The main functions of the commission are as follows:
- Maintain public trust and confidence in charities
- Register charities
- Protect charities and the beneficiaries thereof
- Ensure that charities and promoters comply with their legal obligations in exercising control and management of the administration of the charitable funds
- Issue necessary advice to the charities and charity trustees
- Ensure effective use of charitable funds
- Institute a mechanism for effective monitoring and accountability of charities, promoters, collectors and recipients
- Hold, if necessary, an enquiry into the affairs of a charity or charitable fund
- Alter or set aside sanction of collection accorded by a Deputy Commissioner
- Receive and examine annual audit report of a charity or charitable fund
- Conduct or cause to be conducted a special audit of a charity or charitable fund
- Issue guidelines for proper accounting, management and utilization of a charity or charitable fund
- Issue such directions to the Deputy Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners as may be necessary for the due discharge of the functions under the Act
- Perform such other related functions as the Government may assign