State Registration Requirements for Charities and Fund Raisers

Annual registration. $25 fee.

$100 registration fee and $10,000 bond.

Annual registration. $40 fee.

None.

Annual registration. No fee.

None.

Annual registration.

$100 registration fee. No bond.

Initial registration for organizations located, doing business, or raising funds in the state. Foreign charitable organizations must obtain certificate of authority and franchise tax exemption. $25 fee. More than 200 cities and counties have solicitation ordinances that may require registration. Contact Registry of Charitable Trusts for more information.

$200 registration fee.

Annual registration. $10 fee. Must register online.

$175 registration fee only if have custody of contributions. No bond.

Initial registration. $20 fee.

No registration or bond for counsel not having custody of funds. Counsel must file a copy of contracts with charitable organizations with Department of Consumer Protection. Otherwise, $120 fee and $20,000 bond.

None.

None.

Must obtain Master Business License. Initial registration. $253 fee.

None.

Annual registration. Fees range from $10 to $400, based on receipts.

$300 registration fee. No bond.

Annual registration. $25 fee.

None.

None.

$50 registration fee and $5,000 bond.

None.

None.

Initial registration. $15 fee.

Registration every two years. No fee.

None.

Initial registration. $1,000 fee. Notice filing due prior to campaigns. $50 renewal registration fee.

None.

None.

Annual registration. $35 fee.

Registration. $25 fee. No bond.

Initial registration. No fee.

$50 registration fee. No bond.

Registration prior to campaigns for organizations using professional solicitors. $25 fee.

None.

Initial registration. $100 fee. State will issue renewal notice.

$200 registration fee with one-time $50 application fee and $25,000 bond.

Annual registration. $50 to $200 fee, depending on proceeds. No fee if proceeds are less than $25,000 and no professional solicitor is used.

$200 registration fee. No bond.

Annual registration. $35 to $250 fee, depending on proceeds.

$200 registration fee. No bond.

Annual licensing. No fee.

Licensing and $10,000 bond.

Annual registration. $25 fee.

$200 registration fee. No bond.

Annual registration. $50 fee.

$250 registration fee. No bond.

Annual registration. $15 fee. 501(c)(3) organizations are exempt from registration. A copy of the organization’s IRS tax-exemption determination letter may be filed with the state to obtain exemption.

None.

Montana

None.

None.

None.

None.

No fund-raising registration. Foreign nonprofit corporations having assets or an office in Nevada must qualify before doing business in Nevada.

None.

One-time registration. $25 fee.

$150 registration fee and $10,000 bond.

Annual registration. $30 to $250 fee, depending on receipts.

$250 registration fee. No bond.

Annual registration. No fee.

None.

Initial registration. $25 fee.

$800 registration fee. No bond.

Annual registration. $50 to $200 fee, based on receipts. Parent organizations filing on behalf of chapters or affiliates, $100 to $400 fee, based on number of chapters.

$200 licensing fee. No bond.

Annual registration. Initial $25 fee.

$100 registration fee. $20,000 bond.

Annual registration for out-of-state charities and Ohio organizations not already registered under the state’s Trust Act. $50 to $200 fee, depending on amount of contributions received in state.

None.

Annual registration. $15 fee.

None.

Initial registration. No fee.

$250 registration fee for counsel who advise on direct mail, or who have access to contributions, or have authority to pay expenses.

Annual registration. $15 to $250

$250 registration fee. No bond.

Annual registration. $75 fee.

$200 registration fee. No bond.

Annual registration. $50 fee.

$50 registration fee.

None.

None.

Annual registration. $50 initial fee; thereafter, fees range from $100 to $300, depending on receipts.

$250 registration fee and $25,000 bond.

Annual registration for public-safety organizations and veterans’ groups. $150 to $250 fee. Bonding required of veterans’ groups. Foreign charitable organizations are required to obtain a Certificate of Authority if they have a physical location in Texas.

None.

Annual registration. $100 fee.

$250 registration fee.

None.

None.

Annual registration. $30 to $325 vfee based on previous year’s receipts. Initial registration mayrequire $100 surcharge.

$100 registration fee. No bond.

Annual registration. Initial $20 fee; $10 annually thereafter.

None.

Annual registration. $15 to $50 fee, depending on receipts.

$100 registration fee and $10,000 bond. $25 per month late fee.

Initial registration. $15 fee.

$53 registration fee for counsel that has custody of contributions. $20,000 bond.

None.

None.