Which public records North Dakota keeps about a charity that asks you for money, in the state's own words. The agency the research names is the North Dakota Secretary of State. 7 official sources back this page. Last checked 2026-08-09.
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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.
Register the charitable organization before solicitation, after the entity/name registration is active, and pay $25
SOURCE VERIFIED
Before solicitation, file the Charitable Organization Registration Statement. Current SOS workflow requires the underlying name/entity registration first, uses FirstStop, and charges $25.
Applies to: A charitable organization subject to chapter 50-22 that will solicit in North Dakota.
Exceptions
SOS webpage language about 'operate and solicit' should not be expanded into a prohibition on unrelated non-solicitation operations beyond what the statute supports.
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.
Chapter 50-22 requires a financial statement but does not impose an automatic CPA audit/review threshold on an ordinary charity
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The annual financial statement must be GAAP-based and include statutory components. Unless otherwise required, it need not be certified. No automatic revenue/expense threshold in the current chapter independently requires a CPA audit, review, or compilation.
How often
Annual
Filed with
North Dakota Secretary of State
Form or portal
Charitable Organization Annual Report.
Applies to: Ordinary charities subject to chapter 50-22 reporting.
Exceptions
Agency examination authority and federal Single Audit/grant rules 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 nonprofit corporate annual report on or before February 1 and pay $10
SOURCE VERIFIED
File the chapter 10-33 annual report each year on or before February 1; current fee is $10.
How often
Annual
Filed with
North Dakota Secretary of State
Form or portal
FirstStop — Nonprofit Annual Report.
Applies to: Domestic and qualified foreign nonprofit corporations.
Exceptions
The statute's 'before February second' and SOS 'on or before February 1' are the same deadline posture.
These are the offices the North Dakota 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 North Dakota'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 North Dakota.
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 North Dakota puts on a nonprofit. The full guide covers formation, governance, reporting, tax and employment, from the same official sources.
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Official sources
7 official sources back the entries on this page. Every one is a government statute, regulation, agency instruction, form or portal.