Charitable Solicitation Registration by State
State-by-state charitable-solicitation registration requirements for public charities, with cited registration triggers, regulators, forms, fees, renewal rules, exemptions, and solicitation-scope notes.
The matrix
Filing deadlines, fees, and thresholds are set by each state's own regulator and change without notice; every figure here reflects the cited source as of the date shown and should be confirmed with that regulator before anyone relies on it.
Whether a given organization must register in a given state turns on its own solicitation activity, revenue, and exemption status, and soliciting across state lines can trigger registration in more than one state; the requirement summarized here is the statute's general rule, not a determination about any particular organization.
The audit, review, and compilation figures shown are the thresholds set by each state's own statute, and states differ in both the number of tiers and in what the threshold is measured against — gross revenue, total contributions, or monetary contributions only — so whether a particular organization crosses one is an accounting question for its own certified public accountant.
| State | Registration Required | Regulator | Initial Form And Fee | Renewal Rule | Fee Schedule Basis | Exemptions | Paid Fundraiser Trigger | Solicitation Trigger |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabamachecked 2026-09-15 | Y | Alabama Attorney General | Alabama has no named registration form -- just "a form prescribed by the Attorney General" -- and a flat (not tiered) $25 fee. The registration statement itself must contain 8 specific items (identity, leadership, address, legal-establishment/tax-status, purposes, FYE, solicitation-authorization history, and any professional fundraisers used); first-time filers additionally attach organizing documents, bylaws, and tax-exemption proof. | Renewal due within 90 days of fiscal-year-end -- a RULE, not a fixed date -- via the same $25 flat fee and the same sworn financial-statement-or-990 report as initial registration. The AG may grant up to a 180-day extension; non-compliance triggers registration cancellation on 15 days' notice. | Renewal due within 90 days of fiscal-year-end -- a RULE, not a fixed date -- via the same $25 flat fee and the same sworn financial-statement-or-990 report as initial registration. The AG may grant up to a 180-day extension; non-compliance triggers registration cancellation on 15 days' notice. | Registration REQUIRED with the Alabama Attorney General -- not a business regulator or a dedicated 'charities division' -- before soliciting contributions, unless one of 9 categorical exemptions in §13A-9-71(f) applies; the broadest is $25,000-or-less in annual contributions with no paid fundraisers. | Registration REQUIRED with the Alabama Attorney General -- not a business regulator or a dedicated 'charities division' -- before soliciting contributions, unless one of 9 categorical exemptions in §13A-9-71(f) applies; the broadest is $25,000-or-less in annual contributions with no paid fundraisers. | Registration REQUIRED with the Alabama Attorney General -- not a business regulator or a dedicated 'charities division' -- before soliciting contributions, unless one of 9 categorical exemptions in §13A-9-71(f) applies; the broadest is $25,000-or-less in annual contributions with no paid fundraisers. |
| Alaskachecked 2026-09-12 | Y | Alaska Department of Law, Consumer Protection Unit | Initial Alaska charitable-organization registration is filed online with the Department of Law; $40 registration fee; Form 990 and audited financial statement copies are not submitted unless DOL requests them. | Annual DOL renewal: registrations expire September 1; renew by September 1; online renewal opens July 1; $40 fee; no late fee and no DOL extension, but solicitation must stop until renewal approval if expired. | Annual DOL renewal: registrations expire September 1; renew by September 1; online renewal opens July 1; $40 fee; no late fee and no DOL extension, but solicitation must stop until renewal approval if expired. | DOL FAQ lists one-time Notice of Exemption categories including certain churches, political organizations, all-volunteer small organizations, and organizations with a current Alaska gaming permit under AS 05.15.100. | Alaska charitable organizations and paid solicitors must register with the Department of Law before soliciting unless a DOL-listed exemption applies. | Alaska charitable organizations and paid solicitors must register with the Department of Law before soliciting unless a DOL-listed exemption applies. |
| Arizonachecked 2026-09-12 | N | Arizona Secretary of State for the narrow veterans filing; no general charity-registration regulator | No initial registration is required for Arizona charities generally. The narrow veterans' charitable organization filing uses the American Veteran's Organization Registration Statement, has no filing fee, is valid until amended or cancelled, and requires a prior-year tax document. | Arizona has no annual charitable-solicitation renewal for general charities. The surviving veterans' charitable organization filing is not annual; the SOS states it is valid until amended or cancelled. | No annual renewal fee; veterans filing is valid until amended or cancelled. | No general registration exemption schedule because no general charitable-solicitation registration regime exists; the veterans filing is a category-scoped duty, not an exemption. | No paid-fundraiser condition triggers Arizona general charity registration; the category-scoped filing trigger is solicitation in the name of a veterans organization. | No general charitable-solicitation registration. Veterans' charitable organizations must file with the Arizona Secretary of State when a person solicits money or other support in the name of a veterans' organization (A.R.S. §13-3722(A)). |
| Arkansaschecked 2026-09-15 | Y | Arkansas Secretary of State, Charities Registration | Initial Arkansas charitable registration is Form CR-01, submitted to SoS Charities Registration before solicitation-related activity. Attach IRS exemption/pending proof, articles, CR-02 if applicable, CR-03 with required documents, and current fundraiser/coventurer contracts. Fee: $0. | Arkansas charitable organizations file CR-03 annual financial reports with SoS Charities Registration, due within 180 days after fiscal-year-end — confirmed by the current codified statute (A.C.A. §4-28-403(a)(1)(A)), which supersedes an outdated 'August 1' SoS guidance PDF. | No fee line found in the current CR-03 form; no fee asserted. | ['religious organizations meeting the form definition', 'educational institutions and parent-teacher associations meeting the form definition', 'political candidates and organizations required to file with election regulators', 'governmental organizations', 'nonprofit hospitals', 'charitable organizations not intending to solicit and receive and not actually receiving more than $50,000 during a calendar year, with unpaid functions/fundraising and no inurement to officers or members', 'persons or entities soliciting solely for exempt organizations'] | Arkansas charitable organizations must register with the Secretary of State before soliciting, using fundraising counsel/paid solicitors/professional telemarketers, or conducting a sales promotion. Registration fee: $0. A $50,000 volunteer-run small-organization exemption exists, but exemption claimants must submit EX-01 substantiation. | Arkansas charitable organizations must register with the Secretary of State before soliciting, using fundraising counsel/paid solicitors/professional telemarketers, or conducting a sales promotion. Registration fee: $0. A $50,000 volunteer-run small-organization exemption exists, but exemption claimants must submit EX-01 substantiation. |
| Californiachecked 2026-09-12 | Y | No revenue-based exemption from CA charity registration exists. Registration is triggered by FIRST RECEIPT of charitable-purpose property (Gov. Code §12585(a)), not by a solicitation act — a distinct trigger type from solicitation-centered states among the reviewed jurisdictions. | CT-1 initial registration: $50.00, due within 30 days of first receiving charitable-purpose property (Gov. Code §12585(a)). | RRF-1 (+ CT-TR-1 for sub-$50,000-revenue orgs not filing a full 990) renews annually on a 9-tier revenue-scaled fee ($25 to $1,200, dated 'as of January 1, 2022' by the AG's own page), due 4 months 15 days after fiscal-year-end unless the IRS granted an extension — in which case the org files with the IRS first, then the Registry (the RULE, not a fixed date: the clock is anchored to FYE + a fixed offset, with an extension pass-through). A dated 2026 blanket-relief notice (all renewals otherwise due 2025-01-07 through 2026-08-31 pushed to 2026-08-31, tied to a new e-filing system launch) is a temporary operational fact, not a rule change. | Sliding scale $25 (revenue <$50K) to $1,200 (revenue >$500M), dated effective 2022-01-01 | No revenue-based exemption from CA charity registration exists. Registration is triggered by FIRST RECEIPT of charitable-purpose property (Gov. Code §12585(a)), not by a solicitation act — a distinct trigger type from solicitation-centered states among the reviewed jurisdictions. | No revenue-based exemption from CA charity registration exists. Registration is triggered by FIRST RECEIPT of charitable-purpose property (Gov. Code §12585(a)), not by a solicitation act — a distinct trigger type from solicitation-centered states among the reviewed jurisdictions. | California charity registration is triggered by first receipt of charitable-purpose property under Gov. Code §12585(a), not by a solicitation act alone. |
| Coloradochecked 2026-09-14 | Y | Colorado Secretary of State (Charities & Fundraisers program) -- NOT the Attorney General | Colorado's initial charitable registration has no numbered form -- it is an online statement whose required content (name, officers, FYE, financial report or Form 990 minus donor schedules, paid-solicitor names) is set directly by statute. Flat $10 fee, not tiered by contribution size (contrast NJ's $30-$250 tiers). New organizations may file good-faith financial estimates, to be trued up within a set deadline. URS acceptance is statutorily discretionary, not guaranteed. | Colorado's charity 'renewal' is really the recurring annual financial report: due by the earlier of 8.5 months after fiscal year end or the org's own Form 990 deadline. $10 fee, $60 fine for a late renewal. A 3-month extension is available, but ONLY if the organization affirms it has also requested a matching IRS extension -- the reverse of NJ's 'a federal extension doesn't count' trap. | Colorado's charity 'renewal' is really the recurring annual financial report: due by the earlier of 8.5 months after fiscal year end or the org's own Form 990 deadline. $10 fee, $60 fine for a late renewal. A 3-month extension is available, but ONLY if the organization affirms it has also requested a matching IRS extension -- the reverse of NJ's 'a federal extension doesn't count' trap. | charitable organizations that do not intend to and do not actually raise or receive gross revenue, excluding grants from governmental entities or from organizations exempt from federal taxation under IRC §501(c)(3), in excess of $25,000 during a fiscal year, OR that do not receive contributions from more than 10 persons during a fiscal year -- this exemption does NOT apply to a charitable organization that has contracted with a paid solicitor | Colorado requires charitable-solicitation registration with the SECRETARY OF STATE (not the Attorney General) under C.R.S. §6-16-104. Exempt: organizations that neither intend to nor actually raise/receive more than $25,000 in a fiscal year (excluding government/501(c)(3) grants) OR that receive contributions from 10 or fewer persons -- UNLESS the organization uses a paid solicitor. Also exempt: certain federal-Form-990-exempt entities, political committees, and single-named-individual appeals. | Colorado requires charitable-solicitation registration with the SECRETARY OF STATE (not the Attorney General) under C.R.S. §6-16-104. Exempt: organizations that neither intend to nor actually raise/receive more than $25,000 in a fiscal year (excluding government/501(c)(3) grants) OR that receive contributions from 10 or fewer persons -- UNLESS the organization uses a paid solicitor. Also exempt: certain federal-Form-990-exempt entities, political committees, and single-named-individual appeals. |
| Connecticutchecked 2026-09-14 | Y | Department of Consumer Protection (Public Charities Unit) | Connecticut's charity registration fee is a flat $50 (not tiered by contribution size, in contrast to several sibling states among the reviewed jurisdictions) -- the same application form serves first-time and renewing filers alike, since Sec. 21a-190b makes registration an annual act rather than a one-time filing. | Renewal due 11 months after fiscal-year-end -- a RULE tied to FYE, not a fixed calendar date -- carrying the same flat $50 fee as initial registration, plus a $25/month late fee (waivable for good cause, in contrast to PA's non-waivable version). | flat $50 renewal fee; late fee $25/month or part-month, waivable for good cause (Sec. 21a-190b(c)) | ['any duly organized religious corporation, institution or society', 'any parent-teacher association or educational institution whose curricula are state/federally registered, approved, or accredited', 'any nonprofit hospital licensed under Sec. 19a-630 (or a similar out-of-state provision)', 'any governmental unit or instrumentality of any state or the United States', 'any person who solicits solely for the benefit of the four categories above', 'any charitable organization that normally receives less than $50,000 in contributions annually, provided it does not compensate anyone primarily to conduct solicitations'] | Connecticut requires charitable organizations that solicit contributions to register with the Department of Consumer Protection, unless a statutory exemption applies -- most broadly, organizations normally receiving under $50,000/year that don't pay solicitation staff. | Connecticut requires charitable organizations that solicit contributions to register with the Department of Consumer Protection, unless a statutory exemption applies -- most broadly, organizations normally receiving under $50,000/year that don't pay solicitation staff. |
| Delawarechecked 2026-09-12 | N | none for charitable solicitations or fundraisers | {'form': None, 'trigger': 'not applicable because Delaware has no state charitable-solicitation/fundraiser registration requirement', 'fee_tiers_usd': [], 'attachments': [], 'bond': 'none for charity registration; the separate telemarketing statute has a $50,000 bond/letter-of-credit rule for nonexempt telemarketing registrants, but qualifying nonprofits and charitable/fraternal telemarketing are exempted.', 'registration_fee_usd': 0} | {'renewal_required': False, 'form': None, 'due_rule': 'none; there is no underlying Delaware charitable-solicitation/fundraiser registration to renew', 'fee_tiers_usd': [], 'late_penalty': None, 'professional_solicitor_recurring_record_rule': 'Professional solicitors must retain records and written contracts for at least 3 years from contract termination, but this is a records-retention rule rather than an annual state renewal.'} | No Delaware charitable-solicitation/fundraiser registration fee because there is no state registration requirement. | The charitable-solicitation registration field is structurally not applicable because Delaware has no charity-registration instrument. The separate telemarketing statute exempts qualifying IRC 501(c)(3)/(c)(6) nonprofits and telemarketing by or on behalf of charitable/fraternal organizations. | No charity registration is triggered by use of a paid fundraiser. Delaware regulates professional-solicitor conduct and record retention, not a charity-registration filing. | No registration trigger; Delaware regulates charitable/fraternal solicitation conduct through disclosure, recordkeeping, time-of-day, and enforcement rules. |
| Floridachecked 2026-09-11 | Y | Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services | {'form': 'FDACS-10100 (standard) or FDACS-10110 (small-organization, no-fee variant for orgs under $50,000/all-volunteer)', 'fee_tiers_usd': '$10 (<$5K) / $75 ($5K–<$100K) / $125 ($100K–<$200K) / $200 ($200K–<$500K) / $300 ($500K–<$1M) / $350 ($1M–<$10M) / $400 (>=$10M), tiered by prior-year contributions', 'attachments': 'officer/director/trustee roster, charitable-purpose narrative, financial statement (IRS Form 990/990-EZ or a budget for new orgs), professional-solicitor/commercial-co-venturer contract disclosure if used, criminal/litigation-history disclosures'} | {'due_rule': 'the renewal statement is due on or before the date that marks 1 YEAR AFTER THE DATE FDACS APPROVED the initial registration statement — not the filing date, not FYE, not a fixed calendar date (s. 496.405(1)(a)); the department itself mails or e-mails each registrant a renewal statement at least 30 days before that renewal date', 'late_fee': '$25 for each month or part of a month after the renewal due date', 'filed_with_renewal': "an updated financial statement for the immediately preceding fiscal year, per s. 496.407(1) (see the related financial_statement_thresholds cell for the audit/review tiers)"} | Prior-year contributions: $10 under $5,000; $75 from $5,000 to under $100,000; $125 from $100,000 to under $200,000; $200 from $200,000 to under $500,000; $300 from $500,000 to under $1,000,000; $350 from $1,000,000 to under $10,000,000; $400 at $10,000,000 or more. | Florida exemptions include the section 496.406 categories, including the small-organization path for less than $50,000 in contributions with no compensation to officers, directors, or members and no professional solicitor. | Use of a professional solicitor, fundraising consultant, or commercial co-venturer is separately regulated under Chapter 496; the charity registration requirement still applies before solicitation unless an exemption applies. | A charitable organization or sponsor that intends to solicit contributions in or from Florida by any means, or have funds solicited on its behalf, must register unless exempt. |
| Georgiachecked 2026-09-14 | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Unverified (no primary source yet) | {'form_or_channel': 'same online charities-registration system', 'registration_validity_months': 24, 'due_rule': 'must be renewed ON OR BEFORE its expiration date (anniversary-of-registration-based, NOT a fixed calendar date or FYE-based rule) -- the renewal application period opens 90 days before expiration; the Division sends a renewal notice approximately 45 days before the renewal date', 'fee_usd': 20, 'renewal_includes': 'the previous two years of financial reporting', 'late_consequence': "expiration / required reinstatement (reinstate fee $35, per the related existing fee cross-reference)"} | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Unverified (no primary source yet) |
| Hawaiichecked 2026-09-12 | Y | Hawaii Attorney General, Tax & Charities Division | {'form_or_channel': 'Hawaii Charities Online / URS registration system', 'trigger': 'Before conducting any solicitation of contributions in Hawaii, unless an exemption applies.', 'initial_registration_fee_usd': 0, 'signature': 'An authorized officer or agent signs the registration form under penalty of §710-1063.', 'exemption_application': 'Organizations claiming an exemption must apply to the AG; exemption is not automatic from category membership alone.'} | {'registration_renewal': 'No annual renewal of the URS registration statement itself; registered organizations file annual financial reports.', 'annual_report_required': True, 'due_rule': {'990_990ez_990pf_filers': 'Electronically submit the Hawaii annual report within 10 business days after filing Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF with the IRS.', '990n_or_no_990_filers': 'Electronically submit the annual report by the 15th day of the fifth month after fiscal-year close.'}, 'fee_basis': 'total revenue during the report period, using the same total revenue meaning as IRS Form 990', 'fee_tiers_usd': [{'band': 'less than $25,000', 'fee': 0}, {'band': '$25,000 to less than $50,000', 'fee': 25}, {'band': '$50,000 to less than $100,000', 'fee': 50}, {'band': '$100,000 to less than $250,000', 'fee': 100}, {'band': '$250,000 to less than $500,000', 'fee': 150}, {'band': '$500,000 to less than $1,000,000', 'fee': 200}, {'band': '$1,000,000 to less than $2,000,000', 'fee': 250}, {'band': '$2,000,000 to less than $5,000,000', 'fee': 350}, {'band': '$5,000,000 or more', 'fee': 600}], 'late_fee': '$20 per day, capped at $1,000, for late report or fee unless reasonable cause is shown'} | Initial charity registration has no registration fee; the annual financial report fee is tiered from $0 to $600 by total revenue. | HRS §467B-11.5 categories, including qualifying religious organizations, PTAs, licensed/accredited educational institutions, nonprofit hospitals, government agencies, and small charitable organizations normally under $25,000 annual contributions with no professional solicitor or fundraising counsel. | The small-organization exemption is unavailable if the organization employs or compensates a professional solicitor or professional fundraising counsel; professional fundraising counsel and professional solicitors separately register with the Attorney General before solicitation. | Registration before conducting any solicitation of contributions in Hawaii, or before solicitation is conducted on the organization behalf, unless an approved exemption applies. |
| Idahochecked 2026-09-12 | N | none for general charitable-solicitation registration; Idaho Attorney General for the ICAPA source and telephone-solicitation carve-out | Not yet researched | n/a for a general-purpose public charity: no general Idaho charity registration exists to renew. | Not yet researched | Not an exemptions regime for ordinary charity solicitation. Idaho affirmatively states no general ICAPA registration for charities or those soliciting on their behalf; the telephone-solicitation carve-out is a narrow method-specific rule. | No general charitable-solicitation registration or professional-fundraiser registration is identified in the transcluded source cell; the cited narrow trigger is method-specific telephone solicitation. | No general registration trigger; if a charitable organization sells goods or services by unsolicited telephone call, the method-specific telephone-solicitation registration carve-out applies. |
| Illinoischecked 2026-09-13 | Y | Illinois Attorney General, Charitable Trust Bureau | Initial registration: Form CO-1 (Registration Statement) + Form CO-2 (Financial Information Form), $15 combined fee (225 ILCS 460/2(a)); religious organizations may separately file Form CO-3 to claim exemption from annual-report filing. | AG990-IL annual report: $15 fee (+$100 if late), due June 30 (calendar-year filers) or within 6 months of fiscal-year-end (fiscal-year filers) -- 225 ILCS 460/4. The financial-statement content required WITH the report scales in 4 tiers by contribution level (see financial_statement_thresholds); the fee/due-date mechanics are uniform across all tiers. | Flat USD 15 initial/AG990-IL fee; financial-report tiers are based on gross contributions, with a paid-fundraiser-staff audit bump above USD 25,000. | Exemptions are the categories enumerated in 225 ILCS 460/3(b), including specified Illinois public universities/accredited schools soliciting only their own community, membership-only organizations, named-beneficiary drives run by unpaid volunteers, unions/political committees, sub-USD 4,000 community-chest allocees, volunteer-firefighter organizations, adoption nurseries, congressionally chartered corporations, Boys Club affiliates, veterans organizations, and sub-USD 50,000 parent-teacher organizations. | Professional fundraisers register separately with the Attorney General; using paid/non-volunteer fundraising staff also changes the charity financial-statement threshold by bumping organizations over USD 25,000 in contributions to the audit tier. | Soliciting or intending to solicit contributions from persons in Illinois, or being located in Illinois, by any means whatsoever, before solicitation unless exempt. |
| Indianachecked 2026-09-13 | N | Indiana Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division (professional fundraiser/solicitor registrations) | No Indiana initial charity-registration filing exists for a charity soliciting on its own behalf. A professional fundraiser consultant or professional solicitor must register with the AG before acting for a charity; the initial registration fee is $1,000. | A charity soliciting on its own behalf has no Indiana AG annual charity-renewal filing. Professional fundraiser consultants and professional solicitors renew annually with the AG; renewal is $50 and due by the July 1 deadline. | No charity-side registration fee for a charity soliciting on its own behalf; professional fundraiser fees are fixed separately from the charity registration matrix. | No charity-side registration program was confirmed for a general-purpose charity; professional fundraiser registration is not treated as an exemption from a charity registration duty. | No charity-side charitable-solicitation registration for a general-purpose charity; Indiana registration applies to professional fundraiser consultants and professional solicitors, not to the charity soliciting on its own behalf. | A charity soliciting on its own behalf does not register; professional fundraiser consultants and professional solicitors register before acting for a charity. |
| Iowachecked 2026-09-13 | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Unverified (no primary source yet) |
| Kansaschecked 2026-09-15 | Y | Kansas Attorney General | Initial Kansas charitable-solicitation registration is filed with the Attorney General before solicitation. The AG page lists a Charitable Organization Registration Statement for Solicitations and a Charitable Organization Financial Statement. K.S.A. 17-1763 requires the statement to be signed and sworn by two authorized officers, including the chief fiscal officer, and sets a $25 fee. | Kansas charitable solicitation registration is tied to the organization's fiscal year. The charitable solicitation license expires on the last day of the sixth month following the month in which the fiscal year ends; each registration is $25 and includes the federal return or prior-year financial statement required by K.S.A. 17-1763(b)(15). | Flat charitable-solicitation registration fee; the small-charity exemption and audit threshold use contributions. | Exemptions remain those stated in the Kansas charitable-solicitation registration source; narrow solicitation categories and professional fundraiser obligations are not encoded as exemptions. | Professional fundraiser, professional solicitor, and fundraising-counsel activity is separately registered; the charity registration duty remains the Attorney General charitable-solicitation filing unless an exemption applies. | Soliciting funds in Kansas for a charitable purpose before filing registration, unless exempt. |
| Kentuckychecked 2026-09-18 | Y | Kentucky Attorney General | Initial Kentucky charitable-registration filing is made before solicitation through the AG portal with the recent IRS Form 990 or URS for a new organization, IRS determination letter, and bylaws/articles; no fee is required. | Kentucky's annual charity filing is IRS-return tied: file the Form 990 with the AG each solicitation year at the same time it is filed with the IRS; AG notices of intent expire December 31. | No state charity registration fee located; the obligation is keyed to IRS Form 990 filing status rather than a state gross-receipts fee ladder. | Kentucky registration is framed through covered charities filing Form 990 with the Attorney General; the cell does not move professional solicitor or gaming triggers into exemptions. | Professional solicitors and fundraising consultants have separate registration/contract/reporting rules; the charity-side Attorney General filing remains tied to covered Form 990 filers soliciting in Kentucky. | Covered Form-990-filing charities soliciting contributions in Kentucky, or having contributions solicited for them, file with the Attorney General before solicitation. |
| Louisianachecked 2026-09-18 | N | Louisiana Attorney General, Consumer Protection Section | Initial charity registration applies when a charitable organization uses a professional solicitor. Registration is due at least 10 days before soliciting, uses the AG charitable-organization registration materials including the Unified Registration Statement, and carries a $25 annual registration fee. | Annual charity renewal follows the same professional-solicitor trigger as initial registration. A charity using a professional solicitor must annually register with the AG Consumer Protection Section at least 10 days before soliciting and pay the $25 registration fee. The AG checklist states that Louisiana does not require IRS Form 990 for annual registrations. | Flat USD 25 registration when the charity uses a professional solicitor. | For the professional-solicitor-triggered registration regime, exemptions include religious institutions, recognized educational institutions, hospitals, and voluntary health organizations as stated in the Attorney General materials. | No general charity registration unless the organization uses a professional solicitor; a charity using one registers annually with the Attorney General at least 10 days before soliciting. | A charity that uses a professional solicitor to solicit charitable contributions in Louisiana registers with the Attorney General at least 10 days before solicitation; no general charity-side registration is stated for self-solicitation. |
| Mainechecked 2026-09-18 | Y | Department of Professional and Financial Regulation (PFR), Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation -- statute names the office's 'director' (NOT the Attorney General) | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Unverified (no primary source yet) | same categories as the related own charitable_solicitation_registration cell (membership-only solicitation, named-individual relief solicitation, the $35,000/35-donor small-org exemption, accredited educational institutions, nonprofit hospitals, free clinics) -- see that cell for the full verbatim exemption text; not re-derived here | Maine REQUIRES charitable-solicitation licensure through PFR (not the AG) at least 30 days before soliciting, unless a Sec.5006 exemption applies. Same requirement as the charitable_solicitation_registration cell, restated under the compliance_calendar family. | Maine charitable organizations must be licensed by PFR at least 30 days before soliciting unless a section 5006 exemption applies. |
| Marylandchecked 2026-09-14 | Y | Maryland Secretary of State, Charitable Organizations Division | Maryland's initial charitable registration is Form COR-92, tiered by gross annual contributions from $0 (<$25,000) to $300 (>$500,000). Required attachments include governing documents, the IRS determination letter, a signed 990/990-EZ/990-PF (or COF-85), a financial review or audit depending on contribution level, and a current officer/director list. The Unified Registration Statement is not mentioned as an accepted alternative anywhere in the instructions. | Renewal ('Annual Update of Registration') is due within 6 months of fiscal-year-end, but Maryland grants an AUTOMATIC extension (no IRS Form 8868 or separate request needed) to the 15th day of the 11th month after FYE if the org has a current registration and hasn't filed by the base due date -- a RULE tied to FYE, not a fixed calendar date. Same $0-$300 tiered fee as initial registration. No numeric late-filing penalty was found in the primary sources fetched the source review. | Registration/annual-update fee schedule is tiered by gross annual contributions / gross charitable contributions. | Maryland exemptions remain the categories stated in the Secretary of State charitable-organization registration materials; county gaming and professional-solicitor registrations are not exemptions from the charity registration rule. | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Before soliciting charitable contributions in Maryland, having contributions solicited on its behalf, or conducting Maryland-based solicitations outside the state, unless exempt. |
| Massachusettschecked 2026-09-14 | Y | Massachusetts Attorney General, Non-Profit Organizations/Public Charities Division | Initial charity registration in Massachusetts is a one-time $100 filing with the AG's Non-Profit Organizations/Public Charities Division: a copy of the charter/articles/trust instrument plus the constitution and by-laws. A charity that intends to solicit funds must separately obtain a Certificate for Solicitation before fundraising begins -- registration by itself does not authorize solicitation. | Form PC (the AG's annual financial report, G.L. c.12 Sec. 8F) is due within 4.5 months of fiscal-year-end, filed exclusively through the AGO's online Charity Portal since 2023-09-01. An automatic 6-month extension applies to compliant registrants with no written request needed. The fee is graduated by gross support and revenue: $35 (<=$100K) up to $2,000 (>$100M). Late filing triggers a mailed notice; a civil penalty MAY follow only if the report remains unfiled 30 days after that notice, absent good cause -- not an automatic flat per-month fee. | Registration/renewal fee schedule is tiered by gross support and revenue. | Exemptions are those stated for Massachusetts public-charity/solicitation registration; fundraiser/event activity remains encoded in the permit field rather than as an exemption. | Professional fundraiser activity is adjacent to, but not a substitute for, the public-charity registration and annual Form PC regime; fundraising event permits remain local/activity-specific. | Before engaging in charitable work or raising funds in Massachusetts, a public charity registers and obtains a solicitation certificate before fundraising. |
| Michiganchecked 2026-09-14 | Y | Michigan Attorney General | Michigan's initial charitable-organization registration statement is free (no filing fee), filed on the AG's CTS-01 Initial Solicitation Form, and must include the 12 categories of information/attachments listed in MCL 400.273(2)(a)-(l) -- including the org's own prior-year 990-series return and, above the audit/review thresholds, CPA financial statements. Michigan does not appear to accept the multistate Unified Registration Statement (URS): its own official charities-forms page lists a complete, self-contained CTS-series (CTS-01 through CTS-05) with no mention of URS anywhere on it. | Renewal is FYE-based, not a fixed date: registration expires 1 year 7 months after the end of the financial-statement period, and the renewal statement is due 30+ days before that expiration -- so the actual calendar due-date shifts with the organization's own fiscal year end, in contrast to the SoS's fixed October 1 report. | Renewal is FYE-based, not a fixed date: registration expires 1 year 7 months after the end of the financial-statement period, and the renewal statement is due 30+ days before that expiration -- so the actual calendar due-date shifts with the organization's own fiscal year end, in contrast to the SoS's fixed October 1 report. | Same underlying fact as the charitable_solicitation_registration cell: Michigan requires charitable-solicitation registration with the Attorney General before solicitation, subject to the MCL 400.283 exemptions (most notably the $25,000/12-month all-volunteer exemption). | Same underlying fact as the charitable_solicitation_registration cell: Michigan requires charitable-solicitation registration with the Attorney General before solicitation, subject to the MCL 400.283 exemptions (most notably the $25,000/12-month all-volunteer exemption). | Michigan requires charitable organizations to register with the Attorney General before solicitation unless an exemption applies. |
| Minnesotachecked 2026-09-14 | Y | Minnesota Attorney General's Office, Charities Division | Initial registration uses the AGO's 'Charitable Organization - Initial Registration' form plus its required attachments, for a flat (non-tiered) $25 fee (309.52 subd. 2). The AGO separately accepts the multistate Unified Registration Statement (URS) in lieu of its own form, provided the filer also submits Minnesota's own URS supplement. A charity that has or enters into a contract with a professional fundraiser must file a copy of that contract (at registration, or within 7 days if signed later). | Minnesota's charitable annual report is due under a RULE with two branches, not a single date: calendar-year filers file by July 15; fiscal-year filers file by the 15th day of the 7th month after their fiscal year closes (309.53 subd. 1) -- confirmed these are the same underlying rule (12/31 FYE -> July 15), resolving the ambiguity in the dispatch priors rather than treating them as two different candidate facts. $25 filing fee; $50 late fee; extension is NOT automatic like a federal 8868 -- it requires the AG to grant it 'for cause shown,' capped at 4 months. Full Form 990 filers attach it (minus Schedule B); shortened-990 filers (EZ/PF/N) complete the AGO's own financial-statement portion instead. | Minnesota's charitable annual report is due under a RULE with two branches, not a single date: calendar-year filers file by July 15; fiscal-year filers file by the 15th day of the 7th month after their fiscal year closes (309.53 subd. 1) -- confirmed these are the same underlying rule (12/31 FYE -> July 15), resolving the ambiguity in the dispatch priors rather than treating them as two different candidate facts. $25 filing fee; $50 late fee; extension is NOT automatic like a federal 8868 -- it requires the AG to grant it 'for cause shown,' capped at 4 months. Full Form 990 filers attach it (minus Schedule B); shortened-990 filers (EZ/PF/N) complete the AGO's own financial-statement portion instead. | Same underlying fact as the charitable_solicitation_registration cell: Minnesota requires AG Charities Division registration for soliciting charities unless one of 7 exemption categories under 309.515 applies (the general exemption requires ALL of: contributions <=$25,000, all-volunteer fundraising, and no officer compensation). | Same underlying fact as the charitable_solicitation_registration cell: Minnesota requires AG Charities Division registration for soliciting charities unless one of 7 exemption categories under 309.515 applies (the general exemption requires ALL of: contributions <=$25,000, all-volunteer fundraising, and no officer compensation). | Minnesota requires charitable organizations to register with the Attorney General before solicitation unless a section 309.515 exemption applies. |
| Mississippichecked 2026-09-13 | Y | typed unknown | Initial registration: a $50 Registration Statement per § 79-11-503(1) covering the organization's identity, leadership, tax-exempt status, and use of contributions, signed by the president/officer and chief fiscal officer, effective within 30 days absent denial. | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Unverified (no primary source yet) | [{'category': 'accredited/recognized educational institutions (and affiliated foundations, or those soliciting solely from student body/alumni/faculty/trustees)', 'statute': '§79-11-505(1)(a)'}, {'category': 'fraternal/patriotic/social/educational/alumni orgs and historical societies soliciting solely from own membership (American Legion/VFW bingo carve-in)', 'statute': '§79-11-505(1)(b)'}, {'category': 'named-individual-beneficiary solicitations with unpaid fundraisers only', 'statute': '§79-11-505(1)(c)'}, {'category': 'small organizations under $25,000 contributions per 12-month period ending June 30 (or other rule-set date), unpaid fundraising only -- must register within 30 days of exceeding $25,000', 'dollar_threshold_cents': 2500000, 'statute': '§79-11-505(1)(d)'}, {'category': 'orgs receiving only a community-chest/united-fund allocation, same $25,000 threshold on any additional direct contributions', 'statute': '§79-11-505(1)(e)'}, {'category': 'volunteer fire departments/rescue units chartered as MS nonprofit corporations', 'statute': '§79-11-505(1)(f)'}, {'category': 'humane societies receiving >=50% of annual funding from county/municipal estray-care contracts', 'statute': '§79-11-505(1)(g)'}, {'category': 'discretionary Secretary of State exemption (public-interest or multistate-uniformity finding)', 'statute': '§79-11-505(1)(h)'}] | Registration with the Secretary of State's Charities Division is required for any organization that solicits or intends to solicit contributions, subject to 8 named exemption categories (the most consequential being the <$25,000/year small-organization exemption with all-unpaid fundraising). An organization claiming an exemption must still affirmatively file a Notice of Exemption -- silence is not exemption. | Mississippi requires charitable organizations to register with the Secretary of State before soliciting unless an exemption applies. |
| Missourichecked 2026-09-13 | N | Missouri Attorney General | Initial AG charity registration is not required for the standard 501(c)(3)/(7)/(8) no-private-inurement exemption class. Non-exempt charitable organizations file the AG initial registration with a $15 fee. | No AG annual charity renewal is required for the standard exempt 501(c)(3)/(7)/(8) class. Non-exempt registrants file an AG annual report within 75 days after fiscal year-end; the statutory fee is $15, with CSR late/reinstatement fees. | No AG annual charity renewal is required for the standard exempt 501(c)(3)/(7)/(8) class. Non-exempt registrants file an AG annual report within 75 days after fiscal year-end; the statutory fee is $15, with CSR late/reinstatement fees. | ['religious organizations', 'educational institutions and their authorized and related foundations', 'membership-only fraternal, benevolent, social, educational, alumni, and historical organizations and auxiliaries', 'hospitals and hospital auxiliaries when fundraising is by employees or auxiliary members and not a professional fund-raiser', 'solicitations governed by chapter 130', 'IRC 501(c)(3), 501(c)(7), or 501(c)(8) organizations with no private inurement'] | Missouri has a charitable-solicitation registration statute, but a standard 501(c)(3) charity with no private inurement is statutorily exempt from the AG registration/reporting provisions. | Missouri non-exempt charitable organizations register with the Attorney General, but a standard IRC 501(c)(3), 501(c)(7), or 501(c)(8) organization with no private inurement is statutorily exempt. |
| Montanachecked 2026-09-13 | N | typed unknown | No Montana state initial charitable-solicitation registration form, fee tier, attachment set, or URS intake was identified. | No Montana state charitable-solicitation annual renewal was identified. No renewal due rule, renewal fee, late fee, or renewal financial report applies at state grain. | No Montana state charitable-solicitation annual renewal was identified. No renewal due rule, renewal fee, late fee, or renewal financial report applies at state grain. | No state charitable-solicitation registration filing was identified for Montana at state grain. The DOJ/OCP charity pages are donor-guidance and complaint-intake pages, not registration pages. | No state charitable-solicitation registration filing was identified for Montana at state grain. The DOJ/OCP charity pages are donor-guidance and complaint-intake pages, not registration pages. | Montana has no state-grain charitable-solicitation registration filing identified; DOJ/OCP charity pages and the Title 30 chapter index were checked as the primary-source basis. |
| Nebraskachecked 2026-09-13 | N | None for statewide charitable-solicitation registration | No Nebraska state initial charitable-solicitation registration filing was identified. Nebraska fundraising does not create a separate AG or SOS registration requirement. | No Nebraska state annual charitable-solicitation registration renewal applies. The state recurring corporate filing is the Secretary of State nonprofit biennial report, captured separately in sos_periodic_report. | No Nebraska state annual charitable-solicitation registration renewal applies. The state recurring corporate filing is the Secretary of State nonprofit biennial report, captured separately in sos_periodic_report. | Nebraska does NOT require charitable-solicitation registration. Prior to 1996 the Secretary of State's Office registered charitable solicitors; that law was repealed following a Nebraska Supreme Court decision, and neither the Secretary of State nor the Attorney General currently operates a registration program for charities or paid solicitors soliciting in Nebraska. | No statewide charitable-solicitation registration is triggered for the charity itself; the source cell preserves the municipal-requirement caveat. | No state charitable-solicitation registration trigger; Nebraska government sources state the prior charitable-solicitor registration law was repealed and fundraising does not trigger separate AG or SOS registration. Municipal requirements may apply. |
| Nevadachecked 2026-09-13 | Y | Nevada Secretary of State | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Nevada CSRS renewal is annual. Entities that already file an annual list file CSRS/CSRX on that same annual-list clock; organizations without an annual-list filing renew by the last day of the anniversary month of the initial CSRS filing. Exempt organizations also renew the CSRX annually. | See source. | solicitations directed only to fewer than 15 persons annually; solicitations directed only to persons related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity to officers, directors, trustees, or executive personnel; appeals for a named person or immediate family when all proceeds are given to or spent for that direct benefit; alumni association solicitations limited to persons affiliated with the accredited institution and related persons | Unverified (no primary source yet) | soliciting contributions in Nevada, or having contributions solicited in Nevada on the organization's behalf |
| New Hampshirechecked 2026-09-18 | Y | New Hampshire Department of Justice, Charitable Trusts Unit | NH's initial charity registration is Form NHCT-11, $25 fee, filed with the AG's Charitable Trusts Unit within 6 months of first charitable expenditure. Required attachments: governing documents, board list, financial information, and the IRS determination letter (once issued -- not a precondition to registering or to beginning fundraising). | NH's charity annual report is Form NHCT-12, $75 fee, due on a FYE-based RULE (4 months 15 days after fiscal year end, annually) -- not a fixed date. 2 successive years of non-filing triggers AG enforcement (not automatic dissolution). Extension (NHCT-14) and multi-year suspension (NHCT-13) processes both exist. | NH's charity annual report is Form NHCT-12, $75 fee, due on a FYE-based RULE (4 months 15 days after fiscal year end, annually) -- not a fixed date. 2 successive years of non-filing triggers AG enforcement (not automatic dissolution). Extension (NHCT-14) and multi-year suspension (NHCT-13) processes both exist. | Compared with several other states used for comparison (e.g. WY, ID, TX), New Hampshire DOES require charitable organizations to register -- with the Attorney General's Charitable Trusts Unit under RSA 7:19-32-b, not with the Secretary of State. Any organization that is 501(c)(3)-recognized, OR holds itself out for a charitable-type purpose, OR uses a charitable appeal in solicitation, OR runs charitable sales promotions must register (Form NHCT-11, $25 fee) and then file ANNUAL reports ($75 fee) with the Charitable Trusts Unit -- a track entirely separate from the RSA-292 quinquennial corporate renewal filed with the Secretary of State. Organizations with $500,000+ in annual revenue/gains/support must additionally submit GAAP financial statements; $2,000,000+ requires AUDITED GAAP financial statements. Religious organizations, their integrated auxiliaries, and conventions/associations of churches are exempt from registration. | Paid solicitors register with the New Hampshire Attorney General before engaging in solicitation; fund raising counsel also register annually. | Registration applies to organizations within RSA 7:21’s charitable-organization definition, including organizations employing a charitable appeal as the basis of solicitation and out-of-state charities with reasonable minimum contacts to New Hampshire. |
| New Jerseychecked 2026-09-13 | Y | New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, Charities Registration and Investigation Section | NJ's initial registration form depends on size: CRI-200 short form for <=$25K (or bona fide veterans' orgs), CRI-150I long form above that or if a professional fundraiser is used. Fee tiers: $30 (<=$25K), $60 ($25,001-$100K), $150 ($100,001-$500K), $250 (>$500K) -- based on gross CONTRIBUTIONS, not gross revenue. | Renewal due 6 months after FYE (a RULE, not a fixed date -- e.g. 12/31 FYE means the renewal is always due June 30). $25 late fee for everyone. Extensions exist only via the NJ Charities Portal, only for charities over $10,000, and an IRS 990 extension does NOT carry over automatically. | Renewal due 6 months after FYE (a RULE, not a fixed date -- e.g. 12/31 FYE means the renewal is always due June 30). $25 late fee for everyone. Extensions exist only via the NJ Charities Portal, only for charities over $10,000, and an IRS 990 extension does NOT carry over automatically. | Same finding as this jurisdiction's existing charity_registration_required compliance-calendar cell (baseline topic added here under the AUTHOR-BRIEF's own key name for cross-review set comparability with sibling states): NJ requires charitable registration under the CRI Act, administered by the Division of Consumer Affairs (within the Department of Law & Public Safety / Attorney General's office) rather than a Secretary-of-State-style registrar. Organizations raising $10,000 or less with no professional fundraiser may elect not to register, but must register within 30 days of exceeding that threshold. | Use of a professional fundraiser removes the low-contribution opt-out: the DCA source limits the optional-registration rule to organizations that do not use a professional fundraiser. | Organizations soliciting or raising gross contributions in New Jersey register unless within the $10,000-or-less/no-professional-fundraiser option; an organization exceeding $10,000 must register within 30 days. |
| New Mexicochecked 2026-09-18 | Y | New Mexico Department of Justice, Charities Unit | Newly verified research (mechanics of the FIRST registration, distinct from the required/annual cells). No registration fee is stated anywhere in 57-22-6 or the NMDOJ Charities FAQ -- confirmed genuinely $0/none-found, not an unresearched gap (only a $100 LATE-filing fee exists, 57-22-6,D, captured on charity_annual_renewal). The 30-day-from-creation deadline for non-soliciting organizations is stated on the AG's own FAQ page, not in the statute's bare text, which speaks only to the before-soliciting trigger (57-22-6,A) -- both primary sources read and cross-cited. | Derived + SHARPENED from the charitable_solicitation_registration cell (annual_report_required=true there) -- this cell adds the due-date RULE (FYE-relative, 6 months, not a bare date -- brief trap #1) and the $100 late-fee figure. Filed via NM-COROS. A charitable organization exceeding $750,000 in total EXPENSES (effective 2024-01-01, 57-22-6,C) must include an independent CPA audit with the filing -- see financial_statement_thresholds for the full tier breakdown including a live discrepancy as of 2026-09-18 found between the statute and the AG's own FAQ page on the threshold's basis. | Derived + SHARPENED from the charitable_solicitation_registration cell (annual_report_required=true there) -- this cell adds the due-date RULE (FYE-relative, 6 months, not a bare date -- brief trap #1) and the $100 late-fee figure. Filed via NM-COROS. A charitable organization exceeding $750,000 in total EXPENSES (effective 2024-01-01, 57-22-6,C) must include an independent CPA audit with the filing -- see financial_statement_thresholds for the full tier breakdown including a live discrepancy as of 2026-09-18 found between the statute and the AG's own FAQ page on the threshold's basis. | New Mexico requires charitable organizations to register with the Department of Justice's Charities Unit under the Charitable Solicitations Act (57-22-6): register on the AG-prescribed form, correct any noticed deficiencies, and provide a copy of the IRS Form 1023 or 1024 application with the registration. Organizations required to file IRS Form 990/990-EZ/990-PF must additionally file that form plus Schedule A with the Department annually, within six months of fiscal year end; those exempt from a 990 file the Department's own sworn annual report form instead. A charitable organization with total EXPENSES exceeding $750,000 must be independently audited (57-22-6, C) -- this threshold was RAISED, effective 2024-01-01, from a $500,000 TOTAL-REVENUE test to the current $750,000 TOTAL-EXPENSE test (2023 amendment). Failure to register before soliciting, or to timely file required tax filings, may draw a $100 late-filing fee (57-22-6, D). RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS are exempted from the Act ENTIRELY (not merely from registration) by 57-22-4(A); educational institutions/their auxiliaries and catastrophe-relief solicitations are exempted from registration and reporting specifically by 57-22-4(B). | New Mexico’s trigger is not paid-fundraiser-only: every charitable organization existing, operating, or soliciting in New Mexico registers unless exempted. | Every charitable organization existing, operating, or soliciting in New Mexico must register with the Attorney General unless exempted. |
| New Yorkchecked 2026-09-13 | Y | New York Attorney General, Charities Bureau | Article 7-A initial registration: $25 (Exec. Law §172(3)); re-registration after cancellation: $150 (§172(7)); filed online, no current paper form located on the AG's forms page. | CHAR500 due 15th day of the 5th month after FYE for 7A/DUAL filers (EPTL-only filers get a longer base window per the AG's own due-date table, e.g. July 31 vs June 15 for a Jan 31 FYE -- traceable to 172-b's own 7-A-registrant-only scope); a Charities-Bureau-granted automatic 180-day extension exists, independent of any IRS extension; dual (7A+EPTL) registrants file one combined report, not two; EPTL fee scales $25-$1,500 by year-end net worth (EPTL 8-1.4(p)), with a full annual-report exemption below $25,000 gross receipts AND assets (EPTL 8-1.4(q)). | Article 7-A annual fee $25 flat (all filers) + EPTL fee by year-end net worth: <$50K $25; $50K-<$250K $50; $250K-<$1M $100; $1M-<$10M $250; $10M-<$50M $750; >=$50M $1,500 (EPTL 8-1.4(p)) financial-statement basis: gross revenue and support, received or accrued in a fiscal year | activity-based exemptions (religious organizations and charities they run, non-soliciting membership organizations, PTAs, educational institutions reporting to NYSED, government agencies) PLUS a genuine REVENUE-based exemption specific to the Article 7-A (solicitation) prong: Exec. Law 172-a(2)(d) exempts a charitable organization from Article 7-A registration entirely where it solicits/receives gross contributions under $25,000 in a fiscal year, PROVIDED none of its fund-raising is carried on by professional fund raisers or fund raising counsel -- if contributions later exceed $25,000, the organization must register within 30 days of crossing that threshold. This exemption is Article-7-A-SPECIFIC: the EPTL (charitable-assets) prong of registration has NO revenue-based exemption of its own -- EPTL 8-1.4(q) exempts a registered trustee only from the ANNUAL REPORT (not from registration itself) where gross receipts AND assets are both under $25,000 (see charity_annual_renewal) -- a different exemption, from a different provision, with a different effect, that happens to share the same dollar figure. | Unverified (no primary source yet) | a three-pronged test: holding charitable assets, engaging in charitable activities in New York, OR soliciting charitable contributions (including foundation and government grants) in New York — broader than a pure solicitation test |
| North Carolinachecked 2026-09-14 | Y | North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State | Initial licensure (G.S. 131F-6) requires a Department-issued form, signed under oath by the treasurer/CFO, covering organizational identity, officers, fiscal-year end, program description, and a financial report -- OR the org may substitute a copy of its IRS Form 990+Schedule A (or 990-EZ) instead of preparing the state-specific financial-report items. A newly organized org with no financial history files a budget instead. Parent organizations with NC chapters may file one consolidated application (131F-7). | Renewal is annual, due the 15th day of the 5th month after fiscal-year close -- but with an AUTOMATIC extension to match any federal 990-extension date if that is later (more generous than a discretionary 'for cause' extension). The fee is tiered by the prior fiscal year's contributions ($50 under $100K; $100 for $100K-$200K; $200 at $200K+), with orgs under $5,000 in contributions paying NO fee at all -- a SEPARATE, lower-dollar exemption from the $50,000 registration-exemption threshold in G.S. 131F-3. Late filings draw a Department-set fee capped at $25/month. | Renewal is annual, due the 15th day of the 5th month after fiscal-year close -- but with an AUTOMATIC extension to match any federal 990-extension date if that is later (more generous than a discretionary 'for cause' extension). The fee is tiered by the prior fiscal year's contributions ($50 under $100K; $100 for $100K-$200K; $200 at $200K+), with orgs under $5,000 in contributions paying NO fee at all -- a SEPARATE, lower-dollar exemption from the $50,000 registration-exemption threshold in G.S. 131F-3. Late filings draw a Department-set fee capped at $25/month. | North Carolina, in contrast to Idaho/Wyoming/Texas , DOES require charitable organizations to license with the state before soliciting — administered by the Secretary of State's Department, not the Attorney General. The license (G.S. 131F-5) is renewed annually; a 13-item exemption list at G.S. 131F-3 carves out religious solicitors, government solicitation, small/all-volunteer organizations under $50,000, accredited schools, licensed hospitals, and several narrow categories. | North Carolina licensure reaches a charity that has funds solicited on its behalf; the staged row does not encode a paid-fundraiser-only narrow substitute for the charity’s own license. | A charitable organization, sponsor, or person intending to solicit contributions in North Carolina, to have funds solicited on its behalf, or to participate in a charitable/sponsor sales promotion must obtain the Department license unless exempt. |
| North Dakotachecked 2026-09-13 | Y | North Dakota Secretary of State | Initial ND charitable registration is a Charitable Organization Registration Statement filed through FirstStop after nonprofit registration with the Secretary of State. Fee: $25. The initial filing includes a financial statement for the most recent 12-month operating period, or a statement that financial information is unavailable. | ND charity annual report: file with the Secretary of State on or before September 1 each year, with a $10 fee and a financial statement. A pre-deadline extension request can move the filing date, but not beyond December 1. Failure to file makes the charity registration ineffective and bars solicitation. | ND charity annual report: file with the Secretary of State on or before September 1 each year, with a $10 fee and a financial statement. A pre-deadline extension request can move the filing date, but not beyond December 1. Failure to file makes the charity registration ineffective and bars solicitation. | North Dakota REQUIRES charitable-organization registration under N.D.C.C. ch. 50-22, filed with and administered by the SECRETARY OF STATE -- notably not a separate Attorney-General-run charity registry, though the AG's Consumer Protection and Antitrust Division handles enforcement (50-22-05, 50-22-06) and may examine a charity's accounts alongside the Secretary of State. Registration costs $25 and must be on file BEFORE any solicitation begins (50-22-02(1)-(2)). Registration does not expire on its own but becomes ineffective immediately if the annual report is not filed, and may be denied, suspended, or revoked by the Secretary of State for noncompliance. | A professional fundraiser must register with the North Dakota Secretary of State before seeking contributions for a charitable organization; this is actor-based and separate from the charity’s own registration. | A charitable organization may not solicit contributions from persons in North Dakota by any means unless the registration is already on file with the Secretary of State, unless excluded from the statutory definition. |
| Ohiochecked 2026-09-14 | Y | Ohio Attorney General, Charitable Law Section (Charitable Ohio online system, charitable.ohioago.gov) | Ohio's charitable registration has no numbered paper form like PA's BCO-10 -- it is filed through the AG's online Charitable Ohio portal, fee tiered $0-$200 by CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED (not assets -- that basis governs the separate charitable-TRUST fee table under ORC 109.31 instead, see ag_annual_report_of_charitable_assets). Ohio explicitly does NOT accept the multi-state Unified Registration Statement (URS). | Ohio's charitable-registration renewal isn't a separately named filing -- the SAME statute that requires initial registration also requires annual refiling, due the 15th day of the 5th month after FYE (a RULE tied to FYE, not a fixed date), same $0-$200 fee tiered by CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED (not assets), flat $200 late fee, automatic IRS-extension honoring. A copy of the IRS return can substitute for the AG's own financial-report form. | $0 if contributions received <$5,000; $50 if $5,000-<$25,000; $100 if $25,000-<$50,000; $200 if >=$50,000 (ORC 1716.02(D)) same contributions-based tiered schedule as charity_registration_initial (now corrected); late fee flat $200 regardless of how late | religious agencies/organizations and charities controlled by a religious organization (1716.03(A)); a charitable organization in continuous existence 2+ years with a current IRS 501(c)(3) letter that has ALSO registered as a charitable trust under 109.26 AND filed the 109.31 annual report/fee (1716.03(B)); educational institutions soliciting only alumni/faculty/trustees/students and families (1716.03(C)); any person soliciting only its existing membership/present-or-former employees/trustees (1716.03(D)); public primary/secondary schools soliciting only alumni/faculty/the local district population (1716.03(E)); booster clubs organized for public-school students (1716.03(F)); organizations with gross revenue (excluding government/501(c)(3) grants) of $25,000 or less in the prior fiscal year, if they do not compensate anyone primarily to solicit (1716.03(G)) | Unverified (no primary source yet) | intends to solicit contributions in Ohio by any means, or have contributions solicited on its behalf, or participates in a charitable sales promotion |
| Oklahomachecked 2026-09-18 | Y | Oklahoma Secretary of State | Initial Oklahoma charitable-solicitation registration uses SoS Form 101. The fee is $65 if anticipated contributions exceed $10,000 and $15 if anticipated contributions do not exceed $10,000. Newly formed charities attach IRS exemption evidence or other not-for-profit evidence, plus governance/executive names and Form 101A if professional fundraisers are used. | Oklahoma charitable-solicitation registration renews annually. The statutory due-date rule is the earlier of the charity's actual Form 990 filing date or its Form 990 due date, including extensions. Renewal uses the same $65/$15 contribution-tier fee structure; name, principal-office address, or solicitation-name updates carry a $25 filing fee. | $65.00 if anticipated contributions exceed $10,000; $15.00 if anticipated contributions do not exceed $10,000. $65.00 standard annual registration fee; $15.00 if the prior registration period's contributions did not exceed $10,000. financial-statement basis: Registration statute and SoS Form 101 require financial line items rather than a CPA audit/review/compilation attachment threshold. | religious organizations actually engaged in bona fide religious programs and organizations directly operated, supervised, or controlled by a religious organization; qualifying educational institutions with solicitations primarily confined to students/families, alumni, faculty, trustees, and authorized affiliated 501(c)(3) organizations; fraternal, patriotic, and civic organizations soliciting only from members and managed without paid solicitors; named-individual-beneficiary solicitations meeting the statutory account and direct-benefit conditions | Professional fundraiser and professional solicitor use does not negate a stated charity exemption in the source cell, but the fundraiser/solicitor must register separately with the Oklahoma Secretary of State and Form 101A applies if professional fundraisers are used. | Charitable organization located in Oklahoma or soliciting contributions from any person in Oklahoma, unless a statutory exemption applies. |
| Oregonchecked 2026-09-15 | Y | Oregon Department of Justice, Charitable Activities Section | Initial Oregon DOJ charitable registration uses RF-C for corporations/associations and carries no initial fee; file before Oregon charitable activity/asset-holding/solicitation, with articles/establishing document, bylaws, and IRS determination letter if applicable. | Oregon DOJ annual charity report: CT-12 for Oregon charities, due 4 months and 15 days after fiscal year end; revenue fee $20-$400 by total revenue, plus net-assets fee of 0.01% of line 13 capped at $2,000; late fee escalates $20/$50/$100. | fee_cents=0 revenue fee $20/$50/$90/$150/$200/$300/$400 by total revenue, plus net-assets/fund-balances fee of line 13 x .0001 if at least $5, capped at $2,000, plus applicable late fee financial-statement basis: No Oregon DOJ audit/review/compilation threshold located in CT-12, ORS 128.610-128.898, or DOJ annual-report instructions. CT-12 asks whether a CPA audit occurred and requires attaching audit materials if yes; it does not set a revenue- or asset-based audit/review/compilation trigger. | church, house of worship, or similar religious organization; Oregon mutual benefit nonprofit whose purposes are not charitable under ORS 128.620(4); educational institution that holds no property in Oregon and limits Oregon solicitations to alumni | Professional fundraising firms are separately regulated by Oregon DOJ; source cells do not encode use of one as changing the charity registration_required value for the charity itself. | Oregon public benefit nonprofit corporations; foreign nonprofits that solicit, hold assets, or do business in Oregon; trusts holding assets in Oregon for charitable beneficiaries; associations organized for charitable purposes |
| Pennsylvaniachecked 2026-09-13 | Y | PA Department of State, Bureau of Charitable Organizations (NOT the Attorney General -- PA routes charity registration through DOS, unlike most states) | PA's BCO-10 registration fee is tiered by gross annual contributions: $15 (<=$25K), $100 ($25,001-<$100K), $150 ($100K-<$500K), $250 (>$500K). Initial filers must attach the IRS determination letter, organizing documents, by-laws, and a financial statement. | Renewal due the 15th day of the 11th month after fiscal-year-end -- a RULE tied to FYE, not a fixed calendar date -- carrying the same fee tiers as initial registration. $25/month late fee, no waiver possible. | $15 if gross annual contributions are $25,000 or less; $100 if $25,001-<$100,000; $150 if $100,000-<$500,000; $250 if >$500,000 (10 P.S. Sec. 162.5(p)) Same tiered schedule as charity_registration_initial; late fee $25 per month or part-month past the due date financial-statement basis: gross annual contributions -- the TOTAL NATIONAL contributions from all sources based on the organization's immediately preceding fiscal year end (NOT PA-only contributions); computed from IRS Form 990 Part VIII lines 1a+1b+1c+1d+1f+8a+9a, or BCO-23 line 6 if not required to file a 990 | organizations receiving $25,000 or less in contributions annually, provided they do not compensate any person who conducts solicitations, are exempt from registration entirely (10 P.S. Sec. 162.6(a)(8)) accredited/Dept.-of-Education-registered educational institutions and their auxiliaries (Sec. 162.6(a)(1)); hospitals regulated by the Dept. of Health/Public Welfare and their integral foundations (Sec. 162.6(a)(2)); local posts/chapters of veterans, volunteer firefighter, ambulance, or rescue-squad organizations whose fundraising is entirely uncompensated-volunteer-run (Sec. 162.6(a)(3)); public nonprofit libraries receiving state/municipal aid that file an annual fiscal report with the State Library System (Sec. 162.6(a)(4)); nonprofit senior-citizen centers/nursing homes with uncompensated fundraising (Sec. 162.6(a)(5)); bona fide PTAs/PTOs recognized by the school district (Sec. 162.6(a)(6)); federally-chartered corporations already DoD-audited to Congress (Sec. 162.6(a)(7)) | Unverified (no primary source yet) | PA REQUIRES charitable-solicitation registration (Form BCO-10) with the Dept. of State's Bureau of Charitable Organizations -- notably NOT the Attorney General -- unless one of 8 enumerated exemptions applies. The broadest is $25,000-or-less in annual contributions with no compensated solicitor. |
| Rhode Islandchecked 2026-09-18 | Y | Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation (DBR) — NOT the Attorney General or Secretary of State | form: registration form prescribed by the RI Department of Business Regulation (director), filed prior to any solicitation; trigger: prior to any solicitation of contributions from persons in Rhode Island; fee_usd: 90; fee_is_tiered: false; required_content_items: 13; attachments_initial: most recent annual financial report if any (per §5-53.1-2(a)(9)); alternatively the organization may satisfy the entire filing by submitting a copy of its IRS Form 990 plus responses to items (a)(3),(7),(8),(11),(13); signature: signed under penalty of perjury by two authorized officials, one of whom must be a director or trustee | cadence: annual, tied to the REGISTRATION'S OWN anniversary (registration-approval-date-based), NOT fiscal-year-end-based and NOT a fixed calendar date; due_rule: registration expires one year after department approval; re-registration must be filed no later than 30 days before that expiration; fee_usd: 90; fee_is_tiered: false; financial_report_required: yes — the annual financial report required by §5-53.1-4 accompanies ongoing registration | Charity registration and re-registration fee is flat $90; annual financial-report tiers are based on annual gross income, with the statute not specifying national-versus-Rhode-Island-only scope. | Rhode Island exemptions include the $25,000 small-organization category conditioned on no professional fundraisers and no insider inurement, plus 15 other named exemption categories in R.I. Gen. Laws §5-53.1-3. | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Soliciting contributions from persons in Rhode Island by any means, or acting/operating/transacting business in Rhode Island, triggers DBR registration before solicitation unless an exemption applies. |
| South Carolinachecked 2026-09-18 | Y | South Carolina | Unverified (no primary source yet) | form: SoS-prescribed annual financial report form, OR IRS Form 990 / 990-EZ / 990-PF filed with the SoS instead; due_rule: FYE-based: within four and one-half (4.5) months of the close of the organization's fiscal year; extension: written extension request to the SoS, or a copy of the extension request submitted to the IRS (i.e. an IRS Form 8868 extension is accepted as the basis for a SC extension); late_penalty: administrative fine of $10/day per delinquent report, capped at $2,000 per separate violation; SoS may also enjoin further solicitation and the organization becomes ineligible to renew its registration until the report is filed; certified_by: chief executive officer and chief financial officer; content: itemized support/revenue statement (by solicitation channel), itemized expense statement (program/fundraising/management/salaries), balance sheet (assets and liabilities); exempt_from_filing: an organization determined exempt from registration under 33-56-50 is also exempt from this annual report | Initial registration fee is flat $50; South Carolina source cells record small-organization thresholds by annual solicitation amount ($7,500 no filing; $20,000 exemption application with compensation/inurement conditions). | South Carolina exemptions include no filing for organizations soliciting $7,500 or less per year, and annual Application for Exemption treatment for organizations soliciting $20,000 or less with compensation and inurement conditions. | South Carolina small-organization exemption thresholds are conditioned on compensated functionaries; professional fundraiser, solicitor, and commercial co-venturer registration is a separate Secretary of State regime. | A charitable organization that intends to solicit contributions within South Carolina, or to have contributions solicited on its behalf, must file with the Secretary of State unless exempt. |
| South Dakotachecked 2026-09-13 | N | none for charitable organizations themselves | trigger: not applicable because South Dakota has no charitable-organization licensing or registration requirement for the charity itself; fee_tiers_usd: ; attachments: ; bond: none for the charity itself; paid telephone solicitors must file a bond of $20,000 if collecting or physically accessing contributions, or $10,000 if only soliciting without collecting or physical access; registration_fee_usd: 0; paid_solicitor_initial_rule: Paid solicitors register with the Attorney General no less than 30 days before each solicitation campaign. | renewal_required: false; due_rule: none; there is no South Dakota charity-registration renewal because there is no underlying charitable-organization registration; fee_tiers_usd: ; paid_solicitor_recurring_rules: registration_validity: initial paid-solicitor registration is valid for one year and may be renewed for an additional one-year period if the campaign lasts more than one year; campaign_financial_report: paid solicitor files a campaign financial report with the Attorney General no more than 90 days after campaign completion, and on each anniversary of commencement for a campaign lasting more than one year | No charity-registration fee schedule for the charity itself because South Dakota has no charitable-organization registration requirement; paid-solicitor campaign rules are separate. | No charity-registration exemptions are needed for the charity itself because South Dakota has no charitable-organization registration requirement. | Paid telephone solicitors, not the charity itself, must register and bond with the South Dakota Attorney General before each solicitation campaign. | South Dakota has no charitable-organization registration trigger for the charity itself; paid telephone solicitors register with the Attorney General before each solicitation campaign. |
| Tennesseechecked 2026-09-14 | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Unverified (no primary source yet) | renewal_form: renewal registration statement, same manner as initial registration (48-101-506(b)); due_rule: the anniversary date -- the last day of the sixth month following the month in which the organization's fiscal year ends; registration expires annually on that date and the renewal application must be RECEIVED (not merely postmarked) by then; filed_with_renewal: copy of all IRS filings; and, if gross revenue exceeded $1,000,000 in the most recently completed fiscal year, an audited financial statement (see financial_statement_thresholds); extension_rules: SoS may extend up to 90 days for good cause; a further 60 days if the org has an IRS filing-deadline extension and submits proof of it -- NOT automatic; requires an affirmative SoS grant, unlike a state that piggybacks the IRS 990 extension automatically; late_penalty: $25.00 per month or part-month late, capped at $300/calendar year per entity; late applicants may also face civil penalties; renewal_fee_schedule: basis: gross revenue for the filing period; tiers: gross_revenue: $0 to $50,000; fee_usd: 0; note: fee-exempt tier (asterisked on the source page, consistent with the <=$50,000 registration fee exemption elsewhere in this Act); gross_revenue: $50,000.01 to $99,999.99; fee_usd: 120; gross_revenue: $100,000.00 to $249,999.99; fee_usd: 160; gross_revenue: $250,000.00 to $499,999.99; fee_usd: 200; gross_revenue: $500,000 and over; fee_usd: 240; late_fee_usd_per_month: 25 | Renewal fee schedule is tiered by gross revenue for the filing period, preserving the $0, $120, $160, $200, and $240 tiers recorded in the source cell. | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Tennessee voids the small-organization registration exemption if any portion of fundraising is conducted by a professional solicitor, fundraising counsel, or commercial co-venturer; professional solicitors also register separately. | Unverified (no primary source yet) |
| Texaschecked 2026-09-11 | N | none for general-purpose charities | Not yet researched | n/a for a general-purpose 501(c)(3) — no general registration exists to renew. Whether the 3 narrow LETSA/Public-Safety/Veterans permits themselves carry their own renewal cadence was not independently verified the source review. | No general charity-registration fee schedule for most charities; narrow LETSA/public-safety/veterans regimes carry their own fee and bond structures. | No general-registration exemption is encoded because most Texas charities are not required to register; narrow category and method regimes are recorded as visible scope, not exemptions. | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Most charities are not required to register with Texas. Covered narrow triggers are law-enforcement-related telephone solicitation under Bus. & Com. Code ch. 303 (LETSA), public-safety organization/publication solicitation under Occ. Code ch. 1803, and veterans-organization solicitation using a solicitor under Occ. Code ch. 1804. |
| Utahchecked 2026-09-18 | Y | Division of Corporations and Commercial Code (DCCC) -- folded into ordinary nonprofit-entity registration, NOT a standalone charitable-specific registration | is_distinct_filing: false; mechanism: no standalone 'initial charitable registration' form exists -- accomplished via ordinary nonprofit corporate formation/foreign-qualification registration with DCCC; first_financial_filing_option: a charity that has not yet filed a Form 990-family return may instead file its IRS tax-exempt determination letter, if dated within 2 years of filing (13-22-110(2)(b)-(c)); fee_usd: 0 | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Unverified (no primary source yet) | No standalone charitable-registration exemption is encoded; Utah folds charitable registration into nonprofit-entity registration and annual Form 990-family upload. | No separate paid-fundraiser trigger was recorded for Utah charitable-organization registration in the source cells; registration is tied to nonprofit entity registration and annual Form 990-family upload. | Domestic and foreign nonprofits doing business in Utah register the nonprofit entity with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code and annually upload the most recent Form 990-family return or allowed substitute. |
| Vermontchecked 2026-09-14 | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Paid fundraisers and paid solicitors register or file notices with the Attorney General; the duty runs to the paid fundraising actor, not as a confirmed standalone registration of the charity itself. | Unverified (no primary source yet) |
| Virginiachecked 2026-09-14 | Y | Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs | {'form': 'Registration Statement for Charitable Organization (Form 102)', 'fee_cents': 10000, 'online_available': True, 'paper_available': True, 'required_content': ['organization name and purpose', 'principal address, VA office addresses, VA agent for process (defaults to Secretary of the Commonwealth if none designated)', 'names/addresses of any VA chapters, branches, affiliates', 'where/when legally established, form of organization, IRS tax-exempt-status reference', 'names/addresses of officers, directors, trustees, and the principal salaried executive staff officer', 'financial report: a CPA-opinion balance sheet + income/expense statement, OR a CPA-certified consolidated fund-raising report, OR a copy of IRS Form 990 -- OR, if the org qualifies to file the IRS e-Postcard (Form 990-N), a treasurer-verified balance sheet instead', 'administrative-expense amount and its percentage of total expenses', 'charitable-services expense amount and its percentage of total expenses', 'the § 57-58 percentage computation', 'whether it solicits directly or through others', 'other-jurisdiction solicitation authorization/injunction history', 'purpose(s) for which contributions will be used', 'name(s) used to solicit', 'who has custody of contributions', 'who is responsible for final distribution of contributions', 'felony-conviction history of the organization or its officers/fund-raisers/solicitors', 'a copy of governing documents']} | {'due_date_rule': 'FYE-based -- on or before the 15th day of the fifth calendar month of the next fiscal year (NOT a fixed calendar date)', 'fee_cents_range': [3000, 32500], 'fee_formula_text': "tiered by the organization's gross contributions for the preceding year (e.g. $30 if gross contributions do not exceed $25,000)", 'form': 'annual registration renewal (same commissioner-prescribed form, or the Unified Registration Statement) per 2VAC5-610-30', 'renewal_attachments': ['the tiered annual fee', 'financial report (same 990-series/audit/990-N-treasurer-report choice as initial registration)', 'current-year officers/directors/trustees/principal-staff-officer listing', 'signed copies of current professional-fund-raising-counsel and professional-solicitor contracts (§ 57-54)', 'any not-yet-filed governing-document or bylaw amendments', 'any not-yet-filed IRS tax-exemption determination-letter updates']} | Initial Form 102 fee is $100.00; annual fee is variable by gross contributions ($30.00-$325.00); Form 100 exemption application is $10.00. | {'registration_required': True, 'registering_agency': 'Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs', 'statute': 'Va. Code § 57-49', 'trigger': 'intends to solicit contributions within Virginia or have funds solicited on its behalf', 'initial_registration_before_solicitation': True, 'online_available': True, 'paper_available': True, 'renewal_due': 'on or before the 15th day of the fifth calendar month of the next fiscal year', 'initial_fee_cents': 10000, 'annual_fee_range_cents': [3000, 32500], 'exemption_application_fee_cents': 1000} | Professional fund-raising counsel register for one year from issuance; professional solicitors register, post a $20,000 bond, and file a solicitation notice at least 10 days before each campaign. | Registration applies when an organization intends to solicit contributions within Virginia or has funds solicited on its behalf; no internet/platform-specific trigger was located in the source cell. |
| Washingtonchecked 2026-09-14 | Y | Washington Secretary of State, Charities Program | {'form': 'Secretary-approved charitable-organization registration form (RCW 19.09.075)', 'fee_cents': 6000, 'online_filing_mandatory': True, 'required_content': ['name, address, telephone number of the organization', 'name(s) under which it will solicit', 'name/address/phone of officers or persons accepting responsibility', 'names of the 3 most-compensated officers or employees', 'purpose of the organization', 'federal tax-exempt status, with IRS determination letter attached if exempt', 'name/address of the entity that prepares/reviews/audits its financial statements', 'a solicitation report for the preceding completed accounting year: types of solicitations, gross revenue from all sources, total contributions received, funds expended for charitable purposes, and total expenses (charitable + fund-raising + administrative)']} | {'due_date_rule': "FYE-based -- no later than the last business day of the eleventh month after the end of the organization's accounting year (NOT a fixed calendar date)", 'fee_cents': 4000, 'late_fee_cents': 5000, 'filed_with_it': 'same RCW 19.09.075 content as the initial registration, including an updated solicitation report for the just-completed accounting year'} | $60 initial charitable-organization registration; $40 annual renewal; $50 late fee under WAC 434-120-042. | {'registration_required': True, 'agency': 'Washington Secretary of State, Charities Program', 'trigger': 'conducts charitable solicitations or will solicit or collect contributions from the general public for charitable purposes', 'initial_registration_before_solicitation': True, 'online_filing_mandatory': True, 'initial_fee_cents': 6000, 'annual_renewal_fee_cents': 4000, 'renewal_due': "last business day of the eleventh month after the end of the organization's accounting year", 'exemptions': ['political organizations', 'entities raising less than $50,000 in an accounting year when all activities, including fundraising, are volunteer-conducted and no officers or members receive assets or compensation', 'churches and integrated auxiliaries', 'solicitations for a named specific individual or family unit when all proceeds benefit that individual or family unit']} | Commercial fund-raisers must register with the Secretary of State before contracting with a charitable organization; exempt fund-raising counsel is distinguished from commercial fund-raisers. | Registration is required before conducting charitable solicitations or soliciting or collecting contributions from the general public for charitable purposes; the source cell does not name the Charleston Principles. |
| West Virginiachecked 2026-09-18 | Y | West Virginia Secretary of State | {'form': 'registration statement, sworn, on forms prescribed by the Secretary of State', 'trigger': 'prior to any solicitation of contributions, donations, or grants in West Virginia', 'fee': "$15 for organizations collecting under $1 million per year; $50 for organizations collecting over $1 million per year (per the related own charitable_solicitation_registration cell)", 'content_required': ['organization name and purpose', 'principal address and any in-state office addresses (or custodian of financial records if none)', 'chapters/branches/affiliates in West Virginia', 'place, date, and form of legal establishment', 'officers/directors/trustees and principal salaried executive staff officer', 'balance sheet + income/expense statement or fundraising financial statement for the preceding fiscal year, PLUS (if >$500,000 in contributions) an independent CPA audit report, OR (if $200,000-$500,000) an independent CPA financial review', 'IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter copy and most recent Form 990/Schedule A', 'direct vs. third-party solicitation statement', 'whether authorized/enjoined by any other governmental authority', 'general purpose(s) of solicited contributions', 'name(s) used to solicit', 'persons with final custody/distribution responsibility', 'professional fund-raising counsel/solicitor contract copies', 'amount of money received in the state']} | {'form': 'same registration statement as initial registration -- WV does not use a separate renewal form', 'due_rule': "ANNIVERSARY-based: registration is 'good for one full year' from the date filed and 'shall be refiled in the next and each following year' the organization solicits -- NOT a fixed calendar date (contrast the reviewed source set's Maine cell, a fixed Nov 30 date) and not FYE-anchored either; a distinct third rule-shape (W. Va. Code Sec. 29-19-5(a))", 'fee': 'same $15/$50 fee as initial registration, by annual gross collections', 'late_fee': "$25.00 per month for each month the registration is late (per the related own charitable_solicitation_registration cell)", 'discontinuation_rule': 'an organization that discontinues solicitation must file a final registration statement reflecting its activities during its last fiscal year of West Virginia solicitation'} | $15 for organizations collecting under $1 million per year; $50 for organizations collecting over $1 million per year; $25 per month late fee. | {'registration_required': True, 'agency': 'West Virginia Secretary of State', 'trigger': 'intends to solicit contributions, donations, or grants within West Virginia, unless an exemption applies', 'initial_registration_before_solicitation': True, 'registration_period': 'one full year, refiled each following year', 'fee_cents': None, 'fee_is_variable': True, 'fee_formula_text': '$15 for organizations collecting under $1 million per year; $50 for organizations collecting over $1 million per year', 'late_fee_text': '$25.00 per month late fee', 'small_organization_exemption_threshold': '$50,000 in public contributions, donations, or grants during a calendar year if no professional solicitor or fundraiser is employed'} | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Registration is required before any solicitation of contributions, donations, or grants in West Virginia, unless an exemption under Sec. 29-19-6 applies. |
| Wisconsinchecked 2026-09-14 | Y | Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions | {'agency': 'Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions', 'form': 'Form #296 - Charitable Organization Registration Application', 'fee_cents': 1500, 'fee_label': 'Charitable Organization Application', 'required_before': "soliciting contributions in Wisconsin or having contributions solicited in Wisconsin on the organization's behalf, unless exempt", 'urs_acceptance': 'not confirmed from primary sources read', 'selected_forms': ['Form #296 - Charitable Organization Registration Application', 'Form #2252 - Convictions and Pending Charges, when required']} | {'agency': 'Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions', 'registration_renewal_due_rule': 'Online renewal registration must be filed before July 31 each year.', 'registration_expiration_rule': 'All charitable organization registrations expire on July 31 each year.', 'renewal_fee_cents': 5400, 'late_fee_cents': 2500, 'annual_financial_report_due_rule': "Within 12 months after the organization's fiscal year end.", 'annual_financial_report_fee_cents': 0, 'annual_financial_report_online_filing': False, 'financial_report_forms': ['Form #1943 - Affidavit in Lieu of Annual Financial Report', 'Form #1952 - Wisconsin Supplement to Financial Report', 'Form #308 - Charitable Organization Annual Report']} | $15 charitable organization application; $54 renewal; $25 renewal late fee; no fee for the annual financial report. | {'registration_required': True, 'agency': 'Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions', 'trigger': 'solicits in Wisconsin or has contributions solicited in Wisconsin on its behalf, unless an exemption applies', 'form': 'Form #296 - Charitable Organization Registration Application', 'application_fee_cents': 1500, 'renewal_fee_cents': 5400, 'renewal_late_fee_cents': 2500, 'registration_expiration': 'July 31 each year', 'annual_financial_report_required': True, 'annual_financial_report_due': 'within 12 months after fiscal year end', 'annual_financial_report_fee_cents': 0, 'reviewed_financial_statement_threshold': 'contributions in excess of $500,000 but not more than $1,000,000, subject to adjustment', 'audited_financial_statement_threshold': 'contributions in excess of $1,000,000, subject to adjustment', 'small_volunteer_exemption_condition': 'does not intend to raise or receive contributions in excess of $25,000, subject to adjustment, during a fiscal year, if all functions, including solicitation, are performed by unpaid persons and no assets or income inures to or is paid to any officer or member'} | Professional fundraisers and fundraising counsel use DFI registration, bond, and solicitation-notice rules; raffle licensing is handled separately by the Department of Administration. | Registration applies before soliciting contributions in Wisconsin or having contributions solicited in Wisconsin on the organization's behalf; DFI guidance separately addresses Wisconsin-directed internet solicitation. |
| Wyomingchecked 2026-09-11 | Not yet researched | Not yet researched | Not yet researched | Not yet researched | Not yet researched | Not yet researched | Not yet researched | Not yet researched |
| District of Columbiachecked 2026-09-14 | Y | See source. | {'form_or_instrument': 'certificate of registration application; DLCP Charitable Services business license category', 'filing_timing': 'application filed with the Mayor at least 15 days before the certificate becomes effective', 'agency_processing_rule': 'certificate issued within 10 days after application filing unless additional information is required', 'dlcp_charitable_services_fee_schedule': [{'category': 'Charitable Exempt', 'fee_usd': 0}, {'category': 'Charitable Solicitation', 'term': '2-year license', 'fee_usd': 99}, {'category': 'Charitable Solicitation', 'term': '4-year license', 'fee_usd': 198}], 'listed_requirements': ['Certificate of Occupancy/Home Occupation Permit', 'Corporate Registration, if applicable', 'IRS Determination Letter', 'Certificate of Exemption/FR-164 Exemption', 'Tax Registration & Clean Hands Certificate']} | Unverified (no primary source yet) | Category and license-term based: Charitable Exempt $0; Charitable Solicitation $99 for a 2-year license or $198 for a 4-year license; DLCP states renewals cost the same as the original license fee. | Religious organizations with section 501 tax exemption, the American National Red Cross, solicitations exclusively among members, and mayoral-regulation exemptions capped at $25,000 per calendar year. | The certificate requirement applies to solicitation in the District. The source cell does not encode use of a paid fundraiser as a separate charity-registration trigger for the charity. | Soliciting in the District of Columbia unless a statutory or mayoral-regulation exception applies. |
Field definitions
- Registration Required
- Two-way enum per ruling (b) as amended at v2.4: 'Y' when a statute expressly requires registration of the charity itself, including through entity registration (UT); 'N' when full-text review confirms no such duty on a general-purpose charity. An S0′ 'N' names the conduct statute. An S2/S3/S4 'N' states in visible text who must register, on what condition, with whom, and under what citation. Narrow categories, methods, and solicitor conditions are never recorded under `exemptions`. The shape SET (one or more of S0–S5; ID = {S0′, S4}, TX = {S2, S3, S4}) is recorded per row in `registration_shape` (provenance-metadata; v2.4.1). typed unknown is a cell state under ruling (a), not an enum member.
- Regulator
- The state office administering charitable-solicitation registration. Cell carries an `authority_type` sub-attribute per ruling (c) (enum {sos, ag, dor, dca, other}) -- two regulators per row is the norm here, not an exception (e.g. PA DOS-BCO + DOS-corporate; NJ DCA + DORES; CA AG + SOS + FTB).
- Initial Form And Fee
- The initial charitable-solicitation registration form and fee, including tiered fee schedules.
- Renewal Rule
- The due-date RULE for renewal (never a bare computed date). Cell carries a mandatory `due_kind` sub-attribute per ruling (d): 'rule' (default) or 'fixed_statutory_date', each with a pinpoint.
- Fee Schedule Basis
- The basis the registration/renewal fee schedule is tiered on, where tiered (e.g. gross contributions).
- Exemptions
- Registration exemption categories (religious, educational, membership-only, small-organization). The small-organization category's cell carries a `threshold` / `basis` / `threshold_conditions` sub-structure per rulings (e)/(f2): `basis` in {revenue, contributions, assets}, MUST render, never merely be stored; `threshold_conditions` records any conditional predicate on the threshold (e.g. a paid-fundraiser-staff bump), and is itself required, never merely implied by the threshold. Never records a category, method, or solicitor condition that MUST register (A1); those live in `registration_required`'s visible text and in `paid_fundraiser_trigger` / `solicitation_trigger`.
- Paid Fundraiser Trigger
- Whether and how the use of a paid professional fundraiser changes this state's registration obligation for the charity. Mirrors the S1/S2 visible scope (A2): the solicitor-side regime for an S1 'N' and the paid-solicitor condition for an S2 'N', in the same words as the `registration_required` cell. Separate from the fundraiser's own registration, which is a np-compliance-calendar `fundraising_activity_permits` concern.
- Solicitation Trigger
- p0-approved addition (ruling (k), operator_decision p2-schema-field-additions = YES 2026-09-17). What solicitation activity by an out-of-state organization triggers this state's registration, as the statute or regulator guidance states it -- internet/platform solicitation named only where the state's own source names them. The Charleston Principles are advisory guidelines approved by the board of the National Association of State Charity Officials in 2001; they are not law, and each state's registration requirement comes from its own statute and regulations. Mirrors the S3/S4 visible scope. California Corporations Code §12599.9 is never a charity's registration trigger; state the own-platform exclusion and cite the section, not the bill.
Field definitions are listed below the table. Hover a cell for its source note. Typed unknowns (e.g., “Portal not observable”) are methodological limits, not data gaps.
Research scope
This matrix covers state charitable-solicitation registration at the state grain. It records what the cited statute, regulator page, form, or instruction says for a general-purpose public charity and preserves typed unknowns where the primary-source chain is not complete.
Sources
Per-row primary-source citations live in the matrix companion file. The full source taxonomy lives at /about/source-registry/, and the research method at /about/methodology/.
Boundaries
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Frequently asked questions
Is this the same as forming a nonprofit corporation?
No. Formation creates the nonprofit corporation with the state business office. Charitable-solicitation registration is a separate state regime that can apply when an organization solicits contributions, holds charitable assets, or falls within a state's charity statute.
Why can a row say no general registration while still naming a narrow regime?
Some states do not impose a general charity-registration duty, but do regulate a narrower activity, category, or solicitation method. Those scope limits appear in the cited cell text rather than being treated as exemptions.
Does this matrix decide whether one organization registers everywhere?
No. The registration-required cell reports the statute's general rule for that state. Organization-specific activity, revenue, exemption status, and multistate solicitation facts are outside the matrix.