State Charity Regulation Authorities

In most states in the United States, a charity must register before it is permitted to solicit state residents for donations. The following directory provides the regulating bureau, charitable division of the Attorney General’s office, or other registration filing authority in each state.

Please contact us if you need help filing your charitable registrations or renewals.

Alabama
Alabama Attorney General – Consumer Interest Division
Physical address:
501 Washington Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36104
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 300152
Montgomery, AL 36130
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 300152
Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone: 1-800-392-5658 or 334-242-7335
Fax: 334-242-2433
Alaska
Alaska Department of Law – Consumer Protection Unit
Mailing address:
1031 W. 4th Avenue, Suite 200
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907-269-5200 or 1-888-576-2529
Email: LawCharities@alaska.gov
Arizona
Arizona Secretary of State – Business Services Division
Mailing address:
1700 W. Washington Street, Fl. 7
Phoenix, AZ 85007-2808
Phone: 602-542-6187
Fax: 602-542-4366
Arkansas
Arkansas Secretary of State – Business and Commercial Services Division (BCS) (Charities)
Mailing address:
1401 W. Capitol Avenue Ste 250
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-683-0094
Fax: 501-682-3437
Email: charities@sos.arkansas.gov
California
California Attorney General – Registry of Charitable Trusts
Physical address:
1300 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Mailing address:
Attn: Registry of Charitable Trusts
P.O. Box 903447
Sacramento, CA 94203-4470
Phone: 916-210-6400
Notes: Use the contact form for charity inquiries.
Colorado
Colorado Secretary of State – Business & Licensing Division – Charities & Fundraisers Program
Physical address:
1700 Broadway
Suite 550
Denver, CO 80290
Phone: 303-894-2200 & press 2
Fax: 303-869-4871
Email: charitable@coloradosos.gov
Connecticut
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection – Public Charities Unit
Mailing address:
Dept. of Consumer Protection Attn: Public Charities Unit
450 Columbus Blvd, Suite 801
Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: 860-713-6270
Email: dcp.publiccharities@ct.gov
Florida
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services – Division of Consumer Services
Mailing address:
Division of Consumer Services
P.O. Box 6700
Tallahassee, FL 32399-6700
Phone: 1-800-435-7352 or 1-800-352-9832 en Espanol
Email: CSWebmaster@FDACS.gov
Georgia
Georgia Secretary of State – Charities Division
Physical address:
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE
Suite 317, West Tower
Atlanta, GA 30334
Mailing address:
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE
Suite 317, West Tower
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 470-312-2640
Email: charities@sos.ga.gov
Hawaii
Hawaii Tax and Charities Division
Physical address:
425 Queen Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-586-1480
Fax: 808-586-8116
Email: ATG.Charities@Hawaii.gov
Idaho
Idaho Office of the Attorney General
Mailing address:
700 W. Jefferson Street
Suite 210, P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720
Phone: (208) 334-2400
Fax: (208) 854-8071
Web: Home
Illinois
Illinois Attorney General – Charitable Trust Bureau
Mailing address:
100 W. Randolph Street
11th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312-814-2595
Indiana
Indiana Attorney General – Consumer Protection Division
Physical address:
302 W. Washington St., 5th Floor
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317-232-6330 or 1-800-382-5516
Web: Home
Iowa
Iowa Attorney General – Consumer Protection Division
Physical address:
1305 E. Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515-281-5926 or 1-888-777-4590
Fax: 515-281-6771
Web: Home
Email: consumer@ag.state.ia.us
Kansas
Kansas Attorney General – Consumer Protection Division – Charitable Organization Registration Program
Physical address:
120 SW 10th Ave., 2nd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: 785-296-3751
Fax: 785-291-3699
Kentucky
Kentucky Attorney General – Charities
Mailing address:
700 Capitol Avenue
Suite 118
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-696-5300
Louisiana
Louisiana Department of Justice – Public Protection Division – Charities
Mailing address:
1885 N. 3rd Street, 4th Floor
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: 225-326-6414
Fax: 225-326-6499
Email: gitsc@ag.state.la.us
Maine
Maine Office of Professional and Occupation Regulation
Physical address:
35 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0035
Phone: 207-624-8603
Maryland
Maryland Secretary of State – Charitable Organizations Division
Mailing address:
16 Francis Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: 410-974-5534 or 800-825-4510
Fax: 410-974-5190
Email: ksmith@sos.state.md.us
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Attorney General – Non-Profit Organizations/Public Charities Division
Mailing address:
One Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: (617) 727-2200, ext. 2101
Email: Charities@state.ma.us
Michigan
Michigan Attorney General – Charitable Trust Section
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 30214
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 335-7571
Fax: (517) 241-7074
Email: ct_email@michigan.gov
Minnesota
Minnesota Attorney General – Charities
Mailing address:
445 Minnesota Street
Suite 1200
St. Paul, MN 55101-2130
Phone: (651) 296-3353 or (800) 657-3787
Email: charity.registration@ag.state.mn.us
Mississippi
Mississippi Secretary of State – Charities Division
Mailing address:
125 S. Congress Street
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: 601-359-1599
Fax: 601-359-1499
Missouri
Missouri Attorney General – Charities
Mailing address:
PO Box 899
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573-751-1197
Email: registrations@ago.mo.gov
Montana
Montana Attorney General – Charities
Mailing address:
555 Fuller Avenue
P.O. Box 200151
Helena, MT 59620
Phone: 1-800-481-6896
Web: Home
Nebraska
Nebraska Secretary of State – Charities
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 94608
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 471-8606
Fax: (402) 471-2530
Web: Home
Email: sos.licensing@nebraska.gov
Nevada
Nevada Secretary of State
Physical address:
202 North Carson Street
Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: 775-684-5708
Email: sosfilings@sos.nv.gov
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Department of Justice- Charitable Trusts Unit
Physical address:
33 Capitol St.
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-3591
Email: charitabletrustsunit@doj.nh.gov
New Jersey
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs – Charities Registration Section
Physical address:
124 Halsey St.
Newark, NJ 07101
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 45021
Newark, NJ 07101
Phone: (973) 504-6200
Fax: (973) 273-8035
Email: askconsumeraffairs@dca.lps.state.nj.us
New Mexico
New Mexico Attorney General – Charities Unit
Physical address:
408 Galisteo Street
Villagra Building
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Mailing address:
P.O. Drawer 1508
Santa Fe, NM 87504-1508
Phone: 505-717-3500
Fax: 505-318-1050
Email: Charity.Registrar@nmag.gov
New York
New York Attorney General – Charities Bureau
Mailing address:
28 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10005
Phone: 212-416-8401
Email: charities.bureau@ag.ny.gov
North Carolina
North Carolina Secretary of State – Charitable Solicitation Licensing Division
Physical address:
2 South Salisbury St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
Mailing address:
PO Box 29622
Raleigh, NC 27626
Phone: (919) 814-5400
Fax: (919) 807-2220
Email: csl@sosnc.gov
North Dakota
North Dakota Secretary of State
Mailing address:
600 E. Boulevard Ave. Dept. 108
1st Floor
Bismarck, ND 58505
Phone: 701-328-2900 Toll Free: 800-352-0867 TTY: 800-366-6888
Fax: 701-328-0106
Email: sosbir@nd.gov
Ohio
Ohio Attorney General
Physical address:
30 E. Broad St.
14th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-3181
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Secretary of State – Charitable Organizations Section
Physical address:
421 N.W. 13th
Suite 210
Oklahoma City, OK 73103
Phone: (405) 521-3912
Fax: (405) 521-3771
Oregon
Oregon Department of Justice – Charitable Activities Section
Physical address:
100 SW Market Street
Portland, Oregon 97201
Mailing address:
100 SW Market Street
Portland, OR 97201
Phone: (971) 673-1880
Fax: (971) 673-1882
Email: Charitable@doj.state.or.us
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of State – Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations – Charities Section
Mailing address:
401 North Street
207 N. Office Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: 717-783-1720 or 800-732-0999
Fax: 717-783-6014
Email: ST-CHARITY@pa.gov
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation
Physical address:
1511 Pontiac Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: 401-462-9500
Fax: 401-462-9532
South Carolina
South Carolina Secretary of State – Division of Public Charities
Physical address:
1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 525
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 734-1790
Email: charities@sos.sc.gov
South Dakota
South Dakota Office of the Attorney General – Division of Consumer Protection
Physical address:
1302 E Hwy 14
Suite 3
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 773-4400
Fax: (605) 773-7163
Web: Home
Email: consumerhelp@state.sd.us
Tennessee
Tennessee Secretary of State – Division of Charitable Solicitations and Gaming
Physical address:
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Snodgrass Tower, 8th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
Mailing address:
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
6th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-1102
Phone: 615-741-2555
Email: charitable.solicitations@tn.gov
Texas
Texas Attorney General – Financial and Tax Litigation Division – Charitable Trusts Section
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 12548
Austin, TX 78711
Texas
Texas Attorney General – Consumer Protection Division
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 12548
Austin, TX 78711-2548
Phone: 800-621-0508
Web: Home
Utah
Utah Department of Commerce – Division of Consumer Protection
Physical address:
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Mailing address:
PO Box 146704
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6704-2548
Phone: 801-530-6601 or 1-800-721-SAFE
Fax: 801-530-6001
Email: consumerprotection@utah.gov
Vermont
Vermont Office of the Attorney General
Mailing address:
Vermont Attorney General’s Office
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609
Phone: 802 828-3171
Fax: 802-304-1014
Web: Home
Email: ago.info@vermont.gov
Virginia
Virginia Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs (OCRP)
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 526
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: 804-786-1343
Fax: 804-225-2666
Email: ocarpunit.vdacs@vdacs.virginia.gov
Washington
Washington Secretary of State – Corporations and Charities Division
Physical address:
Dolliver Building
801 Capitol Way South
Olympia, WA 98501
Mailing address:
PO Box 40234
Olympia, WA 98504-0234
Phone: 360-725-0378 or 800-332-GIVE (Washington only)
Email: charities@sos.wa.gov
West Virginia
West Virginia Secretary of State – Charitable Organizations Division
Physical address:
Bldg. 1, Suite 157-K
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: (304) 558-8000
Fax: (304) 558-0900
Email: charities@wvsos.gov
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) – Division of Corporate and Consumer Services – Charitable Organizations and Fund Raisers Section
Physical address:
4822 Madison Yards Way
North Tower
Madison, WI 53703
Mailing address:
PO Box 7879
Madison, WI 53707
Phone: 608-267-1711
Fax: 608-267-6813
Email: DFICharitableOrgs@dfi.wisconsin.gov
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands General Registry Department
Mailing address:
133 Elgin Avenue
Box 123
George Town, KY1-9000
Phone: 345-946-7922
Fax: 345-949-0969
Guam
Guam Office of Accountability – Department of Revenue and Taxation
Phone: 671-475-0390
Fax: 671-472-7951
Web: Home | Forms
Email: admin@guamopa.com