STATE OF YORK
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
120 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10271

ERIC T. SCHNEIDBRMAN DIVISION OF SOCIAL JUSTICE
Attorney General CHARITIES BUREAU

September 30, 2016

Ms. Sheri A. Dillon, Esq.
Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP
2020 St. NW

Washington, DC 20006

BY ELECTRONIC MAIL AND CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

Re: The Donald J. Trump Foundation
EPTL 04-28-01

NOTICE OF VIOLATION

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Donald J. Trump Foundation (?Trump Foundation?) is in
violation of section 172 of Article 7-A New York?s Executive Law, which requires charitable
organizations that solicit contributions in New York State to register with the Charities Bureau
and to provide annual ?nancial reports and annual audited ?nancial statements. Based on
information received by the Charities Bureau to date, the Trump Foundation was engaged in
solicitation or ?mdraising activities in New York State in 2016, is not and was not registered
with the Charities Bureau pursuant to Article 7-A, and was thus not permitted to engage in such
activity during this period.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT the Trump Foundation must immediately cease
soliciting contributions or engaging in any other ?mdraising activities in New York. Further, the
Trump Foundation must notify any third parties engaged in solicitation or fundraising activities
in New York on its behalf to immediately cease any such activities.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT, pursuant to sections 172(7) and
174(4) of the Executive Law, the Trump Foundation must provide the Charities Bureau with the
information speci?ed in section 172 within ?fteen (15) days of this notice. To the extent that
the Trump Foundation has engaged in solicitation or fundraising activity in New York in other
years, the Trump Foundation must ?le all delinquent ?nancial reports as required by

section 172-b for such years within fifteen (15) days of this notice. The failure immediately to

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discontinue solicitation and to ?le information and reports required under Article 7-A with the
Charities Bureau shall be deemed to be a continuing fraud upon the people of the state of New
York. 

All forms must be properly certi?ed, complete and accurate. Any person who swears falsely to
any document required by Article 7-A of the Executive Law to be signed under penalties for
perjury may be guilty of a crime under the New York Penal Code.

Forms and information regarding registration and annual ?ling obligations are available online at
Previous ?lings may be found by searching the Charities Registry on
our site.

If you have any questions concerning this notice, you may contact me at (212) 416-8490, or at
james.sheehan@ag.ny.gov. Please address any correspondence, including any ?lings pursuant to
this notice, to my attention, and include a copy of this letter.

Sincerely,

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