What your state records
about charities.

All 49 states with a donor page

Each line is the state's own requirement on the organization that asks for money, in the state's wording. None of it is something a donor has to file.

1. AlabamaRegister with the Attorney General before soliciting contributions in or from Alabama
2. AlaskaRegister with the Alaska Department of Law before soliciting contributions and pay $40 unless an exemption applies
3. ArizonaOrdinary non-veterans charities do not have a general Arizona Secretary of State charitable-solicitation registration
4. ArkansasRegister the charitable organization before soliciting in Arkansas unless an exemption applies
5. CaliforniaRegister after first receiving charitable assets
6. ColoradoRegister a charitable organization before soliciting in Colorado unless exempt
7. ConnecticutRegister the charitable organization before soliciting in Connecticut unless a claimed exemption applies
8. DelawareDelaware has no general statewide registration requirement for charitable organizations or fundraisers before solicitation
9. FloridaRegister with FDACS and obtain approval before soliciting contributions in or from Florida unless an exclusion or exemption applies
10. GeorgiaRegister a covered charity before soliciting or accepting contributions in Georgia
11. HawaiiRegister with the Attorney General before soliciting contributions unless an exemption applies
12. IdahoIdaho does not impose a general statewide charitable-organization or charitable-solicitor registration under ICAPA
13. IllinoisRegister before soliciting contributions under the Solicitation for Charity Act
14. IndianaAn ordinary charity using its own bona fide personnel does not register with the Attorney General merely to solicit
15. IowaDo not create a conventional Iowa charity-registration filing for an ordinary charity using its own personnel
16. KansasRegister with the Kansas Attorney General before soliciting contributions unless a statutory exemption applies
17. KentuckyRegister with the Kentucky Attorney General before soliciting unless an exact statutory exemption applies
18. LouisianaRegister with the Attorney General at least 10 days before solicitation when using a professional solicitor
19. MaineObtain a Maine charitable-organization license at least 30 days before solicitation unless an exemption applies
20. MarylandRegister or obtain the appropriate exemption treatment before soliciting charitable contributions in Maryland
21. MassachusettsRegister a Massachusetts public charity with the Attorney General before beginning charitable work or raising funds and pay the current $100 registration fee
22. MichiganRegister before soliciting or receiving contributions in Michigan unless exempt
23. MinnesotaRegister before soliciting contributions in Minnesota unless exempt
24. MississippiRegister before soliciting in Mississippi and pay the $50 initial charity-registration fee unless an exemption applies
25. MissouriRegister with the Attorney General before soliciting if the organization has not yet obtained section 501(c)(3) recognition and no other exemption applies
26. NebraskaDo not add a separate Nebraska AG or SOS charitable-fundraising registration for ordinary solicitation when other entity requirements are satisfied
27. NevadaRegister before soliciting charitable contributions in Nevada unless a Chapter 82A.110 exemption applies
28. New HampshireRegister with the Charitable Trusts Unit on Form NHCT-11 within the six-month charitable-property timing rule
29. New JerseyRegister before operating or soliciting as a covered charity in New Jersey
30. New MexicoRegister in NM-COROS before soliciting when the organization is required to register
31. New YorkRegister under Article 7-A before soliciting contributions in New York
32. North CarolinaObtain a charitable organization or sponsor license before solicitation
33. North DakotaRegister the charitable organization before solicitation, after the entity/name registration is active, and pay $25
34. OhioRegister before soliciting contributions in Ohio unless an exemption applies
35. OklahomaRegister a covered charity before soliciting; corporate registration is not charity registration
36. OregonRegister a charitable corporation or association using Form RF-C
37. PennsylvaniaRegister on BCO-10 before covered solicitation or after crossing the contribution trigger
38. Rhode IslandRegister with DBR before solicitation when a statutory trigger applies
39. South CarolinaRegister annually before soliciting when no exclusion or exemption applies
40. South DakotaDo not invent a general South Dakota charity registration or renewal
41. TennesseeRegister before soliciting contributions in or from Tennessee unless an exemption applies
42. TexasMost ordinary Texas charities are not required to obtain a general statewide charity registration, but special solicitation regimes remain separate
43. UtahRegister before acting as a professional fundraiser in covered Utah activity
44. VermontDo not invent a general registration solely for ordinary charitable solicitation
45. VirginiaRegister before soliciting contributions in Virginia unless an exclusion or exemption applies
46. WashingtonRegister with the Washington Charities Program before soliciting when the statutory trigger applies
47. West VirginiaRegister before soliciting in West Virginia unless a statutory exemption applies
48. WisconsinRegister with DFI before soliciting in Wisconsin when the statutory trigger applies
49. WyomingWyoming has no state charity or fundraiser registration requirement under the Secretary of State system

Montana has no donor page yet: the research there does not yet establish a statewide answer to whether a charity registers before soliciting, and a page that guessed would be worse than none. Its full compliance guide is still published — Montana.