Encyklopedia Administracji Publicznej MW Pivot Skin

PUBLIC FUNDRAISING – legally regulated way of gathering resources in cash or gifts in nature for religious or social purposes, resulting from the sphere of public tasks, conducted in generally accessible public spaces. P.f. can be organised by non-governmental organisations, foundations, associations, trade unions, organisations of employers, social cooperatives, church and religious organisations and social committees created for this reason. Fundraisings organised in churches, in closed circle (in school, at work) and money and prize lotteries are not considered public fundraisings. The organiser of p.f. reports the willingness to carry out a fundraiser to the minister relevant for public administration (it can be done electronically through public fundraising portal zbiorki.gov.pl). The application should include the obligatory information about the p.f.: objective, organiser’s data, name of the entity, address and National Court Registry number (KRS), Personal Tax Number (NIP) or National Business Registry Number (REGON), names of social committee members together with their addresses and Personal Identity Numbers (PESEL); the way, place and dates of beginning and end of the fundraising and information about assumed costs that will be financed from gathered funds. Depending on the length, there are two types of p.f.: short-term – up to 12 months from the application date, and long-term – lasting longer than 12 months. The organiser is obliged to prepare and deliver to the minister relevant for public administration a report and method of allocation of all gathered funds. The minister can deny publishing the information about the application for the p.f. on the portal if the objective of the p.f. is illegal or it goes beyond the sphere of public tasks, or is not a religious objective, and also when by the date of application the report form previous fundraising by the same organiser was not received. Information about the application for the p.f. together with reports is available on the said portal for 10 years since the date of the last report. Organising a p.f. without application is subject to a fine [ A. Bejma ].

Literature: S. Liżewski, Źródła finansowania NGO [Sources of financing NGOs], Warszawa 2017.