Introduction
If you or your organisation hold an authority to fundraise in NSW, you must lodge an annual return within 6 months of the end of the financial year.
The return must be lodged even if no appeal has been held, and no money received.
Eligibility
All holders of an authority to fundraise.
ACNC registered organisations
If you're an Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) registered organisation that also holds a NSW authority to fundraise you have reporting obligations to both ACNC and NSW Fair Trading.
You can meet both these obligations by providing your NSW annual return and statement of compliance with your ACNC Annual Information Statement (AIS) directly to the ACNC portal.
What you need
- your charitable fundraising authority number (CFN) which must match the registered number
- details of:
- the authority holder
- the beneficiaries, charitable purpose and duration of your fundraising appeals
- traders (if applicable)
- financial statements
- the audit report (for appeals that raised more than $250,000 in a financial year).
How to lodge
- Select the 'Lodge online' button.
- Follow the prompts to lodge an annual return.
If you're unable to lodge online:
- Download Charitable fundraising – annual return – PDF.
- Complete the form.
- Attach your supporting documentation.
- Email your information to the address on the form.
Privacy
To lodge your charitable fundraising application with NSW Fair Trading, you'll need to create or log in with a MyServiceNSW Account.
By logging in you consent to sharing your name and email address in your MyServiceNSW Account with NSW Fair Trading, a division of the Department of Customer Service.
The NSW Fair Trading privacy statement explains how your personal information will be handled once it is shared by Service NSW.
More information
For more information go to the NSW Fair Trading Charitable Fundraising Guidelines.
Contact
If you have any questions about your annual return for a charitable fundraising authority email NSW Fair Trading or call 13 32 20.