Required documentation

Below is a list of documentation required for individual countries that needs to be submitted as part of your Nonprofit application:

UNITED STATES

501c(3) organizations qualified by the the Internal Revenue Service

CANADA

Canadian charities registered with the Canadian Revenue Agency

ARGENTINA

Association/Foundation Registration Certificate from Ministry of Justice (IGJ Reg) or Civil/Simple Certification of Registration from Administracion Federal De Ingreos Publicos, Human Rights Cert- CN Number

AUSTRALIA

Registration Certificate- ABN Registered Certificate as PBO, Charitable Fund or DGR

AUSTRIA

Federal Ministry – ‘Stitchag’, Articles and Memorandum of Association

BANGLADESH

Registered with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Registered with the Ministry of Social Welfare as a Social Development Organisation

BELGIUM

Certificate of Registration; Cabinet of Belgium-Dutch: Vereniging Zonder Winstoogmerk (VZW), Certificate of Registration; Moniteur Belge – ASBL Association sana but lucratif, Articles and Memorandum of Association

BERMUDA

Tax Exempt Registration from Registrar General, NPO Certificate of Registration, Articles and Memorandum of Association

BOLIVIA

NPO Registration Certificate from Director General del Registro de Asocaciones y or Certificate of Foundation Registration from Fundaciones Sins Fines de Lucro

BOSNIA AND HERSGOVINA

Minister of Justice, NPO/Association Registration Certificate, Articles and Memorandum of Association

BRAZIL

Registration Certificate for Associations, Foundations, BPO from Ministry of Justice/Interior

BULGARIA

Certification of Registration – ‘BULSTAT’, Number from Minister of Justice, Articles and Memorandum of Association

BURKINA FASO

Certificate of Registration as NPO/NGO, Articles and Memorandum of Association

CAMEROON

Certificate of Registration as NPO/NGO from Council of Ministries, Articles and Memorandum of Association

CHILE

Certificate of NPO Registration from Ministry of Justice/Interior

COLOMBIA

Certificate of NPO Registration from Chambers of Commerce

COSTA RICA

Certificate of NPO Registration from Ministry of Justice/Interior

CYPRUS

Certificate of Registration as NPO/NGO, Articles and Memorandum of Association

CZECH REPUBLIC

Certification of Registration as Foundation, Endowment from Foundation Register, Articles and Memorandum of Association

ECUADOR

Certificate of Social”\ Charitable Registration number from IRS

EGYPT

Certificate of Registration as NGO, Articles and Memorandum of Association

ESTONIA

Certificate of Registration from Country Courts, Articles and Memorandum of Association

FINLAND

Foundation Certificate of Registration from Foundation Registry, Certificate of NPO Registration from National Board of Patents and registrations

FRANCE

Certificate of Registrations under ‘Lois de 1901’, Articles and Memorandum of Association

GERMANY

Certificate of Registration as ‘Gemeinnutzigen’, ‘Finanzamt fur Korpershaften’, Articles and Memorandum of Association

GHANA

Certificate of NGO Registration from Registrar General’s Department, Articles and Memorandum of Association

GREECE

Certificate of Registration as NPO/NGO from Ministry of Finance, Official Government Journal, Articles and Memorandum of Association

GUATEMALA

Certificate of NPO/NGO Registration from local Government

GUYANA

Certificate of NPO/NGO Registration from local Government

HONDURAS

Registration Certificate for Associations, Foundations, PBO from Ministry of Justice/Interior

HONG KONG

Registered as Tax Exempt, Character Authorized by Inland Revenue Department

HUNGARY

NPO Certificate of Registration from Competent Registration Court, Articles and Memorandum of Association

INDIA

Registration Certificate of Trust or Society

IRELAND

CHY number from Revenue, Articles and Memorandum of Association

ISRAEL

‘AMUTA’ number from State of Israel Registrar, Certificate of NPO Registration

ITALY

Certificate of Registration as ‘Onlus’ or Cooperative Sociale Legal Registration, Articles and Memorandum of Association

JAMAICA

Certificate of NGO Registration “TRN” Number from Ministry of Finance

JAPAN

Registered Certificate as Authorized NPO or with National Tax Agency, Registered Certificate as Public Interest Corporations NPO, Authorized Non Profit Organization, NPO

JORDAN

Certificate of NGO Registration from Ministry of Social Development, Articles and Memorandum of Association (translated)

KAZAKHSTAN

NPO Registration Certificate from Minister of Justice, Articles and Memorandum of Association

KENYA

NGO Registration Certificate from Kenya Government, Articles and Memorandum of Association

KOREA

Registered Certification as Association, Foundation, NPO with local Government

LATVIA

Registration Certificate of Foundation from State Register

LITHUANIA

Certificate of NPO Registration from local Government

LUXEMBOURG

Registration as NPO, Association or Foundation from Grand Ducal Decree/Register of Commerce

MALAYSIA

Articles of Association, Registered with Registry of Societies (ROS), Tax Exempt Registered under Income Tax Law

MALTA

Registered as Tax Exempt by Ministry of Finance

MEXICO

Certificate of NPO Registration from Ministry of Justice of Taxpayers Registry, Registration as Civil Society/Association from Public Administration or Federal Registry

MOLDOVA

NPO/NGO Registration Certificate from Ministry of Justice, Articles and Memorandum of Association

MOROCCO

Articles and Memorandum of Association (Translated to English)

NAMIBIA

NGO Registration Certificate from Local Companies Registration Office

NETHERLANDS

Registration as “Stichting” or “Vereniging” from the Dutch Chamber of Commerce/Central Bureau of Fundraising, Articles and Memorandum of Association

NEW ZEALAND

Registration with NZ Charities Commissioner, Articles and Memorandum of Association

NICARAGUA

Certificate of NPO, Social Benefit Org, Civil Society Org from Junta de Asistencia Privada, Juntas de Beneficencia Privada or Indesol

NIGER

Certificate of NGO Registration, Articles and Memorandum of Association

NIGERIA

Certificate of NGO Registration, Articles and Memorandum of Association

NORTHERN IRELAND

Registered as Tax Exempt, XO/XN/XR Number from HMRC

NORWAY

Certificate of NPO Registration from Local Government

PAKISTAN

Tax exemption Act, Approved by the Office of Commissioner of Inland Revenue

PALESTINE AUTHORITY

Certificate of Interiors registration from Palestine National Authority Ministry

PANAMA

Certificate of NPO Registration, Civil Association from Ministry of Justice, Federal Registry

PARAGUAY

Certificate of NPO Registration, Civil from Ministry of Justice/Interior

PERU

Certificate of NPO Registration from Ministry of Justice/Interior, Tax exempt

PHILIPPINES

Registered with the Philippine Council for NGO Certification, “Non-stock Corporations” registered under the Corporation Code

POLAND

Certification of Registration as “OPP” Orgianizacja Poytku Publicznego

PORTUGAL

Registration card of “Pessoa Colectiva”, Registration Certification from Ministry of Finance

PUERTO RICO

Tax Exempt Registration from Deparment of the Treasury, NPO Certificate of Registration, Articles and Memorandum of Association

ROMANIA

Foundation Registration Certificate from Registry of Associations

RUSSIA

Certificate of NGO Registration from Ministry of Taxes, Law on legal entities registration, Articles and Memorandum of Association (translated)

RWANDA

Certificate of Registration from National Security Service or as NGO from Rwanda Directorate, Articles and Memorandum of Association

SAN SALVADOR

Tax Exempt Registration from Department of the Treasury, NPO Certificate of Registration, Articles and Memorandum of Association

SCOTLAND

Certificate of Charity Registration “SCXXXXX” number from Office of Scottish Charity regulator, Articles and Memorandum of Association

SINGAPORE

Registration Certificate of NPO or VWO by local Government

SOUTH AFRICA

Certificate of NGO Registration from Department of Social Development, Articles and Memorandum of Association, Certificate of Incorporation of a Company not having a share capital

SPAIN

Certificado de entidad sin fin lucrativo de la Agencia Tributaria

SWEDEN

Certificate of NPO Registration, “Stiftelser i Allmnhet”, “Insamlingsstiftelser”, “Kollektivavtalsstiftelser”

SWITZERLAND

Certificate of NPO Registration, “Gemeinnutzge”, “Stiftung”, CH Number

TAIWAN

Registered under Civic code Act, Income Tax Law

THAILAND

Registered with the Office of the National Cultural Affairs Commission in Thailand, under the Ministry of Culture, Articles of Association

TURKEY

Certificate of NPO or Public Benefit Organization from Council of Ministries, Articles and Memorandum of Association

UGANDA

NGO Registration Statue 1989, NGO Registration from Commisioner, Articles and Memorandum of Association

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Certificate of NGO Registration from Local Government

UNITED KINGDOM

Charity Registration Number from Charity Commision, CIC Registration Number from CIC Regulator, Articles and Memorandum of Association

URUGUAY

Registration Certificate of Civil Associations, Registered as Tax Exempt from Local Government

VENEZUELA

Registration Certificate of Civil Associations, Registered as Tax Exempt from local Government

VIETNAM

Registered Associations, Foundations Legal Status (Decree 45 (2010) for associations, and Decree 148 (2007) for social and charitable funds), or notification (Decree 151 (2007)on cooperatives

ZIMBABWE

Certificate of NGO Registration from Local Government, Articles and Memorandum of Association