What is an Exempt Organization?
Some organizations may qualify to be exempt from licensing and reporting requirements to conduct certain types of games of chance. In order for the Office of Charitable Gaming to determine if an organization qualifies for an exemption, the Office requires the organization to complete an Application for License Exemption to Conduct Charitable Gaming. These organizations are still required to maintain records and all net proceeds must be devoted solely to religious, charitable, patriotic, public spirited, or educational purposes. Net proceeds consist of all revenues collected less cost of prizes and other reasonable and necessary expenses of the gaming activity. Below are examples of activities that would qualify as exemption activities: • A bona fide senior citizen recreation club that conducts bingo and/or raffles to provide amusement and diversion for its members and has applied to their local government. • A club, group, or association comprised exclusively of children enrolled in a
See DEFINITIONS, for a definition of Exempt Organization. In general, your organization is not required to access the National Do Not Call Registry, and thus may access as an Exempt Organization, if one or more of the following is true: Your organization is not subject to either the Federal Trade Commission s or the Federal Communication Commission s jurisdiction. For example, a non-profit charitable organization may be an Exempt Organization, assuming, of course, that it is truly a non-profit. Entities that have been granted tax exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code are not necessarily Exempt Organizations for purposes of the National Do Not Call Registry. See, e.g., FTC v. National Consumer Council, Inc., and FTC v. Debt Management Foundation Services, Inc., at http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/03/creditcouncel.htm Your organization does not engage in any “telemarketing” or telephone solicitation activities, as defined by the FTC and FCC, respectively. For example, survey calls and
