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State charity registries

Where charities register state-by-state

51 jurisdictions: 50 states + DC. Most states require charities soliciting in-state to register with the AG, Secretary of State, or a consumer-protection agency. 6 states have no general registration requirement — those are flagged inline. Federal layer (IRS TEOS, FARA, SAM.gov, USAID) is on the main Nonprofits page. Why we do it this way →

States

50 entries · 5 with fuller integration

  • Alabama

    • AG charitiesAlabama Attorney General — Charitable Organizations RegistrationOpen ↗

    Alabama charities must register with the AG's Charitable Organizations office before soliciting contributions in or from the state ($25 initial + $25 annual).

  • Alaska

    • AG charitiesAlaska Department of Law — Civil Division (Consumer Protection Unit)Open ↗

    Alaska requires charitable organizations soliciting in AK to register with the Department of Law; AK is one of three states where the AG prosecutes all felonies.

  • Arizona

    • SOS charitiesArizona Secretary of State — CharitiesOpen ↗

  • Arkansas

    • AG charitiesArkansas Attorney General — Charitable GivingOpen ↗
    • SOS charitiesArkansas Secretary of State — Nonprofit / Charitable EntitiesOpen ↗

  • CaliforniaFull integration available

    • AG charitiesCalifornia AG — Registry of Charitable TrustsOpen ↗
    • AG charitiesCalifornia AG — Registry SearchOpen ↗

  • Colorado

    • SOS charitiesColorado Secretary of State — Charities & FundraisersOpen ↗

  • Connecticut

    • Consumer protectionConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection — CharitiesOpen ↗

  • Delaware

    • AG charitiesDelaware Department of JusticeOpen ↗

    Delaware has no general charitable-solicitation registration requirement. The DOJ's Consumer Protection Unit handles fraud complaints; DE is one of three states where the AG prosecutes all felonies.

  • FloridaFull integration available

    • Consumer protectionFDACS — Solicitation of ContributionsOpen ↗
    • Consumer protectionFDACS — Check-A-CharityOpen ↗

  • Georgia

    • SOS charitiesGeorgia Secretary of State — CharitiesOpen ↗

  • Hawaii

    • AG charitiesHawaii Department of the Attorney General — Tax & Charities DivisionOpen ↗

  • Idaho

    • AG charitiesIdaho Office of the Attorney General — Consumer ProtectionOpen ↗

    Idaho has no general charitable-solicitation registration requirement. The AG's Consumer Protection Division accepts fraud complaints.

  • Illinois

    • AG charitiesIllinois Attorney General — Charitable Trust Bureau (online filing portal)Open ↗
    • AG charitiesIllinois Attorney General — Charitable Giving (consumer-facing)Open ↗

  • Indiana

    • AG charitiesIndiana Attorney General — Consumer ProtectionOpen ↗

    Indiana does not require general charitable-solicitation registration. Professional fundraisers and consultants register with the AG.

  • Iowa

    • AG charitiesIowa Attorney General — Charitable GivingOpen ↗

    Iowa has no annual registration requirement for general charities. The AG's Consumer Protection Division enforces fraud and solicitation rules.

  • Kansas

    • SOS charitiesKansas Secretary of State — Charitable OrganizationsOpen ↗

  • Kentucky

    • AG charitiesKentucky Attorney General — Charity RegistrationOpen ↗

  • Louisiana

    • AG charitiesLouisiana Attorney General — CharitiesOpen ↗

  • Maine

    • Consumer protectionMaine Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation — Charitable Solicitations ActOpen ↗

  • Maryland

    • SOS charitiesMaryland Secretary of State — Charity RegistrationOpen ↗

  • Massachusetts

    • AG charitiesMassachusetts Attorney General — Non-Profit Organizations / Public Charities DivisionOpen ↗

    mass.gov is Akamai-fronted; 403 to non-browser clients is a bot block, not a broken page.

  • Michigan

    • AG charitiesMichigan Attorney General — Charitable Organizations (Consumer Protection)Open ↗

  • Minnesota

    • AG charitiesMinnesota Attorney General — Charities DivisionOpen ↗

  • Mississippi

    • SOS charitiesMississippi Secretary of State — CharitiesOpen ↗

  • Missouri

    • AG charitiesMissouri Attorney General — Charity RegistrationOpen ↗

  • Montana

    • AG charitiesMontana Department of Justice — Office of Consumer ProtectionOpen ↗

    Montana has no general charitable-solicitation registration requirement. The DOJ handles consumer fraud including charity-related fraud.

  • Nebraska

    • AG charitiesNebraska Attorney General — Consumer ProtectionOpen ↗

    Nebraska has no general charitable-solicitation registration requirement. Some categories (e.g., professional fundraisers) register with the AG.

  • Nevada

    • SOS charitiesNevada Secretary of State — Charitable Solicitation RegistrationOpen ↗

  • New Hampshire

    • AG charitiesNew Hampshire Department of Justice — Charitable Trusts UnitOpen ↗

    NH DOJ returns 403 to non-browser UAs; URL confirmed canonical.

  • New Jersey

    • Consumer protectionNew Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs — Charities RegistrationOpen ↗

  • New Mexico

    • AG charitiesNew Mexico Office of the Attorney General — Charitable OrganizationsOpen ↗

  • New YorkFull integration available

    • AG charitiesNY AG — Charities BureauOpen ↗
    • AG charitiesNY Charities Bureau — Search the RegistryOpen ↗

  • North Carolina

    • SOS charitiesNC Secretary of State — CharitiesOpen ↗

  • North Dakota

    • SOS charitiesND Secretary of State — Charitable OrganizationsOpen ↗

  • Ohio

    • AG charitiesOhio Attorney General — Charitable Law SectionOpen ↗

  • Oklahoma

    • SOS charitiesOklahoma Secretary of State — Charity RegistrationOpen ↗

  • Oregon

    • AG charitiesOregon Department of Justice — Charitable Activities SectionOpen ↗

  • Pennsylvania

    • SOS charitiesPennsylvania Department of State — Bureau of Corporations and Charitable OrganizationsOpen ↗

  • Rhode IslandFull integration available

    • Consumer protectionRI Department of Business Regulation — Charitable OrganizationsOpen ↗

  • South Carolina

    • SOS charitiesSC Secretary of State — CharitiesOpen ↗

  • South Dakota

    • AG charitiesSouth Dakota Attorney General — Consumer ProtectionOpen ↗

    South Dakota has no general charitable-solicitation registration requirement.

  • Tennessee

    • SOS charitiesTennessee Secretary of State — Division of Charitable Solicitations and GamingOpen ↗

  • TexasFull integration available

    • AG charitiesTexas AG — Charitable Trusts SectionOpen ↗
    • SOS charitiesTexas SOS — Public Safety SolicitationsOpen ↗

  • Utah

    • Consumer protectionUtah Division of Consumer Protection — CharitiesOpen ↗

  • Vermont

    • AG charitiesVermont Office of the Attorney General — Charities and Paid FundraisersOpen ↗

  • Virginia

    • Consumer protectionVirginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services — Charitable Solicitation RegistrationOpen ↗

  • Washington

    • SOS charitiesWashington Secretary of State — Charities ProgramOpen ↗

  • West Virginia

    • SOS charitiesWV Secretary of State — Charitable OrganizationsOpen ↗

  • Wisconsin

    • Consumer protectionWisconsin Department of Financial Institutions — Charitable OrganizationsOpen ↗

  • Wyoming

    • AG charitiesWyoming Attorney General — Consumer Protection and Antitrust UnitOpen ↗

    Wyoming has no general charitable-solicitation registration requirement.

District of Columbia

1 entry

  • District of Columbia

    • Consumer protectionDC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection — Charitable Services BusinessOpen ↗

Data via state attorneys general, secretaries of state, and consumer-protection agencies (whichever office runs charity registration in each state). Where a state has no general charitable-solicitation registration requirement, the directory says so plainly — those states still have AG consumer-protection units that handle fraud, even without a registration system.

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