| Alabama | Alabama Alabama Attorney General - Consumer Interest Division | 501 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104 | P.O. Box 300152 Montgomery, AL 36130 | 334-242-7335 | | https://www.alabamaag.gov/consumer-license/ | https://ago.igovsolution.net/online/Lookups/Business.aspx | https://www.alabamaag.gov/forms-and-links/ | https://ago.igovsolution.net/online/UserRegistrations/Business_Login.aspx | |
| Alaska | Alaska Department of Law - Consumer Protection Unit | 1031 W. 4th Avenue, Suite 200, Anchorage, AK 99501 | | 907-269-5200 | LawCharities@alaska.gov | http://www.law.state.ak.us/department/civil/consumer/cpindex.html | http://www.law.state.ak.us/department/civil/consumer/charities_list.html | http://www.law.state.ak.us/department/civil/consumer/charityreg.html | | |
| Arizona | Arizona Secretary of State - Business Services | 1700 W. Washington Street, Fl. 7, Phoenix, AZ 85007 | | 602-542-6187 | | https://azsos.gov/business | https://apps.azsos.gov/apps/tntp/se.html | https://azsos.gov/business/partnerships/partnership-forms | | |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Secretary of State - Business and Commercial Services Division (BCS) Charities | 1401 W. Capitol Avenue, Suite 250, Little Rock, AR 72201 | | 501-683-0094 | charities@sos.arkansas.gov | https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/business-commercial-services-bcs | https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/corps/charity/index.php | https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/business-commercial-services-bcs/nonprofit-charitable-entities/charitable-entities | | |
| California | California Attorney General - Registry of Charitable Trusts | 1300 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814 | P.O. Box 903447 Sacramento, CA 94203 | 916-210-6400 | Use Contact Form | http://oag.ca.gov/charities | http://rct.doj.ca.gov/Verification/Web/Search.aspx?facility=Y | https://oag.ca.gov/charities/forms | https://rct.doj.ca.gov/eGov/Login.aspx | |
| Colorado | Colorado Secretary of State (Charities) | 1700 Broadway, Denver, CO 80290 | | 303-894-2200 | charitable@coloradosos.gov | https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/charities/charitableHome.html | https://www.sos.state.co.us/ccsa/pages/search/basic.xhtml | https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/charities/charitableHome.html | https://www.coloradosos.gov/ccsa/auth/login.xhtml | |
| Connecticut | Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection | 450 Columbus Blvd. Suite 901, Hartford, CT 06103 | | 860-713-6170 | dcp.publiccharities@ct.gov | https://portal.ct.gov/dcp | https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx | https://portal.ct.gov/DCP/Charities/Charitable-Solicitation-Registration-Information | | |
| Delaware | Delaware Division of Revenue (Charities Info) | 820 N. French Street, Wilmington, DE 19801 | | 302-577-8205 | | https://revenue.delaware.gov/business-tax-forms/fundraisers-and-charitable-solicitations/ | https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/Ecorp/EntitySearch/NameSearch.aspx | | | |
| DC | DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs - Business Licensing Division | 1100 4th Street SW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20024 | | 202-671-4500 | | https://dlcp.dc.gov/service/business-licensing-division | https://scout.dcra.dc.gov/login | https://dlcp.dc.gov/node/1618416 | https://mybusiness.dc.gov/login#/ | |
| Florida | Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Division of Consumer Services | 2005 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, FL 32399 | P.O. Box 6700 Tallahassee, FL 32399 | 800-435-7352 | CSWebmaster@FDACS.gov | https://www.freshfromflorida.com/Divisions-Offices/Consumer-Services | https://csapp.fdacs.gov/CSPublicApp/CheckACharity/CheckACharity.aspx | | https://csapp.fdacs.gov/csrep/ | |
| Georgia | Georgia Professional Licensing Boards and Securities Division | 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE, Suite 317, West Tower, Atlanta, GA 30334 | | 470-312-2640 | charities@sos.ga.gov | https://sos.ga.gov/charities-division-georgia-secretary-states-office | http://verify.sos.ga.gov/Verification/Search.aspx?facility=Y | https://sos.ga.gov/search?division=Charities&board=&type=form&query= | https://georgiasos.seamlessdocs.com/f/charityRenewal | |
| Hawaii | Hawaii Tax and Charities Division | 425 Queen Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 | | 808-586-1480 | ATG.Charities@Hawaii.gov | http://ag.hawaii.gov/tax/ | https://ag.ehawaii.gov/charity/search.html | https://ag.hawaii.gov/tax/applications-renewals-consent-forms-annual-reports/ | https://efile.form990.org/frmNPParticipatingStateSCOHI.asp | |
| Idaho | Idaho Office of the Attorney General | 700 W. Jefferson Street, Suite 210, Boise, ID 83720 | P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720 | 208-334-2400 | | https://www.ag.idaho.gov | https://sosbiz.idaho.gov/search/business | | | |
| Illinois | Illinois Attorney General - Charitable Trust Bureau | 115 S. LaSalle, 12th Floor, Chicago, IL 60603 | | 312-814-2595 | | https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/Consumer-Protection/Charities/ | https://charitableviewer.ilag.gov/ | | | |
| Indiana | Indiana Attorney General - Consumer Protection Division | 302 W. Washington Street, 5th Floor, Indianapolis, IN 46204 | | 317-232-6330 | | https://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/consumer-protection-division/ | https://bsd.sos.in.gov/publicbusinesssearch | https://www.in.gov/dor/tax-forms/nonprofit/ | | |
| Iowa | Iowa Attorney General - Consumer Protection Division | 1305 E. Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA 50319 | | 515-281-5926 | consumer@ag.state.ia.us | https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/for-businesses/professional-fundraisers-and-charity-information--registration | https://sos.iowa.gov/search/business/(S(fr5vsz55fi1rrvjqjo2ryv45))/search.aspx | | | |
| Kansas | Kansas Secretary of State - Charities | 120 SW 10th Avenue, 2nd Floor, Topeka, KS 66612 | | 785-296-3751 | charities@ag.ks.gov | https://www.ag.ks.gov/divisions/civil/licensing-inspections/charitable-organization-registration | https://www.ag.ks.gov/divisions/public-protection/resources/charitable-organization-registration-directory | | | |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Attorney General - Charities | 1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 200 Frankfort, KY 40601 | | 502-696-5300 | | https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/Consumer-Resources/charity/Pages/default.aspx | https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/Consumer-Resources/charity/Pages/default.aspx | https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/Pages/forms.aspx | | |
| Louisiana | Louisiana Dpartment of Justice - Public Protection Division - Charities | 1885 N. 3rd Street, 4th Floor, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 | | 225-326-6414 | charitiesandprofessionalsolicitors@ag.louisiana.gov | https://www.ag.state.la.us/Charities | https://www.pfr.maine.gov/almsonline/almsquery/welcome.aspx?board=4076 | https://www.ag.state.la.us/Files/Article/70/Documents/CharitableOrganizationRegistrationForm.pdf | | |
| Maine | Maine Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation | 76 Northern Avenue, Gardiner, ME 04345 | 35 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333 | 207-624-8603 | | https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/charitable/index.html | https://www.pfr.maine.gov/ALMSOnline/ALMSQuery/SearchCompany.aspx | https://www1.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/licensing/begin.pl?board_number=4076 | | |
| Maryland | Maryland Secretary of State - Charitable Organizations Division | 16 Francis Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 | | 410-974-5534 | dlcharity_sos@maryland.gov | https://sos.maryland.gov/Charity/Pages/default.aspx | https://onestop.md.gov/list_views/62f3e1797f7e3200016a3dab | https://sos.maryland.gov/Charity/Pages/Registering-Charity.aspx | | |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Attorney General - Non-Profit Organzations / Public Charities Division | One Ashburton Place, Boston, MA 02108 | | 617-963-2101 | charities@mass.gov | https://www.mass.gov/orgs/the-attorney-generals-non-profit-organizationspublic-charities-division | http://www.charities.ago.state.ma.us/charities/ | https://www.mass.gov/info-details/non-profit-organizationspublic-charities-forms?_gl=1*19eu5dx*_ga*MTkzMDY1NDYxNi4xNzQzNzA1MTk2*_ga_MCLPEGW7WM*MTc0MzcyMjUzOS4xLjEuMTc0MzcyMjU1Ni4wLjAuMA.. | https://masscharities.my.site.com/CharityPortal/s/login/?ec=302&startURL=%2FCharityPortal%2Fs%2F | |
| Michigan | Michigan Attorney General -Charitiable Trust Section | | P.O. Box 30214 Lansing, MI 48909 | 517-335-7571 | ct_email@michigan.gov | https://www.michigan.gov/consumerprotection/charities/charitable-organizations | https://www.ag.state.mi.us/CharitableTrust/frmDisclaimer.aspx | https://www.michigan.gov/consumerprotection/charities/forms | https://efile.form990.org/frmNPParticipatingStateSCOMI.asp | |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Attorney General - Charities | 445 Minnesota Street, Suite 1200, St. Paul, MN 55101 | | 651-757-1496 | charity.registration@ag.state.mn.us | https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Charity/InfoNonProfits.asp | https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Charity/Search/Default.asp | https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Charity/InfoCharitableorgandTrusts.asp | | |
| Mississippi | Mississippi Secretary of State - Charities Division | 125 S. Congress Street, Jackson, MS 39205 | P.O. Box 136 Jackson, MS 39205 | 601-359-1599 | charities.customerservice@sos.ms.gov | https://www.sos.ms.gov/charities | https://charities.sos.ms.gov/online/portal/ch/page/charities-search/Portal.aspx | https://www.sos.ms.gov/charities/fees-forms-charities | | |
| Missouri | Missouri Attorney General - Charities | | P.O. Box 899 Jefferson City, MO 65102 | 573-751-1197 | registrations@ago.mo.gov | https://ago.mo.gov/get-help/programs-services-from-a-z/charity/ | https://sos.mo.gov/BusinessEntity/soskb/csearch.asp | https://ago.mo.gov/other-resources/forms/ | | |
| Montana | Montana Attorney General - Charities | 302 N. Roberts Street, Basement, Helena, MT 59620 | P.O. Box 200151 Helena, MT 59620 | 800-481-6896 | contactocp@mt.gov | https://dojmt.gov/attorney-generals-office/ | | | | |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Secretary of State - Charities | | P.O. Box 94608 Lincoln, NE 68509 | 402-471-8606 | sos.licensing@nebraska.gov | http://www.sos.ne.gov/licensing/charitable_sol.html | | https://sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/forms-and-fee-information | | |
| Nevada | Nevada Secretary of State | 401 North Carson Street, Carson City, NV 89701 | | 775-684-5708 | sosfilings@sos.nv.gov | https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/licensing/charitable-organizations | https://esos.nv.gov/EntitySearch/OnlineEntitySearch/ | https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/licensing/charitable-organizations | https://www.nvsilverflume.gov/home | |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire Department of Justice - Charitable Trusts Unit | One Granite Place, South Concord, NH 03301 | | 603-271-3591 | charitabletrustsunit@doj.nh.gov | https://www.doj.nh.gov/charitable-trusts/index.htm | https://www.doj.nh.gov/charitable-trusts/registered-charities.htm | https://www.doj.nh.gov/charitable-trusts/forms.htm | | |
| New Jersey | New Jersey Division of Consumer Affiars - Charities Registration Section | 124 Halsey Street, Newark, NJ 07101 | P.O. Box 45021 Newark, NJ 07101 | 973-504-6215 | charitiesportalsupport@dca.lps.state.nj.us | https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/charities/Pages/default.aspx | https://njconsumeraffairs.state.nj.us/public-charity-search-results/ | https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/charities/Pages/charities-registration-forms.aspx | https://njconsumeraffairs.nj.gov/sign-in/?returnurl=%2f | |
| New Mexico | New Mexico Attorney General - Charities Unit | 201 3rd Street NW, Suite 300, Albuquerque, NM 87102 | 408 Galisteo Street, Villagra Bldg. Santa Fe, NM 87501 | 505-827-6000 | Charity.Registrar@nmag.gov | https://nmdoj.gov/charities/ | https://secure.nmag.gov/CharitySearch/ | https://secure.nmag.gov/coros/ | | |
| New York | New York Attorney General - Charities Bureau | 28 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10005 | | 212-416-8401 | charities.bureau@ag.ny.gov | https://www.charitiesnys.com | https://www.charitiesnys.com/RegistrySearch/search_charities.jsp | https://ag.ny.gov/resources/government-organizations/charities-nonprofits-fundraisers/forms-and-instructions | | |
| North Carolina | North Carolina Secretary of State - Charitable Solicitation Licensing Division | 2 South Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27601 | P.O. Box 29622 Raleigh, NC 27626 | 919-814-5280 | csl@sosnc.gov | https://www.sosnc.gov/divisions/charities | https://www.sosnc.gov/online_services/search/by_title/_charities | https://www.sosnc.gov/divisions/charities/online_filing | | |
| North Dakota | North Dakota Secretary of State | 600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 108, 1st Floor, Bismark, ND 58505 | | 701-328-2900 | sosbir@nd.gov | https://www.sos.nd.gov/ | https://firststop.sos.nd.gov/search/charitable | https://firststop.sos.nd.gov | https://firststop.sos.nd.gov | |
| Ohio | Ohio Attorney General | 30 E. Broad Street, 14th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215 | | 614-466-3181 | charitableregistration@ohioago.gov | https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Publications-Files/Publications-for-Business/Online-Charitable-Registration-Information-Sheet | https://charitableregistration.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Charities/Research-Charities.aspx | https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Forms/All-Forms | https://charitableregistration.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/ | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma Secretary of State - Charitable Organizations Section | 421 N.W. 13th, Suite 210, Oklahoma City, OK 73103 | | 405-521-3912 | | https://www.sos.ok.gov/charity/Default.aspx | https://www.sos.ok.gov/corp/charityInquiryFind.aspx | https://www.sos.ok.gov/charity/Default.aspx | https://www.sos.ok.gov/cart/work.aspx?f=421 | |
| Oregon | Oregon Department of Justice - Charitable Activities Section | 100 SW Market Street, Portland, OR 97201 | | 971-673-1880 | charitable@doj.oregon.gov | https://www.doj.state.or.us/charitable-activities/about-us/ | https://justice.oregon.gov/charities | https://www.doj.state.or.us/charitable-activities/starting-or-closing-a-charity/registering-a-new-charity/ | https://justice.oregon.gov/paymentportal/Account/Login | |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Department of State - Bureau of Charitable Organizations | 401 North Street # 207, Harrisburg, PA 17120 | | 717-783-1720 | ST-CHARITY@pa.gov | https://www.dos.pa.gov/BusinessCharities/Charities/Pages/default.aspx | http://www.charities.pa.gov | https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/resources/charities-resources/registration-forms-and-documents.html | https://www.charities.pa.gov/#/page/default | |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation | 1511 Pontiac Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920 | | 401-462-9500 | DBR.CharityInquiry@dbr.ri.gov | http://www.dbr.ri.gov/divisions/charitable/ | https://elicensing.ri.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx | https://elicensing.ri.gov | | |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Secretary of State - Division of Public Charities | 1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 525, Columbia, SC 29201 | | 803-734-1790 | charities@sos.sc.gov | https://sos.sc.gov/online-filings/charities-pfrs-and-raffles | https://search.scsos.com/charities | | https://www.scsos.com/Charities | |
| South Dakota | South Dakota Office of the Attorney General - Division of Consumer Protectin | 1302 E Hwy. 14, Suite 3, Pierre, SD 57501 | | 605-773-4400 | consumerhelp@state.sd.us | https://consumer.sd.gov/fastfacts/charity.aspx | | https://sdsos.gov/business-services/corporations/corporate-forms/nonprofit-corporations.aspx | | |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Secretary of State - Division of Charitable Solicitations and Gaming | 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, Snodgrass Tower, 3rd Floor, Nashville, TN 37243 | 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue 6th Floor Nashville, TN 37243 | 615-741-2555 | charitable.solicitations@tn.gov | https://sos.tn.gov/charitable | https://tnsos.org/charitable/CharitableOrgReports.php | https://sos.tn.gov/charities/services/charity-forms | https://tncab.tnsos.gov/ | |
| Texas | Texas Attorney Generl - Consumer Protection Division | | P.O. Box 12548 Austin, TX 78711-2548 | 512-475-0775 | registrationsunit_assist@sos.tx.gov | https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/divisions/financial-litigation/charitable-trusts/registration-and-filings | https://direct.sos.state.tx.us/publicsafety/PSSearch.asp | https://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/forms_option.shtml | | |
| Utah | Utah Department of Commerce - Division of Consumer Protection | 160 East 300 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 | P.O. Box 146704 Salt Lake City, UT 84114 | 801-530-6601 | consumerprotection@utah.gov | https://dcp.utah.gov/businesses/charities.html | https://dcp.utah.gov/businesses/charities.html | https://dcp.utah.gov/businesses/charities.html | | |
| Vermont | Vermont Office of the Attorney General | 109 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05609 | | 802-828-3171 | ago.info@vermont.gov | https://ago.vermont.gov | | | | |
| Virginia | Virginia Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs (OCRP) | | P.O. Box 526 Richmond, VA 23218 | 804-786-1343 | ocarpunit.vdacs@vdacs.virginia.gov | http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/about-division-of-consumer-protection.shtml | https://cos.vdacs.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/char_search.cgi | http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/food-charitable-solicitation.shtml | | |
| Washington | Washington Secretary of State - Charities Program | Dolliver Building, 801 Capitol Way South, Olympia, WA 98501 | P.O. Box 40234 Olympia, WA 98504-0234 | 360-725-0378 | charities@sos.wa.gov | https://www.sos.wa.gov/charities/ | | https://www.sos.wa.gov/charities/allforms.aspx | https://ccfs.sos.wa.gov/#/ | |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Secretary of State - Charitable Organizations Division | 13 Kanawha Blvd. West Suite 201, Charleston, WV 25302 | | 304-558-8000 | charities@wvsos.gov | https://sos.wv.gov/business/Pages/Charities.aspx | https://erls.wvsos.gov/OnlineCharitiesSearch/Search | https://sos.wv.gov/business/Pages/RegStepsCharPFR.aspx | https://erls.wvsos.gov/ | |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions - Division of Banking | 4822 Madison Yards Way, North Tower, Madison, WI 53707 | P.O. Box 7876 Madison, WI 53707 | 608-267-1711 | DFICharitableOrgs@dfi.wisconsin.gov | https://dfi.wi.gov/Pages/BusinessServices/CharitableProfessionalOrganizations/GeneralInformation.aspx | https://apps.dfi.wi.gov/ice/berg/Registration/Search.aspx | https://dfi.wi.gov/Pages/BusinessServices/CharitableProfessionalOrganizations/Forms.aspx | | |
