Welcome to Reno, where even the charities that pick up the slack for the city might soon pay for the privilege. The latest target: local nonprofits — you know, the ones filling the gaps that government can’t manage, the ones feeding seniors, sheltering people, and fighting fires in the social safety net.

The City of Reno is proposing nonprofit registration regulations that could force nonprofits to pay business-license–style fees. According to a city announcement, officials are concerned that without formal registration, some nonprofits operate “under the radar,” avoiding fire code, zoning compatibility checks, and other safety reviews. So now they want to enforce an “ordinance governing this matter” — and possibly charge fees that nonprofits currently don’t pay.