Illinois Charitable Registration Agency: |
Illinois Attorney General – Charitable Trust and Solicitations Bureau |
Illinois Exempts the Following from Charitable Solicitation Registration: |
- Less than $15,000 nationwide contributions per year
- Religious organizations (Submit Illinois Charitable Organizations Registration Statement (Form C0-1)
- Educational institutions
- Membership organizations
- Political organizations
- Appeals for single individuals
- Veterans organizations
- Volunteer firefighters
- Parent-teacher organizations
- Boys’ Club of America
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Illinois Charitable Registration Form: |
URS or Illinois Charitable Organization Registration Statement (Form CO-01)
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Illinois Requires the Following Supporting Documents for Charitable Solicitation Registration: |
- Charitable Organization Annual Report (Form AG990-IL) and Non-
Solicitation Letter
- Report of Individual Fundraising Campaign (Form IFC), if professional
fundraisers are used
- Articles of incorporation or formation document
- Bylaws
- IRS determination letter, or a copy of IRS Form 1023 or IRS
Form 1024 if the IRS determination is pending
- IRS Form 990, IRS Form 990-EZ, or IRS Form 990-PF
- Audited financial statements by an independent CPA if contributions
exceed $300,000 ($25,000 if professional
fundraisers are used)
- Professional fundraiser contracts
- List of officers, directors, and trustees (name, title, address, and phone)
- List of states where registered
- List of related-party transactions (names, businesses, and addresses
of related parties).
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Illinois Charitable Registration Filing Fee: |
$15. Make check payable to Illinois Charity Bureau Fund |
Registered Charitable Registration Agent: |
Illinois does not require a registered agent for charitable solicitation registration
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Illinois Charitable Registration Filing Method: |
Mail Illinois Charitable Registration Documents to:
Charitable Trust and Solicitations Bureau
Office of the Attorney General
100 W. Randolph Street, 11th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60601
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Law Governing Illinois Charitable Registration: |
Solicitation for Charity Act, 225 ILCS 460/1 et seq.
Charitable Trust Act, 760 ILCS 55/1 et seq.
Rules: Solicitation for Charity Act, Title 14, Subtitle B, Chapter II, Part 400
Rules: Charitable Trust Act, Title 14, Subtitle B, Chapter II, Part 480.
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