Effective immediately (March 2015), the New York State Attorney General’s Charities Bureau will grant an automatic 180 day extension of time to file an Annual Financial Report due pursuant to the Estates, Powers and Trusts Law and/or Article 7-A of the Executive Law. A written request is not required. Registered charitable organizations must file their Form CHAR500 (NYS Annual Filing for Charitable Organizations) and all required attachments and fees within 180 days of the statutory deadline.
See official notice (pdf)