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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 1Ch. 5.6Art. 2§ 8407 Volunteer Program Funding Authority

§ 8407 Volunteer Program Funding Authority

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§ 8407 Volunteer Program Funding Authority

Key Takeaways

  • •CaliforniaVolunteers can create a nonprofit group to raise money for good causes.
  • •The money raised must be used only for things CaliforniaVolunteers approves, like helping people or running programs.
  • •Only 10% of the money can be used for office stuff like paying workers or rent.
  • •The group’s main jobs are to fund CaliforniaVolunteers’ work and follow what the Governor or the CaliforniaVolunteers Board says is important.

Example

A group of people wants to help after a big wildfire in California.

CaliforniaVolunteers can create a nonprofit to collect donations. If they get $100,000, they can spend up to $10,000 on things like rent or salaries for the nonprofit. The rest, $90,000, must go to helping fire victims or other approved projects.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 8407 Volunteer Program Funding Authority

(a) CaliforniaVolunteers, as established by Executive Order S-24-06 and Section 8405, is authorized to form a nonprofit public benefit corporation or other entity exempt from income taxation as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 23701d of the Revenue and Taxation Code to raise revenues and receive grants or other financial support from private or public sources, for the purposes of undertaking or funding any lawful activity authorized to be undertaken by CaliforniaVolunteers. Grants or financial support received by the nonprofit public benefit corporation or other entity shall be used solely for the governmental purposes approved by CaliforniaVolunteers for activities within the scope of authority of CaliforniaVolunteers. No more than 10 percent of the grants and financial support received by the nonprofit public benefit corporation or other entity may be used to pay for the administrative costs of that nonprofit public benefit corporation or other entity. (b) The mission of the nonprofit public benefit corporation or other entity is as follows: (1) To support the funding of CaliforniaVolunteers programming and administrative costs. (2) To support any priorities set forth by the Governor or the CaliforniaVolunteers Board of Commissioners. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 41, Sec. 30. (SB 164) Effective June 29, 2024.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

corporationcommissionportgovernorbenefitcaliforniavolunteersorganizationtaxation

Related Statutes

  • § 56856.5 Land Conservation Annexation Limits
  • § 8411 Volunteer Commission Duties
  • § 12599.2 Commercial Coventurer Definition
  • § 12805.3 Fish And Game Vision
  • § 25372 County Surplus Property Donations

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 8407.
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