California’s ABC statute is not limited to for-profit businesses — nonprofit organizations can also use the ABC to wind down when they become insolvent. The process has important differences from a for-profit ABC.
Nonprofit ABC Issues
Nonprofit assets are subject to restrictions that for-profit assets aren’t. Charitable assets must be used for charitable purposes — donor-restricted assets cannot simply be distributed to creditors. The California Attorney General has oversight authority over charitable assets and must be notified when a nonprofit winds down.
Donor-restricted funds create a complex priority question. If a nonprofit has both unrestricted assets (available for creditors) and restricted assets (tied to specific charitable purposes), the assignee must segregate them and handle them according to their respective restrictions. The Attorney General may require that restricted assets be transferred to another charitable organization rather than used to pay general creditors.
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California ABC System — Assignment for Benefit of Creditors 
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