Charitable Solicitations Permit

Permit Guidelines

Charitable Solicitations Permits are issued to persons seeking to solicit within the city, in accordance with City Code Article II – Charitable Solicitations.

What Counts as Solicitation? direct person to-person requests for contributions for any:

Religious
Political
Associational
Educational
Benevolent
Health-related
Humane
Philanthropic
Patriotic
Eleemosynary function, event, organization or purpose
Any charitable cause

The term includes but is not limited to requests for contributions on any street or sidewalk, at any restaurant or hotel, or by means of door-to-door requests for contributions, and requests for contributions within, at, or adjacent to any public event or public forum.

The term also includes the request for contributions in connection with any fair, bazaar, rummage sale, benefit or carnival.

A solicitation shall be deemed to have taken place when the request is made, whether or not the person making the request receives any contribution.

The term does not include requests made by telephonic, television, radio, mailings, posters or other similar indirect and nonpersonal written or electronic communications.

The term also includes the sale or offer, or attempt to sell or offer, any advertising, book, card, tag, device, magazine, membership, merchandise subscription, flower, ticket, candy, cookie or other item, new or used, in connection with any organization, cause or purpose described above.

Click here to obtain a permit under this article, a registration statement must be filed with the city manager or his designee disclosing fully and truthfully. Read More.

1. Name and address of the person seeking a permit.
2. Names and addresses of all individuals within the city who will be soliciting or seeking contributions on behalf of the person named in subsection (1) of this section.
3. Complete and precise description of the purpose for which solicitations will be made.
4. The type of legal entity involved, where and when such entity was organized, and whether the organization or entity has received tax-exempt status from the United States Internal Revenue Service or is exempt from state sales tax under F.S. § 212.08(7).
5. Whether the person seeking the permit is related to any business entity or organization, the nature of that relationship, and the name of any parent or associated organizations.
6. A precise description of the manner in which solicitations will be made or contributions sought.
7. Whether the person has previously solicited in the city and, if known, when.
8. Whether the person has ever been enjoined or prohibited from soliciting contributions in any location.
9. The dates on which the applicant intends to solicit.
10. The name and addresses of all professional solicitors involved with the applicant.
11.The names and addresses of all officers and directors or other persons responsible for the activities of the applicant.
12.The names and addresses of all persons having financial responsibility for the applicant, including those having custody of all contributions obtained.
13.A projected schedule of all salaries, overhead and fundraising costs, and an estimated percentage of the total projected collections such costs of solicitation will comprise.
14.Whether the applicant is registered as a corporation in the state.
15. Whether the applicant employs an accountant or accounting firm, and if so, the names thereof.
16. A financial report for the immediate past fiscal year or period of fundraising activity, which report shall include the following information:
- The total amount of contributions raised.
- The total costs and expenses incurred in raising contributions.
- The total amount of contributions dedicated to the stated purpose or dispersed for the stated purpose.
17. An explanation of the reasons, if the person registering is unable to provide any of the foregoing information in subsections (1)—(15) of this section, why such information is not available.

Office Info:

Main Desk: 305.673.7577

Tourism and Culture Department Contacts:

Lissette Garcia Arrogante
Director
LissetteArrogante@miamibeachfl.gov

Francys Vallecillo
Assistant Director
FrancysVallecillo@miamibeachfl.gov

Fernando Pestana
Administrative Services Manager
FernandoPestana@miamibeachfl.gov
Ext: 26727

Patricia Tielves
Front Desk Office Associate
patriciatielves@miamibeachfl.gov
Ext. 26596

Special Events and Film Division

Diana Bego
Special Events Coordinator
DianaBego@miamibeachfl.gov
Ext: 26298

Aron Soriano
Field Monitor
AronSoriano@miamibeachfl.gov
Ext: 26982

Jared Balladarez
Office Associate
JaredBalladarez@miamibeachfl.gov
Ext. 26385

Felicity Astete
Office Associate
felicityastete@miamibeachfl.gov
Ext. 27579

Charitable Solicitations Permit

Permit Guidelines

Office Info:

Main Desk: 305.673.7577

Tourism and Culture Department Contacts:

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