Helpful Links
IRS Website: http://www.irs.gov/
IRS Form 1023 - Application for Recognition of Exemption: www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1023.pdf
IRS Instructions for completing Form 1023: http://www.irs.gov/instructions/i1023/
The Unified Registration Statement: http://www.multistatefiling.org/
Important State Charity Contact Information
Updated as of 6/16/2013
| ALABAMA: |
Office of the Attorney General 500 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, Alabama 36130 334-242-7320 [WEBSITE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE] |
| ALASKA: |
State of Alaska Department of Law 1031W. 4th Avenue, Suite 200, Anchorage, Alaska 99501-1994 907-269-5100 http://www.law.state.ak.us/department/civil/consumer/cp_topics.html#charity |
| ARIZONA: |
Secretary of State 1700 W. Washington, 7th Floor Phoenix, Arizona 85007-2808 602-542-6187; 800-458-5842 http://www.azsos.gov/business_services/charities |
| ARKANSAS: |
Attorney General’s Office 323 Center Street, Suite 200 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 501-682-2007; 800-482-8982 http://arkansasag.gov/programs/arkansas-lawyer/charities-registration/ |
| CALIFORNIA: |
Registry of Charitable Trusts P.O. Box 903447 Sacramento, California 94203-4470 916-445-2021 http://oag.ca.gov/charities |
| COLORADO: |
Colorado Department of State Charities Registration 1700 Broadway Denver, Colorado 80290 303-894-2200 and press 2 http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/charities/charitableHome.html |
| CONNECTICUT: |
Office of the Attorney General 55 Elm Street Hartford, Connecticut 06106 860-808-5318 http://www.ct.gov/ag/cwp/view.asp?a=4424&q=520630 |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: |
Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs 1100 4th Street SW Washington, DC 20024 202-442-4400 http://dc.gov/DC/DCRA/For+Business/Apply+for+a+Business+License/General+Business+and+Charitable+Solicitation+License+Information/Get+a+Charitable+Solicitation+License |
| DELAWARE: |
Department of State Division of Corporations P.O. Box 898 Dover, Delaware 19903 302-739-3073 http://corp.delaware.gov/ |
| FLORIDA: |
Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Division of Consumer Services 2005 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, Florida 32399-6500 1-800-HELP-FLA (435-7352); 850-410-3800 outside Florida http://www.800helpfla.com/socbus.html |
| GEORGIA: |
Secretary of State 237 Coliseum Drive Macon, GA 31217-3858 478-207-2440 http://www.sos.ga.gov/securities/ |
| HAWAII: |
Department of the Attorney General Tax & Charities Division 425 Queen Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 808-586-1480 http://ag.hawaii.gov/tax/ |
| IDAHO: |
Secretary of State Business Entities P.O. Box 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0080 208-334-2300 http://www.sos.idaho.gov/ |
| ILLINOIS: |
Illinois Attorney General Charitable Trust Bureau 100 W. Randolph Street, 11th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60601 312-814-2595 http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/charities/index.html |
| INDIANA: |
Secretary of State Business Services Division 302 W. Washington Street Room E018 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 317-232-6581 http://www.in.gov/sos/business/index.htm |
| IOWA: |
Secretary of State First Floor, Lucas Building 321 E. 12th St. Des Moines, Iowa 50319 515-281-5204 http://sos.iowa.gov/# |
| KANSAS: |
Kansas Secretary of State Memorial Hall, 1st Floor 120 SW 10th Avenue Topeka, Kansas 66612-1594 785-296-4564 http://www.kssos.org/business/business_charitable.html |
| KENTUCKY: |
Office of the Secretary of State Filings Branch PO Box 718 700 Capital Avenue, Suite 154 Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 502-564-3490 http://sos.ky.gov/business/filings/nonprofit.htm |
| LOUISIANA: |
Office of the Attorney General Consumer Protection Section 1885 N. 3rd Street Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 225-326-6465; 1-800-351-4889 http://ladoj.ag.state.la.us/Article.aspx?articleID=3&catID=0 |
| MAINE: |
Charitable Solicitations Act 35 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333-0035 207-624-8603 http://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/charitable/organization.htm#renewal |
| MARYLAND: |
Office of the Secretary of State Charitable Organization Division 16 Francis Street Annapolis, Maryland 21401 410-974-5534 http://www.sos.state.md.us/charity/charityhome.aspx |
| MASSACHUSETTS: |
Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General One Ashburton Place Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1518 617-727-2200 http://www.mass.gov/ago/doing-business-in-massachusetts/public-charities-or-not-for-profits/ |
| MICHIGAN: |
Attorney General Charitable Trust Section P.O. Box 30214 Lansing, Michigan 48909-7714 517-373-1152 http://www.michigan.gov/ag/0,4534,7-164-17337_18095---,00.html |
| MINNESOTA: |
Office of the Attorney General Charities Division 445 Minnesota Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 651-296-3353 http://www.ag.state.mn.us/Charities/ |
| MISSISSIPPI: |
Secretary of State Securities and Charities 700 North Street Jackson, Mississippi 39202 601-359-1048 http://www.sos.ms.gov/securities_and_charities.aspx |
| MISSOURI: |
Missouri Attorney General’s Office Supreme Court Building 207 W. High St. P.O. Box 899 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 573-751-3321 http://ago.mo.gov/checkacharity/charityregistration.htm |
| MONTANA: |
Secretary of State Room 260, Capitol Building P.O. Box 202801 Helena, Montana 59620-2801 406-444-3665 http://sos.mt.gov/Business/Forms/index.asp |
| NEBRASKA: |
Secretary of State P.O. Box 94608 Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 402-471-4079 http://www.sos.ne.gov/business/corp_serv/corp_form.html |
| NEVADA: |
Secretary of State 101 North Carson Street, Suite 3 Carson City, Nevada 89701-4789 775-684-5708 http://nvsos.gov/index.aspx?page=113 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE: |
NH Department of Justice 33 Capitol Street Concord, New Hampshire 03301 603-271-3591 http://doj.nh.gov/charitable-trusts/charities.htm |
| NEW JERSEY: |
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Charities Registration Section 124 Halsey Street Newark, New Jersey 07102 973-504-6215 http://www.njconsumeraffairs.com/charity/charfrm.htm http://www.state.nj.us/treasury//taxation/rsb100.shtml |
| NEW MEXICO: |
Attorney General’s Office Charitable Organizations 408 Galisteo Street Villagra Building Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 505-827-6000 http://www.nmag.gov/the_office/Communications-Division/consumer-protection/charities |
| NEWYORK: |
New York State Department of Law Charities Bureau 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271 212-416-8401 http://www.charitiesnys.com/home.jsp |
| NORTH CAROLINA: |
Charitable Solicitation Licensing Section NC Secretary of State P.O. Box 29622 Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0622 919-807-2214 http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/csl/ |
| NORTH DAKOTA: |
Secretary of State State of North Dakota 600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Department 108 Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0500 800-352-0867 http://www.nd.gov/sos/nonprofit/ |
| OHIO: |
Ohio Attorney General Charitable Law Section 30 E. Broad Street, 14th Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215 800-282-0515 http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Business/Services-for-Charities |
| OKLAHOMA: |
Secretary of State Business Filing Department 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Room 101 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-4897 405-521-3912 https://www.sos.ok.gov/charity/Default.aspx |
| OREGON: |
Oregon Department of Justice Charitable Activities Section 1515 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 410 Portland, Oregon 97201-5451 971-673-1880 http://www.doj.state.or.us/charigroup/pages/howto.aspx |
| PENNSYLVANIA: |
Department of State Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations 207 N. Office Building Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 717-783-1720 http://www.dos.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/charities/12444 |
| RHODE ISLAND: |
Secretary of State Business Services 148 West River Street Providence, Rhode Island 02904-2615 401-222-3040 http://sos.ri.gov/business/ |
| SOUTH CAROLINA: |
SC Secretary of State’s Office 1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 525 Columbia, SC 29201 803-734-1790 http://www.sos.sc.gov/Public_Charities |
| SOUTH DAKOTA: |
Secretary of State State Capitol 500 E. Capitol Avenue Pierre, South Dakota 57501-5070 605-773-4845 https://sdsos.gov/Business/Default.aspx |
| TENNESSEE: |
Secretary of State Division of Charitable Solicitations and Gaming 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, Snodgrass Tower, 8th Floor Nashville, Tennessee 37243 615-741-2555 www.state.tn.us/sos/charity.htm |
| TEXAS: |
Texas Secretary of State Corporations Section P.O. Box 13697 Austin, Texas 78711-3697 512-463-5555 http://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/nonprofit_org.shtml |
| UTAH: |
Department of Commerce Division of Consumer Protection 160 East 300 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 801-530-6601 http://consumerprotection.utah.gov/registrations/charities.html |
| VERMONT: |
Secretary of State Corporations Division 128 Sate Street Montpelier, Vermont 05633-1104 802-828-2386 http://www.sec.state.vt.us/corps/dobiz/npo.htm |
| VIRGINIA: |
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Consumer Protection 102 Governor Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-786-3523 http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/allforms.shtml |
| WASHINGTON: |
Office of the Secretary of State Charities Program 801 Capitol Way South PO Box 40234, Olympia, Washington 98504-0234 360-725-0378 http://www.sos.wa.gov/charities/Charitable-Organizations.aspx |
| WEST VIRGINIA: |
Secretary of State Building 1, Suite 157-K 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0770 304-558-8000; 866-767-8683 http://www.sos.wv.gov/business-licensing/charities/Pages/default.aspx |
| WISCONSIN: |
Department of Regulation and Licensing P.O. Box 8935 Madison, Wisconsin 53708 608-266-5511 http://ww2.wisconsin.gov/state/license/app?COMMAND=gov.wi.state.cpp.license.command.ShowPermitTypes&selectedLicense=200110160909412872058 |
| WYOMING: |
Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office State Capitol Building 200West 24th Street Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020 307-777-7378 http://soswy.state.wy.us/default.aspx |