Kentucky Attorney General - Charities
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Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 696-5300
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Licenses
We track the following licenses with the Kentucky Attorney General - Charities in order to provide compliance services to our clients. As a client, you see this and other Compliance Core™ data in License Manager in-line with your licenses.
Kentucky Charitable Solicitation Registration
Automatic Exemption
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Initial Registration
Form: | There is no prescribed form, instead file the required attachments in the mail. If your 990 is not available the URS can be filed instead. |
Filing Method: | Mail or on a CD or thumb drive in .pdf format |
Agency Fee: | $0 |
Turnaround: | 4-6 weeks |
Original Ink: | Not required |
Notarization Required?: | Not required |
Before you Apply: | All Applicants:
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How to Apply: | Domestic Applicants:
Foreign Applicants:
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Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | Mail or on a CD or thumb drive in .pdf format |
Agency Fee: | $0 |
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Due Date Extension: | Due dates are automatically extended for 180 days beyond the original due date, however, charities should file a copy of their IRS form 8868 when submitting their 990 if an IRS extension was granted. |
Original Ink: | Not required |
Notarization Required?: | Not required |
Notes: | Simply file your IRS Form 990 with the Kentucky Attorney General at the same time as you file it with the IRS. If your nonprofit does not file Form 990, either file IRS Form 8868 or the URS each year. |
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Reinstatement
Not required
Formal reinstatement is not required. Charities wishing to renew a lapsed registration should submit a renewal filing for the most recent fiscal year. There are no late fees, but if an organization has been soliciting while unregistered additional penalties may apply.
Change of Fiscal Year
Agency Fee: | $0 |
Notes: | File the new 990 showing a change in fiscal year. |
Cancelation
Agency Fee: | $0 |
Notes: | To close out your registration charities that are not associated with a professional solicitor contract/campaign or fundraising consultant contract, the charity can simply not submit the next IRS form 990. Alternatively the charity could submit on letterhead the date they wish to withdraw from soliciting in Kentucky. |
“Fundraising consultant” means any person who, for compensation, plans, manages, advises, consults, or develops material for or with respect to the solicitation for any charitable organization. A fundraising consultant shall not, at any time, have custody of contributions from a solicitation or solicit contributions, directly or indirectly. If a fundraising consultant’s fee is related to the amount of contributions received from a solicitation in which he took part, the consultant is considered a professional solicitor. A fundraising consultant shall not employ, procure, or otherwise engage any compensated person to solicit contributions. A bona fide salaried officer, employee, or volunteer of a charitable organization shall not be deemed to be a fundraising consultant, unless he is employed or engaged as a fundraising consultant or a professional solicitor by another charitable organization.
Kentucky Fund-Raising Consultant Registration
Agency: | Kentucky Attorney General - Charities |
Law: | |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | Yes |
Initial Registration
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Agency Fee: | $50 registration fee + $25 background check fee/person |
Notarization Required?: | Required |
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Registration Renewal
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Agency Fee: | $50 registration fee + $25 background check fee/person |
Due: | Annually by December 31. |
Notarization Required?: | Required |
Contract Filing
Form: | Fund-Raising Consultant Form 4: Contract Registration Coversheet |
Agency Fee: | $0 |
Due: | At least 14 calendar days prior to the performance of any service pursuant to the contract, a fundraising consultant must file with the Attorney General a copy of the contract. |
Amendment
Agency Fee: | $0 |
Due: | Changes to the information submitted on the registration statement must be reported within 7 calendar days after the changes occur. |
Kentucky Individual Professional Fundraiser Registration
Not required
Professional Solicitor licensure is not required on the State level in Kentucky.
The criminal history check section of the professional solicitor application applies to individual solicitors, however, no license is issued for individual employees.
More information: Kentucky Attorney General - CharitiesKentucky Professional Solicitor Registration
Agency: | Kentucky Attorney General - Charities |
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Bond Requirements: | $25,000 |
Initial Registration
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Agency Fee: | $300 registration fee + $25 background check fee/solicitor |
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Bond Amount: | $25,000 |
Registration Renewal
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Agency Fee: | $300 registration fee + $25 background check fee/solicitor |
Due: | Annually by December 31. |
Contract Filing
Form: | Professional Solicitor Form 5: Promotion Registration Statement |
Agency Fee: | $0 |
Due: | File a promotion registration statement at least 14 days prior to the start of the performance of the contract. |
Notarization Required?: | Required |
Financial Reporting
Form: | Professional Solicitor Form 6: Professional Solicitor Campaign Financial Report |
Agency Fee: | $0 |
Due: | Within 90 days after a campaign has ended and on the anniversary of commencement for campaigns lasting more than a year. |
Amendment
Agency Fee: | $0 |
Due: | Changes to the information submitted on the registration statement must be reported within 7 calendar days after the changes occur. |
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