Registration of a charitable foundation in Ukraine
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What we offer
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Advise the Client on choosing the best form of charitable organization according to its needs;
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Develop a full package of documents for registration, including the charitable organization’s charter, and send it to the Client for approval;
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Register the charitable foundation with the relevant state authorities;
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If necessary, we assist in the production of a charitable organization seal;
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Obtain the non-profit status under a separate agreement;
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Obtain an identification number for foreign founders (if necessary and for a fee) to register the charitable foundation;
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If necessary, we organize an appointment at the notary to execute a power of attorney for our lawyers.
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What do you need to know about registering a charitable foundation in Ukraine?
Both a Ukrainian and a foreign person can become a founder of a charitable foundation.
In this case one of the most important stages of the charity registration is preparation of documents and development of a personalized charitable foundation charter.
Remember! The Charter template taken from the Internet will not correspond to the purposes of your foundation, but also may be out-of-date and not corresponding to the actual requirements of the Ukrainian legislation.
Our specialists develop all the documents for the registration of the foundation from scratch, which guarantees you:
- A clear stipulation of the purpose, mission and scheme of work of your charitable foundation;
- Possibility to prescribe the desired structure of your charitable foundation’s management bodies. It is important to provide the possible procedure of liquidation of the foundation, the order of accepting members of the foundation;
- Fixing the sources of formation of the foundation’s assets, the procedure of accepting charitable assistance.
All these procedural issues, stipulated before the registration of the foundation, will greatly simplify its work in the future.
You can also buy a ready-made charitable foundation from us.
The period for registration of a charitable foundation
The term of registration of a charitable foundation is 1-2 business days from the date of receipt of a notarial power of attorney and signed constituent documents from the Client.
The term for entering the foundation into the register of non-profit organizations is 3 business days from the moment of its registration (assignment of the EDRPOU code). Production of the paper code and its signing by the management of the fiscal service usually takes about a week.
Service packages offers
- Advising on the process and nuances of registration
- Preparation of a protocol on the establishment of the Fund
- Preparation of the standard Charter of the Fund
- Organization of signing of power of attorney by the Founders at the notary
- Submission of documents to the registrar
- Obtaining a decision on granting non-profit status
- Advising on the process and nuances of registration
- Preparation of a protocol on the establishment of the BF
- Preparation of the individual Charter of the Fund taking into account the peculiarities of the activity
- Organization of signing of power of attorney by the Founders at the notary
- Submission of documents to the registrar
- Obtaining a decision on granting non-profit status
- Production of the stamp
- Employee notice
- Opening an account or providing a nominal address
- English-speaking lawyer (in the presence of a foreign founder)
- Advising on the process and nuances of registration
- Preparation of a protocol on the establishment of the Fund
- Preparation of the Charter of the Fund
- Organization of signing of power of attorney by the Founders at the notary
- Submission of documents to the registrar
- Obtaining a decision on granting non-profit status
- Production of the stamp
- Employee notification
- Help with opening an account
- Assistance with instructions in English (foreign founder)
- Obtaining the TIN code for a foreigner
- English-speaking lawyer (in the presence of a foreign founder)
- Nominal head of the Fund for 1 year
- Nominal address for 1 year
- Advising on the process and nuances of registration
- Preparation of a protocol on the establishment of the Fund
- Preparation of the Charter of the Fund
- Organization of signing of power of attorney by the Founders at the notary
- Submission of documents to the registrar
- Production of the press
- Obtaining non-profit status
- Application for a work permit for a foreigner (excluding state payment)
- Employee notification
- Support for opening an account
- Assistance with instructions in English (foreign founder)
How much does it cost to register a charitable foundation in Ukraine?
In the case of partial legal support for the registration of the foundation (e.g., only the development of documents), the cost is formed on the basis of the specific task.
Work on preparation of documents starts after we receive from the Client a hundred percent advance payment.
The cost of our services for registration of a charitable foundation in Kyiv does not include expenses for notarial certification of documents.
At the Client’s request, we can take the decision on the inclusion in the register of non-profit organizations and hand it over to the Client in any way convenient for him/her.
How to register a charitable foundation in Ukraine: documents for registration
If the founder of a charitable organization is a foreign legal entity, you need to provide a properly legalized document, translated into Ukrainian, which confirms the registration of the foreign legal entity in the country where it is registered (you may use our company services for a notarized translation).
We also need information about the name, location, goals and objectives of the organization, the desired management structure (collective or sole executive body).
If the founder of the charity is a foreign physical person, he/she has to get a tax identification code in Ukraine. Our company can help to get a tax identification code for a foreigner.
A complete list of documents for registering a charitable foundation includes:
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Minutes of the meeting of founders of the foundation;
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Application for registration of a charitable foundation;
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Constituent documents of the charity;
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Documents confirming the identity of the founders of the charitable foundation, you also need to disclose the ownership structure.
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You can create a charity in the form of:
- charitable foundation (may be founded by one person or more, acts on the basis of the charter, the funds of the fund may be formed both at the expense of participants and other benefactors)
- charitable establishment (can be created by one or more founders, acts on the basis of a founding act, founders cannot manage a charitable establishment)
- a benevolent association (created by at least two founders, acts on the basis of the charter).
The vast majority of charitable organizations are created in the form of a foundation.
Amendments to the charter of a charitable organization
In order to change the provisions of the charter of a charitable organization, the members of this organization must vote for it at the general meeting. At the same time, a quorum must be gathered. That is, the number of votes that, according to the organization's charter, have the right to make such a decision.
The general meeting considers the new edition of the charter and approves it. After that, the relevant package of documents, including the new version of the charter and the protocol by which the charter was approved, is submitted to the state registrar (now private notaries can perform their function).
Our team helps with making changes to charitable foundations:
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Exit from the members of the charity fund
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Change of head of the charity fund
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Other changes in the blog fund (name, location, updated version of the charter, etc.).
Answers to frequently asked questions
The availability of the authorized capital in the charity fund is not provided for by applicable law.
Each of the participants (members) of the organization has a single vote. Since the charity fund does not have an authorized capital, and, accordingly, its parts, it is impossible to distribute votes on interest.
According to the current legislation, notarization of statutory documents is not required during the initial registration of the organization, or when making changes.
No, they don’t. You can choose the head of the organization from non-members.
Registration of a charitable foundation (organization) in Ukraine (Kyiv and regions)
Registration of this type of organization consists of the following steps.
Preparation of documents for registration of a charitable foundation.
As soon as the Client makes a final decision about registration actions, we agree on prepayment, cost of our services, terms of registration. As a result, we sign a Legal Services Agreement.
Then we get the necessary information and documents from the Client, after that we put everything in order and prepare documents for submission to the registrar. All documents will be agreed with a Client and registered with local authorities.
As a result, the Client receives all the documents for a registered organization (charity foundation, institution, society) for running charity activity.
If you wish, you may additionally consult a lawyer on administrative expenses, in order to find out what kind of expenses may arise for charitable organizations in the course of their activities.
The founders of a charitable organization can be citizens of Ukraine, citizens of other countries, and legal entities. A charitable foundation may be registered with one founder only.
It is also possible to register a charitable organization (foundation) in Ukraine to the address of residence of the founder or head of the foundation.
Development of the Charity Charter, and submission of documents for the registration of the charitable foundation.
This service includes the development of the foundation’s charter (based on the model charter), minutes of the founding meeting to establish the organization, registration cards and other documents.
Particular attention should be paid to the “Goals and objectives of the foundation” section when drafting the charter. This is extremely important, since it is in this section that it will be defined what exactly the charity will do. Incorrect indication of the directions of its activity will make it impossible to further obtain a non-profit status.
It is also necessary to be attentive to drawing up the section of the charter, which describes the procedure of termination (liquidation) of the foundation. Assets of the foundation upon its liquidation may not be distributed among its founders, and must be transferred to the organization corresponding to its goals and objectives or transferred to the ownership of the state.
Notarization of the founders’ signatures on the charter and minutes of the general meeting of the charitable foundation is not required by the current Ukrainian legislation.
As soon as the registration process in the relevant register is over - we submit necessary documents for receipt of a certificate of inclusion of the foundation into the register of non-profit organizations. We prepare the necessary application, which the Client has to sign.
The final step is obtaining all the finished documents on the registration of the charity.
If you want to register a charity quickly and easily – call us!
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