The activities of all non-profit organizations operating in Russia are regulated by Federal Law No. 7. All charitable foundations, social movements and associations fall under the term “non-profit organization”. In short, all those organizations that do not aim to make a profit.
Necessary
- - registration certificate;
- - certificate of registration with the tax authority;
- - Charter;
- - minutes of the meeting.
Instructions
Step 1
To carry out all registration actions with the documents of a non-profit organization, please contact the Ministry of Justice of the city (region). It is the Ministry of Justice that regulates the activities of such organizations: it registers them, adopts an annual activity report, makes changes to the statutory and registration documents, and liquidates the organization.
Step 2
It is necessary to notify the Ministry of Justice of changes in registration data when: - the organization has changed its legal address; - the organization has changed its name; - the organization has changed its field of activity (for example, a public movement has become a charitable foundation); - the organization has ceased its work (liquidation).
Step 3
Also, any changes to the statutory documents, changes in the composition of founders, re-election of a new head, chairman of the board, and the composition of the board are subject to mandatory notification.
Step 4
To make changes to the registration documents, hold a meeting of the founders of the organization. The agenda of the meeting should be one of the reasons stated above. The meeting is considered legitimate if the number of founders participates in it and votes, the votes of which are enough to make a decision, in accordance with the Charter.
Step 5
Prepare meeting minutes. Indicate the agenda of the meeting, who spoke, what decision was ultimately made. The minutes must be signed by all those participating in the meeting, and the seal of the institution must be affixed.
Step 6
Submit the required documents to the Ministry of Justice. The head of the organization, a person under a power of attorney from the head (certified by a notary) or the person who has the right to act without a power of attorney in accordance with the Charter has the right to submit documents. The Ministry of Justice is provided with: - a certificate of registration of a non-profit organization; - a certificate of registration with the tax inspectorate; - a charter; - minutes of the meeting.
