Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 13C - Organizations Soliciting Public Donations

• Applicant: means a person authorized to regularly lend moneys to be secured by a mortgage on real property in this state, a licensed real estate broker, a licensed attorney, a participating abstractor, or a licensed closing agent. See Iowa Code 16.92
• Charitable organization: means a person who solicits or purports to solicit contributions for a charitable purpose and which receives contributions. See Iowa Code 13C.1
• Charitable purpose: means a benevolent, educational, philanthropic, humane, scientific, patriotic, social welfare or advocacy, public health, environmental, conservation, civic, or other charitable objective. See Iowa Code 13C.1
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Donor: The person who makes a gift.
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Political organization: means a political party, a candidate for office, or a political action committee required to file financial information with federal or state election or campaign commissions. See Iowa Code 13C.1
• Professional commercial fund-raiser: means any person who for compensation solicits contributions in Iowa for a charitable organization other than the person. See Iowa Code 13C.1
• Religious organization: means a religious corporation, trust, foundation, association, or organization incorporated or established for religious purposes. See Iowa Code 13C.1
• solicitation: means the request, directly or indirectly, for a contribution on the pleas or representation that the contribution will be used for a charitable purpose. See Iowa Code 13C.1
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
• year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1