TITLE 14: COMMERCE
SUBTITLE B: CONSUMER PROTECTION CHAPTER II: ATTORNEY GENERAL
PART 400
SOLICITATION FOR CHARITY ACT
SECTION 400.APPENDIX A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION FORMS
Section 400.APPENDIX A
Charitable Organization Forms
Section 400.ILLUSTRATION C
Religious Organization Exemption Form
Form CO-3
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CHARITABLE
ORGANIZATION
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JIM RYAN
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─ RELIGIOUS
ORGANIZATION EXEMPTION FORM ─
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ATTORNEY GENERAL
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PLEASE
TYPE OR PRINT IN INK. A religious
organization seeking an exemption from filing annual reports is required to
file this form and the "Charitable Organization Registration
Statement" Form CO-1 with the Office of the Attorney General, Charitable
Trust and Solicitations Bureau, 100 West Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois
60601.
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1.
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Name, address and telephone number of the
organization:
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2.
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Briefly state your purposes
as set forth in your charter or By-Laws.
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YES
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NO
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3.
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Are you an organization
established for religious purposes?............................................................................
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3.
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Are you an agency or
affiliate of an organization established for religious purposes?.........................................
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4.
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If "Yes", state
the name and address of the religious organization with which you are
affiliated.
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Do you maintain a house of
worship?...........................................................................................................
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5.
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If "Yes", state
the address.
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Do you conduct weekly
classes in religion or religious services?.....................................................................
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6.
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If "Yes", where
and when are these classes or services held?
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Are you affiliated with any
regional or national religious denomination or council?...........................................
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7.
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If "Yes", state
the name of said denomination council.
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8.
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Is your religious
organization listed in any official yearbook or denominational directory?.................................
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8.
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If "Yes", state
the title and place of publication of the directory.
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YES
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NO
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9.
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Does
your organization have a religious leader?....................................................................................................
9.
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If
"Yes", state the leader's name, address, and seminary or university
attended, if any, year of ordination, from what higher body, if any, received
authority to act.
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If "Yes", state
whether the organization's spiritual leaders have performed any marriages,
burials, baptisms, or other sacerdotal functions for members of the organization
within the past year and, if yes, how many?
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10.
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Is
solicitation of funds confined to your membership?........................................................................................... 10.
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If
"No", please describe the method of solicitation.
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12.
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State
any other facts you consider pertinent to the consideration of your exemption
request.
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I swear under oath that this exemption form and the
accompanying registration statement have been examined by me and all
information contained therein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
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Signature and Title
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Date
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Subscribed
and sworn to before me
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this
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day of
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19
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A.D.
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Notary Public
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(Source: Added at 24 Ill. Reg. 14684, effective September
21, 2000)
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