To fully activate your Charity Profile, we need you to provide a few pieces of information confirming your organization. Please email or fax us the following according to your organization's country of origin:

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  1. An official government document confirming your charitable status; AND
  2. A copy of a VOID check with your charity name and address on it OR a letter on your letterhead confirming your authority to administer this account.
  
  
• Outside of
  • United States
    1. A copy of your Tax Exempt Status Letter from the IRS; AND
    2. A copy of a VOID check with your charity name and address on it OR a letter on your letterhead confirming your authority to administer this account.
    
    
  • Canada
    1. A copy of your Provincial or Federal registration or incorporation documents; AND
    2. A copy of a VOID check with your charity name and address on it OR a letter on your letterhead confirming your authority to administer this account.
    
    
  • United Kingdom
    Northern Ireland
    
    • A letter your charity received when it was awarded its charitable status by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
    
    
    Scotland
    
    • A letter from the Office of the Scottish Charity Registry (OSCR) recognizing your organization as a registered charity.
    Somewhere else in UK
    
    • Confirmation of Registration from the Charity Commission or Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the letter your organization received when it was awarded its charitable status;
    • A receipt from your annual return with the Charity Commission;
    • A copy of your organization's Articles of Association, Constitution, or other governing documents
    
    
    
  • Australia
    Any ONE of the following:
    • Your ATO Endorsement as a Deductible Gift Recipient letter; OR
    • Incorporation documents/deeds;
    
    
  • Singapore
    Any ONE of the following:
    • Your letter of Notification of Registration as a Charity from the Commissioner of Charities; OR
    • Your letter from the Inland Revenue Department confirming your organisation's registration with the Charities Act.
    
    
  • Ireland
    Public Charity
    Any ONE of the following:
    • Your Charities Section Letter confirming registry with the Irish Revenue Commissioners; OR
    • Incorporation documents/deeds;
    Schools
    
    Any ONE of the following:
    • Your Charities Section Letter confirming registry with the Irish Revenue Commissioners;
    • Incorporation documents/deeds; OR
    • A letter from the Department of Education confirming you are a registered school that contains your Roll Number.
    
    
  • Argentina
    • A letter confirming your charity's CUIT Certificate of Exemption from Income Tax.
    
    
  • Austria
    Any ONE of the following:
    • A valid letter issued by the Finanzamt authority that recognizes your charity with a tax exempt status from the “Körperschaftsteuer” under law “§5 Z 6 KStG”;
    • A valid letter confirming that your charity is certified and registered with the OSGS; OR
    • A valid letter issued by BMP Finanzamt authority confirming “Spendenbegünstigungsbescheid für mildtätige, Entwicklungs- und Katastrophenhilfe gemäss §4a Abs.2 Z.3 lit. a bis c EStG”;
    
    
  • Belgium
    • A letter confirming that your charity is certified and registered with the Belgian Official Journal as an ASBL (Association internationale sans but lucratif), VZW (Vereniging Zonder Winstoogmerk) or a Fondation/Stitching.
    
    
  • Chile
    • A letter confirming your charity has a “Certificado de Vigencia de Persona Jurídica Sin Fines de Lucro”
    
    
  • Denmark
    • A letter confirming your charity's “Ligningslovens § 8 A” tax exemption from the Danish Tax Authority, SKAT.
    
    
  • France
    Any ONE of the following:
    • Your “Situation Au Repertoire SIRENE” from the INSEE that states your organisation's name, and SIREN number; OR
    • A scan of your entry in the “Journal Officiel - Associations Loi du 1er juillet 1901”;
    
    
  • Germany
    • A “Freistellungsbescheid” letter issued by the Finanzamt that recognizes your charity with a tax exempt status from the "Körperschaftssteuer" or has "Körperschaftsfreistellungsbescheid".
    
    
  • Hungary
    Any ONE of the following:
    • “Végzés” document from your local government confirming your status as a public benefit foundation; OR
    • Foundation deed;
    
    
  • India
    • Permanent Account Number (PAN) Card.
    
    
  • Israel
    Any ONE of the following:
    • Section 61 of the Law of Association; OR
    • Certification of Registration of Associations (תעודת רישום של אגודות);
    
    
  • Italy
    Any ONE of the following:
    • A letter from the Agenzia Entrate that states your organization's name and Codice Fiscale; OR
    • “Certificato di Attribuzione del Numero di Codice Fiscale e di Partita IVA” from the Ministero delle Finanze;
    
    
  • Mexico
    Any ONE of the following:
    • A letter of your charity's “Aviso Electronico” from the Servicio de Administración Tributaria/Service Tax Administration (SAT); OR
    • A document from the “Diario Oficial” with the authorization extract indicating you are authorized to receive tax deductible donations;
    
    
  • Netherlands
    Any ONE of the following:
    • A letter confirming that your charity is certified and registered with the CBF/Centraal Bureau Fondsenwerving;OR
    • A letter confirming that your charity is certified and registered with the ANBI/Algemeen nut Beogende Instellingens;
    
    
  • New Zealand
    • A letter confirming that your charity is registered with the Charity Services.
    
    
  • Norway
    • A letter confirming your charity is registered with the Skatteetaten/Norwegian Tax Authority as a gift deductible organization.
    
    
  • Philippines
    Any ONE of the following:
    • Certificate of Registration for Tax Identification Number (TIN);
    • Philippines Council for NGO Certification (PCNC) Registration Letter; OR
    • Securities and Exchange Commision (SEC) Registration Letter;
    
    
  • Poland
    • The charity's charitable status letter including your KRS number.
    
    
  • Romania
    • Documentation from the national NGO's register confirming your Codul dvs. de înregistrare fiscală.
    
    
  • South Africa
    Any ONE of the following:
    • Certificate issued by the Department of Social Development indicating registration in the Non Profit Organizations (NPO) Registry; OR
    • Certificate issued by the Commissioner of Companies & Intellectual Property Commission indicating registration in the Non Profit Corporations (NPC) Registry;
    
    
  • Spain
    Public Charity
    • A current “ENTIDADES SIN FINES LUCRATIVOS, LEY 49/2002” letter issued by the Agencia Tributaria.
    Church
    • A “Certificado Para la Iglesia Católica y Otras Iglesias, Confesiones y Comunidades Religiosas” issued by the Agencia Tributaria.
    
    
  • Sweden
    • A letter stating your charities “90konto” from the Svensk Insamlings Kontroll.
    
    
  • Switzerland
    • Registration document from the local “Kantonales Steueramt” (aka local Canton's tax office) that states the Company Registration Number.
    
    
  • Other Countries
    1. An official government document confirming your charitable status; AND
    2. A copy of a VOID check with your charity name and address on it OR a letter on your letterhead confirming your authority to administer this account.
    
    

Send electronic documents to verification@benevity.org or fax us at +1-403-237-7975. If you have any problems registering your Charity, please contact our Charity Relations team at the same email (be sure to include your EIN with any inquiries so we can find you quickly in our database!).