Under Government Code section 12585, initial registration must be filed within 30 days of first receiving charitable assets. Welcome to the California Attorney General's Guide for Charities.We hope that charitable organizations (including charities, charitable trusts, and other. Take the original signed and notarized Deed of Trust and Promissory Note to the County Recorder's Office for the county where the property is located. Take stock of your assets. 501(c)(3) nonprofits apply using Form 1023 or Form 1023-EZ. The CT-1 Form and Instructions are available online. The corporation's articles of incorporation and bylaws should be included in the initial filing. Strategies using CRUTs, CLATs, CRATS, and more to pay income while supporting good causes. How charitable trusts save and defer taxes and provide revenue.