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CA AB 488 vs. HI SB 1048: Charitable Fundraising Platform Guide
A quick compliance guide comparing California and Hawaii’s fundraising platform rules.
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CHARITABLE FUNDRAISING PLATFORMS

Compliance & giving infrastructure for today’s digital fundraising ecosystem

Manage California regulatory obligations with confidence.
Collect nonprofit written consent
Meet required payout timelines
File annual CA registrations (and soon, HI) on time
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What is a charitable fundraising platform?

Under California AB 488, a charitable fundraising platform is any internet-based platform that solicits, processes, or enables donations from the public, including:

  • Crowdfunding sites
  • Donation campaigns at checkout (5+ charities)
  • Corporate giving portals
  • Peer-to-peer fundraising tools

These platforms must meet new registration, reporting, disclosure, consent, and fund handling standards to operate legally when reaching donors in California.

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Other states, like Hawaii, will soon be adopting similar legislation in 2026.

Use Change to stay compliant under AB 488

Future-proof your campaigns today.

Collect required nonprofit consent automatically

Collect and track written nonprofit consent before campaigns go live, leveraging existing consent from thousands of nonprofits and eliminating manual back-and-forth.

List of nonprofit partners that have opted into consent for CFP requirements.

Verify nonprofit eligibility in real time

Our system verifies IRS tax-exempt status and California eligibility, preventing unintended fundraising interruptions.

Charitable Fundraising Platform health checks that Change runs.

Move funds on time, every time

Funds are routed efficiently and segregated appropriately so CFPs satisfy regulatory expectations around disbursements.

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Generate filing-ready reports

Compile donation and payout data into exports ready for annual filings, saving teams hours of manual assembly.

CA AB 488 reports - audit in Change dashboard.
CUSTOMER STORIES

How leading companies use Change

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"Working with Change allows us to confidently expand Round Up & Donate and deliver even greater impact."
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Celia Moreno, Sr. Social Impact Manager
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Learn how Lyft expanded their Round Up & Donate program with Change
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“When we found a partner like Change to streamline compliance, everything clicked. Without that support, we could not have confidently talked about our nonprofit partners or the campaign details.”
Stacy Cooper Dent, VP of Purpose at Torani
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Learn how Torani turned its Flavor of the Year campaign into a longstanding giving campaign
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"Bonfire works with thousands of charities, so automating charity payouts and reporting with Change has made life so much easier."
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Bonfire provides critical donation tools for thousands of nonprofits
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WHAT SETS US APART

Why Change?

Built for scaling campaigns

See growth in campaigns.
Compliance workflows that support thousands of nonprofits and campaigns.

Reduce operational risk

Change handles donations and tax receipts for charitable giving.
Automated controls mean fewer surprises during audits or filings.
Learn more about our security protocols →

Dedicated support

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Change provides a dedicated Customer Success Manager to onboard you and your team seamlessly, no matter the use case.

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