Charitable Registration Requirements by State
39 states plus the District of Columbia require nonprofits to register before soliciting donations. Choose your state below to see the agency, the forms, and what Labyrinth files for you — or get a free assessment covering every state you fundraise in.
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All 50 states and the District of Columbia. Each guide covers the regulating authority, the initial registration form, renewals, and the most common questions.
Registration required (39)
- Alabama charitable registrationAL
- Alaska charitable registrationAK
- Arkansas charitable registrationAR
- California charitable registrationCA
- Colorado charitable registrationCO
- Connecticut charitable registrationCT
- Florida charitable registrationFL
- Georgia charitable registrationGA
- Hawaii charitable registrationHI
- Illinois charitable registrationIL
- Kansas charitable registrationKS
- Kentucky charitable registrationKY
- Louisiana charitable registrationLA
- Maine charitable registrationME
- Maryland charitable registrationMD
- Massachusetts charitable registrationMA
- Michigan charitable registrationMI
- Minnesota charitable registrationMN
- Mississippi charitable registrationMS
- Missouri charitable registrationMO
- Nevada charitable registrationNV
- New Hampshire charitable registrationNH
- New Jersey charitable registrationNJ
- New Mexico charitable registrationNM
- New York charitable registrationNY
- North Carolina charitable registrationNC
- North Dakota charitable registrationND
- Ohio charitable registrationOH
- Oklahoma charitable registrationOK
- Oregon charitable registrationOR
- Pennsylvania charitable registrationPA
- Rhode Island charitable registrationRI
- South Carolina charitable registrationSC
- Tennessee charitable registrationTN
- Virginia charitable registrationVA
- Washington charitable registrationWA
- West Virginia charitable registrationWV
- Wisconsin charitable registrationWI
- District of Columbia charitable registrationDC
No state registration required (12)
These states don't require a general charitable solicitation registration — but that rarely settles your full compliance picture if you fundraise across state lines.
- Does Arizona require registration?AZ
- Does Delaware require registration?DE
- Does Idaho require registration?ID
- Does Indiana require registration?IN
- Does Iowa require registration?IA
- Does Montana require registration?MT
- Does Nebraska require registration?NE
- Does South Dakota require registration?SD
- Does Texas require registration?TX
- Does Utah require registration?UT
- Does Vermont require registration?VT
- Does Wyoming require registration?WY
51 state guides available.
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