Kentucky State Fundraising Registration
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Kentucky defines requirements for:
• Charitable Organization Registration
• Commercial Co-Venturer Registration
• Professional Fundraiser Registration
• Individual Nonprofit & Fundraising Licenses
• Charitable Gift Annuity Registration
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Kentucky Charitable Gift Annuity Registration
NOT REQUIRED
Charitable Gift Annuity licensure is not required on the State level in Kentucky.
No filing is required. Kentucky exempts most charities from insurance regulations related to charitable gift annuities.
Law: KRS § 304.1-120
Kentucky Charitable Solicitation Registration
Agency: Kentucky Attorney General - Charities
Law: Kentucky Revised Statutes Ann. § 367.657
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: No
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? Yes
Automatic Exemption
Exemption Eligible Organizations:
Law: KRS § 367.660
Initial Registration
Form: There is no prescribed form, instead file the required attachments in the mail. If your 990 is not available the URS can be filed instead.
Filing Method: Mail or on a CD or thumb drive in .pdf format
Agency Fee: $0
Turnaround: 4-6 weeks
- Before you Apply -
All Applicants:
- How to Apply -
Domestic Applicants:
- File entity formation documents with the Kentucky Secretary of State.
- Submit the documents listed in the required attachments section, or a URS if your 990 is not available, to the Kentucky Attorney General - Charities Section.
Foreign Applicants:
- Determine whether or not your charity will need to foreign qualify based on your activity in Kentucky. If not required, skip to number 3.
- File foreign qualification documents with the Kentucky Secretary of State.
- Submit the documents listed in the required attachments section, or a URS if your 990 is not available, to the Kentucky Attorney General - Charities Section.
- Required Attachments -
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Registration Renewal
Filing Method: Mail or on a CD or thumb drive in .pdf format
Agency Fee: $0
Due:
Due Date Extension:
Due dates are automatically extended for 180 days beyond the original due date, however, charities should file a copy of their IRS form 8868 when submitting their 990 if an IRS extension was granted.
Notes: Simply file your IRS Form 990 with the Kentucky Attorney General at the same time as you file it with the IRS. If your nonprofit does not file Form 990, either file IRS Form 8868 or the URS each year.
Required Attachments:
Change of Fiscal Year
Agency Fee: $0
Notes: File the new 990 showing a change in fiscal year.
Cancellation
Agency Fee: $0
Notes: To close out your registration charities that are not associated with a professional solicitor contract/campaign or fundraising consultant contract, the charity can simply not submit the next IRS form 990. Alternatively the charity could submit on letterhead the date they wish to withdraw from soliciting in Kentucky.

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Kentucky Commercial Co-Venturer Registration
NOT REQUIRED
Commercial Co-venturer licensure is not required on the State level in Kentucky.
Kentucky does not currently have a traditional registration requirement for commercial co-venturers, but they may need to follow other regulations before and after fundraising events.

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“Fundraising consultant” means any person who, for compensation, plans, manages, advises, consults, or develops material for or with respect to the solicitation for any charitable organization. A fundraising consultant shall not, at any time, have custody of contributions from a solicitation or solicit contributions, directly or indirectly. If a fundraising consultant’s fee is related to the amount of contributions received from a solicitation in which he took part, the consultant is considered a professional solicitor. A fundraising consultant shall not employ, procure, or otherwise engage any compensated person to solicit contributions. A bona fide salaried officer, employee, or volunteer of a charitable organization shall not be deemed to be a fundraising consultant, unless he is employed or engaged as a fundraising consultant or a professional solicitor by another charitable organization.
Kentucky Fund-Raising Consultant Registration
Agency: Kentucky Attorney General - Charities
Law: KRS § 367.652
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?: Yes
Initial Registration
Form: Fund-Raising Consultant Registration Statement
Agency Fee: $50
Notarize: Required
Before You Apply:
Required Attachments:
Registration Renewal
Form: Fund-Raising Consultant Registration Statement (Renewal)
Agency Fee: $50
Due: Annually by December 31
Notarize: Required
Contract Filing
Form: Fund-Raising Consultant Form 4: Contract Registration Coversheet
Agency: $0
Due: At least 14 calendar days prior to the performance of any service pursuant to the contract, a fundraising consultant must file with the Attorney General a copy of the contract.
Amendment
Agency: $0
Due: Changes to the information submitted on the registration statement must be reported within 7 calendar days after the changes occur.

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Kentucky Professional Solicitor Registration
Agency: Kentucky Attorney General - Charities
Law: KRS § 367.652
Bond Requirements: $25,000
Initial Registration
Form: Professional Solicitor Registration Statement
Agency Fee: $300
Before you Apply:- Give the distribution of funds from the gross revenue of this promotion for each of the parties in the agreement. Totals are the same as shown in the contract and must equal 100%
- Provide projected dates for this solicitation
- Information regarding custody or control of the contributions
- Bank account information for each bank account where receipts from the campaign are to be deposited
- A description of the solicitation campaign or event
- Methods of solicitation
- A listing of each location and telephone number from which the solicitation will be conducted
- A list of legal names and residential addresses for those who are responsible for directing and supervising the conduct of the campaign and each person who is to solicit by telephone during the campaign. (Ensure that all have had a criminal records check before calls are made into this Commonwealth)
- List the names and addresses of any chapters, branches, or affiliates of the charitable organization or other persons who will share the contributions or will benefit in any way from this campaign.
Required Attachments:
- If submitting five (5) or more forms, please use the spreadsheet and submit electronically by CD or email.
Bond Amount: $25,000
Registration Renewal
Form: Professional Solicitor Registration Statement (Renewal)
Agency Fee: $300
Due: Annually by December 31Contract Filing
Form: Professional Solicitor Form 5: Promotion Registration Statement
Agency Fee: $0
Due: File a promotion registration statement at least 14 days prior to the start of the performance of the contract.
Notarize: Required
Financial Reporting
Form: Professional Solicitor Form 6: Professional Solicitor Campaign Financial Report
Agency Fee: $0
Due: Within 90 days after a campaign has ended and on the anniversary of commencement for campaigns lasting more than a year.
Amendment
Agency Fee: $0
Due: Within 90 days after a campaign has ended and on the anniversary of commencement for campaigns lasting more than a year.
Kentucky Individual Professional Fundraiser Registration
NOT REQUIRED
Professional Solicitor licensure is not required on the State level in Kentucky.
The criminal history check section of the professional solicitor application applies to individual solicitors, however, no license is issued for individual employees.
More information: Kentucky Attorney General - Charities

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