- How are organisations selected for inclusion in this website?
- How is this website different from the charity regulator’s website?
- How come my organisation is listed, when I didn’t ask for this?
- My organisation is not listed, how can I change this?
- Some of my information is out of date, how do I correct this?
1. How are organisations selected for inclusion in this website?
Benefacts collects data about non-governmental organisations that have been set up on a non-profit-distributing basis. To be included, they must be self-governing, and established with their own constitution and rules.
2. How is this website different from the charity regulator’s website?
Charities form a significant proportion of civil society organisations, and these are regulated by the Charities Regulatory Authority (CRA). Benefacts has no regulatory powers or responsibilities, and has the same right as any other body to re-use data submitted by charities to the CRA on the public Register of Charities. Unlike the CRA, Benefacts also lists non-charities, as well as information provided by charities and non-charities alike to other regulatory authorities such as the Companies Registration Office (CRO), Revenue and others. Charities, like other civil society organisations, have no obligation to provide any data to Benefacts.
3. How come my organisation is listed, when I didn’t ask for this?
Certain information about nonprofits is already in the public domain – for example because they are incorporated under the Companies Act, 2014, or because that enjoy the benefits of tax relief - that is because public disclosure of these matters is considered to be in the public interest. Benefacts simply republishes this information, invoking the regulations concerning the re-use of public information.
4. My organisation is not listed, how can I change this?
Benefacts lists nonprofits in scope whose details are already included on public registers. If your organisation fits within Benefacts definition of a civil society organisation and you would like to be listed on this website, or if you would like to make additional information available, please contact us.
5. Some of my information is out of date, how do I correct this?
Benefacts relies on the information which nonprofits have provided to various Registrars and Regulators – for example the Companies Registration Office (CRO), Charities Regulatory Authority (CRA), and Revenue. Entities that are regulated by these bodies are supposed to notify them immediately of any changes to their registered details (including name, address, constitution, names of directors/trustees etc.) so that the public register can be maintained up to date. This is the source of Benefacts data. The first step for any organisation is to update the regulatory record(s), following which their listing on benefacts.ie will automatically be updated. Note that there can be a time lag between updating a register, and this data being updated on the public file. If you have any concerns about the accuracy of your organisation’s Benefacts listing, contact us.