Summary of Exceptions to the Licensing Requirement for Charitable Organizations
Organizations that are exempt from the charitable solicitation licensing requirement are:
organizations that receive less than $8,000 in a 12-month period and pay no individuals (even employees) for fund raising services of any kind
solicitations that are exclusively for the benefit of a named individual, so long as the individual is specified in the solicitation and so long as no one is compensated for fund raising services
churches and religious organizations
governmental entities
educational institutions
veterans organizations that are chartered by the U. S. Congress
licensed hospitals and their foundations and auxiliaries
private foundations that receive contributions only from the members, directors, incorporators, or members of the families of those individuals
organizations that are licensed by the State of Michigan to serve children and families, such as day care facilities
organizations whose sole source of funding is another charitable organization that holds a charitable solicitation license, so long as that solicitation license is current