South Carolina
Office of the Secretary of State
Public Charities Division
1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 525
Columbia, SC 29211
803-734-1790
http://www.sos.sc.gov/Public_Charities
Charity Registration Compliance
The following is a list of each state agency responsible for charity registration compliance:
Alabama
Office of Attorney General, Consumer Protection
Post Office Box 300152
Montgomery, AL 36130
334-242-7335
800-392-5658
http://www.ago.state.al.us/Page-Consumer-Protection-Consumer-Charities
Alaska
Alaska Department of Law
Attorney General’s Office
1031 W. 4th Avenue, Suite 200
Anchorage, AK 99501-1994
907-269-5200
888-576-2529
http://www.law.alaska.gov/consumer/charityreg.html
Arizona
Secretary of State
Attn: Business Services
1700 W. Washington Street, Fl. 7
Phoenix, AZ 85007-2808
602-542-6187
800-458-5842
https://www.azsos.gov/business/charities
Arkansas
Office of Attorney General-Consumer Protection Division
Charitable Registration Bureau
323 Center St., Suite 1100
Little Rock, AR 72201-2610
501-682-2007
https://arkansasag.gov/arkansas-lawyer/public-protection/column-one/charities/
California
Office of Attorney General
P.O. Box 903447
Sacramento, CA 94203
916-445-2021
https://oag.ca.gov/charities
Colorado
Office of the Secretary of State
1700 Broadway, Suite 200
Denver, CO 80290
303-894-2200
https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/charities/charitableHome.html
Connecticut
Department of Consumer Protection
Public Charities
165 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
860-713-6170
http://www.ct.gov/dcp/cwp/view.asp?q=459952
District of Columbia
Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs
1100 4th Street, S.W., 2nd Floor
Washington, D.C. 20024
202-442-4400
https://dcra.dc.gov/page/get-charitable-solicitation-license
Florida
Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
407 S. Calhoun Street, First Floor
Tallahassee, FL 32399-6500
850-410-3800
http://www.freshfromflorida.com/Business-Services/Solicitation-of-Contributions
Georgia
Office of the Georgia Secretary of State
Securities and Charities Division
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SE, Suite 820 west Tower
Atlanta, GA 30334
478-207-2440
http://www.consumer.ga.gov/consumer-topics/charities
Hawaii
Department of the Attorney General
425 Queen Street
Honolulu, HI 96813-5045
808-586-1480
http://ag.hawaii.gov/tax/
Illinois
Office of the Attorney General
100 W. Randolph Street, 11th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
312-814-2595
http://www.ag.state.il.us/charities/register_report.html
Kansas
Secretary of State
120 S.W. 10th Street
Memorial Hall, 1st Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-4564
http://www.kssos.org/business/business_charitable.html
Kentucky
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 200
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-696-5300
http://ag.ky.gov/civil/consumerprotection/charity/Pages/default.aspx
Louisiana
Office of the Attorney General
1885 N. 3rd Street, 4th Floor
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
225-326-6400
https://www.ag.state.la.us/Article.aspx/291?catId=0
Maine
Department of Professional & Financial Regulation
35 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
207-624-8624
http://www.state.me.us/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/charitable/index.html
Maryland
Office of the Secretary of State
Charitable Organization Division
State House
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-974-5534
http://sos.maryland.gov/Charity/Pages/default.aspx
Massachusetts
Office of the Attorney General
Non-Profit Organization and Public Charities Division
One Ashburton Place, Room 1413
Boston, MA 02108
617-727-2200
http://www.mass.gov/ago/doing-business-in-massachusetts/public-charities-or-not-for-profits/registering-a-public-charity/
Michigan
Charitable Trust Section
Office of the Attorney General
Charitable Trust Section
525 West Ottawa Street, 1st Fl., Williams Bldg.
Lansing, MI 48933
517-373-1152
http://www.michigan.gov/ag/0,4534,7-164-17337_18095_18101-45037–,00.html
Minnesota
Office of the Attorney General
Charities Division
1200 Bremer Tower
445 Minnesota Street
St. Paul, MN 55101-2130
651-757-1311
https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Charity/InfoCharitableorgandTrusts.asp
Mississippi
Office of the Secretary of State
Charities Division
P.O. Box 136
Jackson, MS 39205-0136
601-359-1048
http://www.sos.ms.gov/Charities/Pages/How-Do-I-Register.aspx
Missouri
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division, Charities Unit
P. O Box 899, 207 West High Street
Jefferson City, MO 65102
573-751-3321
https://ago.mo.gov/divisions/civil/consumer/business-registrations/charitable-organizations-professional-fundraisers
New Hampshire
Charitable Trusts Unit
Department of Justice
33 Capitol Street
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-3591
https://www.doj.nh.gov/charitable-trusts/charities.htm
New Jersey
Charities Registration Section
Division of Consumer Affairs
124 Halsey Street, 7th Floor
Newark, NJ 07101
973-504-6215
http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/charities/Pages/default.aspx
New Mexico
Office of the Attorney General
Registry of Charitable Organizations
111 Lomas Blvd.,NW, Suite 300
Albuquerque, NM 87102
505-827-6000
http://www.nmag.gov/charities.aspx
New York
New York State Department of Law (Office of the Attorney General)
Charities Bureau
120 Broadway
New York, NY 10271
212-416-8401
https://www.charitiesnys.com/RegistrySearch/search_charities.jsp
North Carolina
Office of the Secretary of State
Charitable Solicitation Licensing Section
P.O. Box 29622
Raleigh, NC 27626-0622
919-807-2214
https://www.sosnc.gov/csl/
North Dakota
Office of the Secretary of State
Licensing Division
600 E. Boulevard Ave. Dept. 108
Bismarck, ND 58505-0500
701-328-3665
http://sos.nd.gov/business/nonprofit-services/charitable-organizations-soliciting-contributions
Ohio
Office of the Attorney General
Charitable Law Section
150 E. Gay St., 23rd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-3130
800-282-0515
http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Business-and-Non-Profits/Charity/Charitable-Registration
Oklahoma
Office of the Secretary of State
Charitable Organizations
421 N.W. 13th Street, Suite 210
Oklahoma City, OK 73103
405-522-2520
https://www.sos.ok.gov/(S(rxow5nrnwbjxrg45rwhhhg45))/charity/Default.aspx
Oregon
Charitable Activities Section
100 SW Market Street
Portland, OR 97201-5702
971-673-1880
http://www.doj.state.or.us/charigroup/pages/howtoreg.aspx
Pennsylvania
Department of State
Bureau of Charitable Organizations
207 North Office Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
717-783-1720
http://www.dos.pa.gov/BusinessCharities/Charities/Pages/default.aspx
Rhode Island
Department of Business Regulation
Charitable Organization Section
1151 Pontiac Ave, 69-1
Cranston RI 02920
401-462-9527
http://www.dbr.state.ri.us/divisions/charitable/
Tennesee
Department of State
Division of Charitable Solicitations
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, 8th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-2555
http://sos.tn.gov/charitable
Texas
Office of the Attorney General
Charitable Trusts Section
P.O. Box 12548, Capital Station
Austin, TX 78711-2548
512-463-2100
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/cpd/charities-nonprofits-registration-filings
Utah
Department of Commerce
Division of Consumer Protection
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City. UT 84111
801-530-6601
http://consumerprotection.utah.gov/registrations/charities.html
Virginia
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs
P.O. Box 526
Richmond, VA 23218
804-786-1343
http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/food-charitable-solicitation.shtml
Washington
Charities Program
Office of the Secretary of State
Post Office Box 40234
Olympia, WA 98504
360-725-0378
https://www.sos.wa.gov/charities/
West Virginia
Office of the Secretary of State
Charities Division
State Capitol Bldg. 1, Ste 157-K
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Charleston, WV 25305-0770
304-558-8000
http://www.sos.wv.gov/business-licensing/charities/Pages/default.aspx
Wisconsin
Department of Financial Institutions
P.O. Box 7879
Madison, WI 53703
608-267-1711
https://www.wdfi.org/CharitableOrganizations/