising expenses to contributions to be included in registration statement</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="57">Religious and Charitable Matters; Cemeteries</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="5">Solicitation of Contributions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Each <span class="dictionary">charitable organization</span> shall, as a part of its registration statement, compute the percentage that its <span class="dictionary">fund-raising expenses</span> for its preceding fiscal year bore to its support received directly from the public during such year.
		Each <span class="dictionary">federated fund-raising organization</span> shall clearly disclose on any registration the percentage that is withheld from a donation designated for a member agency.</p></section></text><history>1974, c. 574; 2003, c. 810.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
