State-by-State Requirements for Charitable Solicitors
October 19, 2000 | Read Time: 1 minute
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| Amount fund-raising consultants must post per year** |
Amount paid solicitors must post per year*** |
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| Alabama | $10,000 | $10,000 |
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| Alaska | 0 | $10,000 |
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| Arizona | 0 | $25,000 |
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| Arkansas | $10,000 | $10,000 |
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| California | 0 | $25,000 |
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| Colorado | 0 | 0 |
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| Connecticut | 0 | $20,000 |
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| Delaware | 0 | 0 |
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| District of Columbia | 0 | 0 |
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| Florida | 0 | $50,000 |
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| Georgia | 0 | $10,000 |
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| Hawaii | $5,000 | $5,000 |
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| Idaho | 0 | 0 |
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| Illinois* | 0 | $10,000 |
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| Indiana | 0 | 0 |
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| Iowa | 0 | 0 |
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| Kansas | $5,000 | $5,000 |
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| Kentucky | 0 | $25,000 |
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| Louisiana* | 0 | $25,000 |
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| Maine | $10,000 | $25,000 |
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| Maryland | 0 | $25,000 |
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| Massachusetts | 0 | $10,000 |
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| Michigan1 | $10,000 | $10,000 |
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| Michigan2 | $10,000 | $25,000-$100,000 |
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| Minnesota* | 0 | $20,000 |
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| Mississippi | $10,000 | $10,000 |
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| Missouri | 0 | 0 |
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| Montana | 0 | 0 |
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| Nebraska | 0 | 0 |
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| Nevada | 0 | 0 |
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| New Hampshire | $10,000 | $20,000 |
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| New Jersey* | 0 | $20,000 |
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| New Mexico | 0 | 0 |
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| New York | 0 | $10,000 |
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| North Carolina | 0 | $20,000-$50,000 |
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| North Dakota | 0 | 0 |
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| Ohio | 0 | $25,000 |
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| Oklahoma | 0 | $2,500 |
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| Oregon | 0 | 0 |
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| Pennsylvania | 0 | $25,000 |
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| Rhode Island | $10,000 | $10,000 |
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| South Carolina | 0 | $15,000 |
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| South Dakota3 | 0 | $10,000 or $20,000 |
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| Tennessee | $25,000 | $25,000 |
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| Texas2 | 0 | $10,000 |
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| Texas4 | 0 | $5,000-$25,000 |
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| Utah | $25,000 | $25,000 |
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| Vermont | 0 | $20,000 |
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| Virginia | 0 | $20,000 |
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| Washington | 0 | $15,000 |
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| West Virginia | $10,000 | $10,000 |
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| Wisconsin3 | 0 | $5,000 or $20,000 |
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| Wyoming | 0 | 0 |
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Bond required only if fund raiser has custody or control of contributions. ** Data from AAFRC Trust for Philanthropy, “Giving USA Update,” current as of January 1. *** Data from Copilevitz & Canter, current as of September 1. 1 Bond requirements for charitable solicitations. 2 Bond requirements for solicitations by public-safety charities. 3 Lower amount if fund raiser does not have custody or control of contributions; larger amount if fund raiser does have custody or control of contributions. 4 Bond requirements for veterans’-organization solicitations. |
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| SOURCE: AAFRC Trust for Philanthropy, Copilevitz & Canter | ||
