Which public records Idaho keeps about a charity that asks you for money, in the state's own words. The agency the research names is the Idaho Office of the Attorney General. 7 official sources back this page. Last checked 2026-08-04.
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What this state records about charities that ask you for money
Registration is a filing requirement, not a rating. States exempt whole categories of organization from it, so an organization that does not appear in a state record is not necessarily doing anything wrong, and one that does appear has not been endorsed.
Idaho does not impose a general statewide charitable-organization or charitable-solicitor registration under ICAPA
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The Attorney General’s official ICAPA FAQ affirmatively states that ICAPA does not require charitable organizations or charitable solicitors to register with the state. This does not remove consumer-protection, telephone-solicitation, corporate, tax, or local obligations.
What financial detail the state requires at what size
This is what the organization has to produce for the state, which tells you what already exists to ask for. It is not a statement that any particular organization is above or below these thresholds.
Do not invent a statewide annual charity report, review, or audit filing for ordinary Idaho charities
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Because Idaho has no general ICAPA registration system, the reviewed Attorney General materials do not establish a recurring statewide charity annual report or financial-statement threshold. Federal Form 990 and program-specific reports remain separate.
Whether the organization is still current with the state
Every nonprofit corporation owes its state this filing to stay in good standing, and the state keeps the result as a public record. It is separate from any charity registration above, and being current says nothing about how an organization spends what you give it.
File the Idaho annual report by the end of the anniversary month at no fee
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File an annual report beginning no later than the first year after formation or foreign registration. The report is due before the end of the month containing the anniversary of the original filing or registration, and Idaho charges no annual-report fee.
Applies to: Domestic and registered foreign Idaho nonprofit corporations.
Exceptions
This is separate from federal Form 990, Idaho tax returns, and any activity report.
Source: Idaho Business FAQ — Idaho Secretary of State and 3 more official sources below.
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Who keeps these records in Idaho
These are the offices the Idaho research itself names for the filings above. An office that keeps a record is also the place to take a question or a concern about one.
This page carries Idaho's rules, not any organization's filing history. The offices above hold the records for the organization you are asking about.
Which state's rules apply to your gift
Your state of residence, the organization's home state, and the state it solicits in can all differ. This page is about Idaho.
What this organization promised you
Restrictions on your gift, refund terms, recurring-payment terms and the acknowledgment you receive come from the organization itself. Ask it, and keep what it sends.
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The rules above are three of the requirements Idaho puts on a nonprofit. The full guide covers formation, governance, reporting, tax and employment, from the same official sources.
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