Creating Non-Profit Transparency and Accountability Act

SB 685, the Non-Profit Transparency and Accountability Act, requires all West Virginia nonprofit organizations receiving any public funds (from state or federal sources) to comply with Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests exactly as government bodies do. This applies to nonprofits using public money for operations, mandating they respond to public records requests under the same rules as government agencies. The bill also requires these nonprofits to enroll in Open Checkbooks, a public database for tracking financial information. It directly affects nonprofits that receive public funding, aiming to increase transparency around how public money is spent.