1. Public offering foundation: you can directly raise money for the public;

2. Non-public offering foundation: no direct fundraising for the public.

Second, the geographical scope of fund-raising activities is different.

1. Public offering foundations: divided into national public offering foundations and local public offering foundations. The public fundraising activities of national public fundraising foundations can be carried out nationwide, and the public fundraising activities of local public fundraising foundations can only be carried out within their registered administrative areas.

2. Non-public offering foundation: Because it does not raise funds for the public, there is no geographical restriction.

Three. The original registered capital (unit: RMB) is different.

1. Public offering foundation: not less than 8 million yuan nationwide and not less than 4 million yuan locally;

2. Non-public offering foundation: not less than 2 million yuan.

Fourth, the registration authority is different.

1. Public offering foundation: The national public offering foundation is registered in the Civil Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Civil Affairs; Local public offering foundations shall be registered by the civil affairs departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.

2. Non-public offering foundations: The civil affairs departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and above can register. (However, if the original capital exceeds 20 million yuan and the promoters apply to the Civil Affairs Bureau for establishment, they can register with the Civil Affairs Bureau. )

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Regulations on the management of foundations

Article 3 Foundations are divided into public offering foundations and non-public offering foundations. According to the geographical scope of fundraising, public offering foundations are divided into national public offering foundations and local public offering foundations.

Article 4 Foundations must abide by the Constitution, laws, regulations, rules and national policies, and may not endanger national security, unity and national unity, or violate social morality.

Article 5 The foundation shall follow the principle of openness and transparency when engaging in public welfare activities in accordance with its articles of association.

Article 6 The civil affairs departments of the State Council and the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government are the registration and management organs of foundations.

The State Council Civil Affairs Department is responsible for the registration management of the following foundations and foundation representative offices:

(1) National Public Offering Foundation

(2) Foundations with non-mainland residents as their legal representatives;

(three) the original fund is more than 20 million yuan, and the promoters apply to the civil affairs department of the State Council for the establishment of a non-public offering foundation.

(4) The representative offices established in Chinese mainland by overseas foundations.

The civil affairs departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be responsible for the registration and management of mainland public and non-public foundations that do not fall under the circumstances specified in the preceding paragraph.

Article 7 The relevant departments in the State Council or organizations authorized by the State Council are the competent business units of foundations and representative offices of overseas foundations registered by the civil affairs department of the State Council.

The relevant departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government or organizations authorized by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government are the competent business units of foundations registered by the civil affairs departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.

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