Answering Your Questions A. Our committee is holding a $200 per person dinner
fundraiser. The actual cost of the event to our committee will be $75 per person. When someone pays $200 to attend the dinner, do we subtract the $75 cost to our committee and report receiving a $125 contribution? No. Report the full amount paid for the fundraiser ticket ($200) as the contribution. The costs to the committee will be reported on Schedule E (Expenditures) of the Form 460. B. When we send out a fundraising letter, are we required to put our committee identification number on the invitation? There is no requirement to include the committee identification number, but it is highly recommended. Many campaigns do so because others need the information for their own reporting forms. C. We would like to hold a raffle at our next fundraiser. Are there any restrictions on raffles? The Political Reform Act does not restrict raffles; however, Penal Code 319 does prohibit certain raffles. The Penal Code is interpreted and enforced by each county’s district attorney. Contact the local district attorney where the raffle will be held for further information. Of course, be sure all of the reporting and recordkeeping requirements are met. D. If my nextdoor neighbor spends $1,000 on an event to help raise funds for two different candidates and the event is held in their home, have they made a contribution to each committee? Yes. The total cost of a home fundraiser must be $500 or less or the event will qualify as a nonmonetary contribution. This is true no matter how many committees benefit from the event.
Fair Political Practices Commission advice@fppc.ca.gov
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