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Bill would equalize sales‑tax treatment for nonprofit fundraisers in public and private venues
Summary
Senate Bill 2,369 would remove a sales‑tax disparity that currently subjects nonprofits’ gross proceeds over $10,000 to tax when events are held in public facilities but exempts similar events in private venues; nonprofits testified that the rule diverts charitable dollars from missions and creates administrative confusion.
Senate Finance and Taxation Committee members heard testimony on Senate Bill 2,369, which would apply the same sales‑tax treatment to nonprofit fundraising events held in publicly owned venues as currently applies to private venues when the nonprofit pays market‑rate rental fees.
Senator Sean Clary, sponsor of the bill, said the change would avoid arbitrary differences based on venue ownership and that the key test should be whether the nonprofit pays market rates for facility use. ‘‘If a nonprofit’s paying to use a facility in the same way they’d pay to use a private facility, the law should apply equally,’’ Clary told the committee.
Amanda Godfried, regional director for Make‑A‑Wish North Dakota, described two recent large galas hosted at a public…
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