The state department this year reached consent agreements with 55 charities, a record number. In the three previous years, a total of 47 cases were settled, according to an online case archive. Organizations were fined $228,850 this year, with individual charities agreeing to pay fines ranging from $2,500 to $20,000. The increase does not signify an upswing in shady groups soliciting donations from Pennsylvanians, said Larissa Bedrick, deputy press secretary for the state department. "It is due to the fact that the department was able to have a prosecutor almost fully dedicated to charity cases this year," Bedrick said. To read the whole article CLICK HERER To learn more about our charitable registration service or more about nonprofit fund raising state requirements visit us at ezcomply.com