Oklahoma State Fundraising Registration
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Oklahoma 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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Oklahoma Charitable Organization Registration
Agency: Oklahoma Secretary of State - Charitable Organizations Section
Law: Oklahoma Statutes Ann. §§ 18-552.1 to 18.552.6
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: No
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? No
Automatic Exemption
Exemption Eligible Organizations:
Law: OK Stat § 18-552.4
Initial Registration
Form: SOS FORM 101-01/13: Registration Statement of Charitable Organization
Filing Method: Mail or Online
Agency Fee: $15-65, depending on contributions
Turnaround: 1 week
Notes:
- Before you Apply -
Domestic Applicants:
Check the available exemptions to see if your charity is eligible for exemption from the full registration requirement.
Look through the list of required attachments and make sure that you have each required document in hand before starting the registration application.
Foreign Applicants:
Check the available exemptions to see if your charity is eligible for exemption from the full registration requirement.
Look through the list of required attachments and make sure that you have each required document in hand before starting the registration application.
If you will foreign qualify in Oklahoma, obtain a certificate of good standing from your home state to submit during the foreign qualification process. The certificate cannot be more than 60 days old when filing foreign qualification documents.
- How to Apply -
Domestic Applicants:
1. File entity formation documents with the Oklahoma Secretary of State - Business Filing Department.
2. Submit a Registration Statement of Charitable Organization and all required attachments to the Oklahoma Secretary of State - Charitable Organizations Section.
Foreign Applicants:
1. Determine whether or not your charity will need to foreign qualify based on your activity in Oklahoma. If not required, skip to number 3.
2. File foreign qualification documents with the Oklahoma Secretary of State - Business Filing Department.
3. Submit a Registration Statement of Charitable Organization and all required attachments to the Oklahoma Secretary of State - Charitable Organizations Section.
- Required Attachments -
Registration Renewal
Form: SOS FORM 101-01/13: Registration Statement of Charitable Organization (Renewal)
Filing Method: Mail or Online
Agency Fee: $15-65 depending on contributions
Due: Annually before the anniversary date of your initial registration (if first renewal) or previous renewal filing. This means that your renewal date will change every year unless you file on the same day every year. You will not receive a renewal reminder.
Due Date Extension: Oklahoma does not grant extensions for charitable organization registration.
Notes:
Required Attachments:
Cancellation
Agency Fee: $0
Notes: To close out your registration, either submit a letter requesting cancellation or simply let the license lapse.
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Oklahoma Commercial Co-Venturer Registration
NOT REQUIRED
Commercial Co-venturer licensure is not required on the State level in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma 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.
Oklahoma Fundraising Counsel License
NOT REQUIRED
Fundraising Counsel licensure is not required on the State level in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma does not issue licenses specific to fundraising counsels.
More information: Oklahoma Secretary of State - Charitable Organizations Section
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Oklahoma Charitable Gift Annuity Registration
Agency: Oklahoma Insurance Department
Law: OK Stat. § 36-4071 through OK stat. § 36-4082
Organization Age Requirements: 3 years of continuous existence immediately preceding licensure.
Minimum Unrestricted Cash or Cash Equivalent Requirement: $100,000
Audit Requirements: Charities must submit an audited financial statement every year.
Initial Registration
Notes: Oklahoma charities must provide notice within 90 days of when they first enter into a charitable gift annuity agreement. Notices must identify the organization, certify that the organization is a charity and that the annuities issued are qualified charitable gift annuities, and be signed by an officer or director.
Registration Renewal
Due: Annually within 90 days of receipt of the final audit report.
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Oklahoma Professional Fundraiser Registration
Professional fundraiser means any person who for compensation or other consideration plans, conducts, or manages in the state of Oklahoma the solicitation of contributions for or on behalf of any charitable organization or who engages in the business of or holds himself or herself out to persons in this state as independently engaged in the business of soliciting contributions for such purpose. For the purpose of this act, professional fundraiser does not include an employee f a charitable organization who engages in such activities, nor does it include any volunteer who receives no payment, compensation or remuneration of any kind for soliciting any contributions; provided, a volunteer may receive credit for fulfilling any community service requirement of an educational institution or government agency.
In addition, for this purpose, consideration does not include incidental benefits that might be received by a noncompensated person, such as meals, supplies, or similar support and does not include reimbursement for expenses incurred by any noncomplensted person for his or her solicitation activities.
Agency: Oklahoma Secretary of State - Charitable Organizations Section
Initial Registration
Form: Application for Registration as a Professional Fundraiser
Agency Fee: $215
Original Ink: Not required
Notarize: Not required
Before you Apply:
Registration Renewal
Form: Application for Registration as a Professional Fundraiser (Renewal)
Agency Fee: $215
Due: Annually by the registration anniversary date.
Original Ink: Not required
Notarize: Not required
Oklahoma Professional Solicitor Registration
Agency: Oklahoma Secretary of State - Charitable Organizations Section
Initial Registration
Form: https://www.sos.ok.gov/(S(rxow5nrnwbjxrg45rwhhhg45))/charity/forms.aspx
Agency Fee: $25
Registration Renewal
Form: https://www.sos.ok.gov/(S(rxow5nrnwbjxrg45rwhhhg45))/charity/forms.aspx
Agency Fee: $25
Due: Annually by the registration anniversary date.
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