Report History (1995 – 2022) – Washington

Report History (1995 – 2022) is a Washington Secretary of State PDF that accompanies the Commercial Fundraiser Activity Report, the public report on commercial fundraiser registration information, and covers the years 1995 through 2022 as its title and file name state.

The Office of the Secretary of State used to publish the Commercial Fundraiser Activity Report once a year. The agency's page explains that an annual report quickly becomes outdated, so the report is now updated each week to give the donating public the most current registration information. The 1995 – 2022 history is the older record that stands behind that change.

The agency attaches a clear caution to this material: the data in the report is based on the registration information as provided by the commercial fundraiser and is not authenticated by the Charities Program. The state's disclaimer adds that neither the State of Washington nor any agency, officer or employee guarantees the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of information published on the site, and that anyone relying on it does so at their own risk.

The document has no form number and no printed revision. It is a reference record, not an application or a registration, and it does not replace the current report, which is found under the Charity/Fundraiser/Trust Search section of the Corporations and Charities Filing System landing page.

The main audience is the donating public: people who want to check registration information about a commercial fundraiser before giving, and who want to see how that information looked in earlier years. The Secretary of State's page frames the report as a tool for the donating public.

Researchers, journalists and charities comparing fundraisers can also use the 1995 – 2022 history for past-year context, because it covers almost three decades.

Nothing on the agency's page describes this document as something a person must file, sign or submit, so no one is required to complete it. Keep two limits in mind:

• The history is not a current record. For up-to-date registration information, use the current Commercial Fundraiser Activity Report in the Corporations and Charities Filing System.
• The data comes from what the commercial fundraiser reported and is not authenticated by the Charities Program, so it should not be treated as verified.

This is a public report rather than a filing, and the agency's page sets no due date for it. The triggering event for using it is a donor or researcher wanting past registration information about commercial fundraisers. For current information, the Secretary of State now updates the Commercial Fundraiser Activity Report every week, replacing the earlier once-a-year publication, so check the current report before you rely on anything for a present-day decision.

This document is a public report, and the agency's page names no channel for submitting it. You reach it in two ways:

• The PDF: the Report History (1995 – 2022) is published by the Washington Secretary of State at the official file address linked on this page.
• The current report: the Commercial Fundraiser Activity Report is under the Charity/Fundraiser/Trust Search section of the Corporations and Charities Filing System landing page, on the Secretary of State's website.

The agency's page about the report is at https://www.sos.wa.gov/corporations-charities/nonprofits-charities/charities/information-donors/commercial-fundraiser-activity-reports. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; any submission follows the agency's channels.