| State |
Contact Information |
Information On Their Website |
| Alabama |
Office of Attorney General
Consumer Protection Section
11 South Union St.
Montgomery, AL 36130
205-242-7334
Email Them
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There is currently no information on this site. |
| Alaska |
Fair Business Practices Section
Department of Law
1031 W 4th Ave, Ste 200
Anchorage, AK 99501-1994
907-269-5100
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There is currently no information on this site. |
| Arizona |
Secretary of State
Charitable Organization
1700 W Washington, 7th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85007-2808
800-458-5842
Fax: 602-542-1575
Email Them
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This site includes forms in Adobe PDF format and instructions. |
| Arkansas |
Office of Attorney General
200 Catlett-Prien Building
323 Center Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-682-2341
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There is currently no information on this site. |
| California |
State of California
Office of the Attorney General
PO Box 903447
Sacramento, CA 94203-4470
916-445-2021
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At this site you can order various hard cover publications. |
| Colorado |
State of Colorado
Office of Secretary of State
Licensing Section
1560 Broadway, Ste 200
Denver, CO 80202
303-894-2214
Fax: 303-894-2212
Email Them
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This site includes forms in Adobe PDF format and instructions. |
| Connecticut |
Public Charities Unit
c/o Office of the Attorney General
P.O. Box 120
Hartford, CT 06141-0120
203-566-5836
Email Them
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The Web Site includes news and forms in Adobe PDF format and instructions. |
| Florida |
Florida Department of Agriculture
Solicitation of Contributions
PO Box 6700
Tallahassee, FL 32314-6700
850-488-2221
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There is currently no information on this site. |
| Georgia |
Secretary of State
Business Services and Regulation
Suite 306, West Tower
2 Martin Luther King Jr Dr
Atlanta, GA 30334
404-656-4910
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The website has a searchable database of charities registered and laws relating to nonprofits. To see the laws, click on "links to other sites of interest". |
| Hawaii |
Department of Commerce
and Consumer Affairs
1010 Richards St
PO Box 40
Honolulu, HI 96810
808-548-5319
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There is currently no information on this site. |
| Illinois |
Charitable Trusts and Solicitation Division
100 West Randolph, 11th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601-3175
312-814-2595
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This site currently contains no information. |
| Indiana |
Office of the Attorney General
5th floor Indiana Govt Center South
402 W Washington St
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-232-2188
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There is currently no information on this site. |
| Iowa |
Department of Justice
Consumer Protection Division
Hoover Building, 2nd Floor
1300 East Walnut
Des Moines, IA 50319
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There is currently no information on this site. |
| Kansas |
Secretary of State Business Services Memorial Hall, 1st Floor 120 S.W. 10th Ave Topeka, KS 66612-1594
785-296-4564
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This web site includes forms in Adobe PDF format and instructions. The Kansas web page listed to the left is the site where you can download forms. The URL of the main page is http://www.ink.org/public/sos/charity.html. |
| Kentucky |
Attorney General's Office
1024 Capitol Center Drive
Frankfort, KY 40601-8204
502-696-5389
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This web site includes regulations and laws. It also has a searchable database of registered charities where you can check to see if your organization is currently registered in Kentucky. |
| Louisiana |
Public Protection Division
301 Main St, Ste 1250
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
504-342-7013
Email Them
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This site currently contains no information. |
| Maine |
Charitable Solicitations Registrar
State House Station #35
Augusta, ME 04333
207-624-8603
Fax: 207-287-5874
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The web site includes forms in Adobe PDF format, a listing of fees, and instructions for filing. Maine's website also has a searchable database of registered charities. |
| Maryland |
Secretary of State
Charitable Division
State House
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-974-5534
Email Them
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This web site includes forms in Adobe PDF format and instructions. |
| Massachusetts |
Department of the Attorney General
Division of Public Charities
One Ashburton Place, 14th Floor
Boston, MA 02108-1698
617-727-2200
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This web site includes forms in Adobe PDF format and instructions. |
| Michigan |
Department of the Attorney General
Charitable Trust Section
PO Box 30212
Lansing, MI 48909
517-373-1152
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This web site has a copy of the law and information to help you determine if your organization must register. |
| Minnesota |
Office of Attorney General
Charities Division
Suite 1200, NCL Tower
445 Minnesota St.
St. Paul, MN 55101-2131
612-296-6172
Email Them
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The Web Site includes forms in Adobe PDF format and instructions. Minnesota's site also contains rules for directors of charities and a searchable database of registered charities. |
| Mississippi |
Secretary of State
Charities Registration
PO Box 136
Jackson, MS 39205-0136
601-359-1371
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This site currently contains no information. |
| Missouri |
Attorney General
Supreme Court Building
PO Box 899
Jefferson City, MO 65102
314-751-8769
Email Them
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This site currently contains no information. |
| New Hampshire |
The Attorney General
Registrar of Charitable Trusts
State House Annex
33 Capitol Street
Concord, NH 03301-6397
603-271-3591
Fax: 603-271-2110
Email Them
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This web site includes forms and instructions for filing which can be printed from the site. The site also contains a copy of the law. |
| New Jersey |
NJ Division of Consumer Affairs
Charities Registration & Investigation
PO Box 45021
Newark, NJ 07101
973-504-6262
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This web site contains tips for charities and a searchable database of registered charities. |
| New Mexico |
Attorney General of New Mexico
Registrar of Charitable Organizations
PO Box 1508
Santa Fe, NM 87504-1508
505-827-6000
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This site currently contains no information. |
| New York |
Office of the Attorney General
Charities Bureau
120 Broadway, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10271
212-416-8430
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To get to the Office of Charities Registration website choose "Doing business in NYS" under general topics, then choose "How to incorporate or register as a non-profit" under "miscellaneous". |
| North Carolina |
State of North Carolina
Department of the Secretary of State
Solicitation Licensing Section
2 S. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
919-807-2214
Fax: 919-807-2220
Email Them
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This site currently contains no information. |
| North Dakota |
Secretary of State
State of North Dakota
600 East Boulevard Ave
Bismarck, ND 58505-0500
701-224-3665
Email Them
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This site currently contains no information. |
| Ohio |
Ohio Attorney General
Charitable Foundation Section
101 East Town Street, 4th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-5148
614-466-3180
Email Them
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This site currently contains no information. |
| Oklahoma |
Secretary of State
101 State Capitol
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
405-521-4274
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This site currently contains no information. |
| Oregon |
Oregon, Dept of Justice
Charitable Activities Section
1515 S W 5th Ave, Ste 410
Portland, OR 97201-5451
503-229-5725
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This web site includes forms in Adobe PDF format and instructions. Oregon's website also contains laws, instructions for filing, tips, and a searchable database of registered charities. |
| Pennsylvania |
Department of State
Bureau of Charitable Organizations
PO Box 8723
Harrisburg, PA 17120
717-783-1720
Fax: 717-762-6014
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This site currently contains no information. |
| Rhode Island |
State of Rhode Island
Department of Business Regulation
Charitable Organizations Section
233 Richmond St, Ste 232
Providence, RI 02903-4232
401-222-3048
Fax: 401-222-6098
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This site currently contains no information. |
| South Carolina |
Secretary of State
Public Charities Division
PO Box 11350
Columbia, SC 29211
803-734-1790
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This site currently contains no information. |
| Tennessee |
Department of State
Division of Charitable Solicitations
312 8th Avenue N. 8th Floor
William R. Snodgrass Tower
Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-2555
Email Them
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This web site includes forms in Adobe PDF format and instructions. Tennessee's website also contains a list of registered charities. |
| Texas |
Attorney General
Charitable Trust Section
PO Box 12548
Austin, TX 78711
512-463-2018
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This web site includes forms in Adobe PDF and MS Word formats. |
| Utah |
Department of Commerce
Division of Consumer Protection
160 East 300 South
PO Box 146704
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6704
801-530-6601
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This site currently contains no information. |
| Virginia |
Virginia Department of Agriculture
and Consumer Affairs
PO Box 1163
Richmond, VA 23209
804-786-2042
Fax: 804-371-7479
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The address to the left is for correspondence. For payment and forms write to: PO Box 1163, Richmond, VA 23209. The web site contains rules for charities. |
| Washington |
Office of the Secretary of State
Charities Division
505 E Union Ave, 2nd Floor
PO Box 40234
Olympia, WA 98504-0234
206-753-7118
Email Them
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This website contains statutes regarding nonprofits. |
| West Virginia |
Secretary of State
Room 157K, 1900 Kanawha Bldg East
Charleston, WV 25305
304-558-6000
Fax: 304-558-0900
Email Them
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This web site includes a copy of the law and forms in gif,ps,pcl, and ev format. These forms can be downloaded and printed directly. |
| Wisconsin |
Department of Regulation and Licensing
Charitable Organizations
Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708-8935
608-267-7132 A-L, 608-267-7860 M-Z
Email Them
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This web site contains instructions for filing. |
