An Act To Require Disclosures by 3rd-party Vendors Contracted To Perform Fund-raising
Sec. 1. 9 MRSA §5011-A, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 541, §15, is amended to read:
(1) The percentage of the donation that the professional solicitor receives;
(2) The percentage of the donation that the charitable organization receives;
(3) Whether the donation is sent by the person to the charitable organization or to the professional solicitor; and
(4) Whether the professional solicitor is paid prior to or after the distribution of the donation to the charitable organization.
summary
Current law places certain restrictions on professional solicitors, who are persons or companies that solicit donations on behalf of charitable organizations.
This bill requires a professional solicitor who receives more than 25% of the solicited donation to disclose to the donator the percentage of the donation the professional solicitor receives, the percentage of the donation the charitable organization receives, whether the donation is sent by the donator to the professional solicitor or to the charitable organization and whether the professional solicitor's fee is paid prior to or after the distribution of the donation to the charitable organization.
As under the current law, a failure to make the disclosures required by this bill is a violation of the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act and an intentional violation is a Class D crime.