New York Attorney General - Charities Bureau
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Contact Information
28 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10005
Phone: (212) 416-8401
Web: Home Name search
Email: charities.bureau@ag.ny.gov
Licenses
We track the following licenses with the New York Attorney General - Charities Bureau 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.
New York Charitable Organization Registration
Agency: | New York Attorney General - Charities Bureau |
Law: | New York Executive Law, Article 7A § 172 and New York Estates, Powers and Trusts Law, Article 8 § 1.4 |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
Notes: | Every contract entered into with a professional fund raiser, fund raising counsel, or commercial co-venturer must contain, in a conspicuous typeface:
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Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
One-Time Exemption Registration
Exemption Eligible Organizations: | EXC Article 7-A Exemptions
EPT Article 8 Exemptions
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Agency Fee: | $0 |
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Initial Registration
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Agency Fee: | $25 (there is no fee if exempt from registration under article 7a) |
Turnaround: | 2-3 months |
Original Ink: | Not required |
Notarization Required?: | Not required |
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Before you Apply: | Domestic Applicants:
Foreign Applicants:
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How to Apply: | Domestic Applicants:
Foreign Applicants:
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Registration Renewal
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Agency Fee: | $25 for article 7a organizations. EPTL organizations pay a fee based on the net worth of the organization:
Dual filers pay 7A and EPTL fees. |
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Due Date Extension: | Due dates are automatically extended for 180 days beyond the original due date. |
Original Ink: | Not required |
Notarization Required?: | Not required |
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Financial Reporting
Financial Disclosure Report
Agency: | New York Department of State - Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code |
Instructions: | Financial Reports to Be Filed by Certain Not-for-Profit Organizations |
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Agency Fee: | $25 |
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Financial Reporting
Funding Disclosure Report
Agency: | New York Department of State - Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code |
Instructions: | Financial Reports to Be Filed by Certain Not-for-Profit Organizations |
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Agency Fee: | $25 |
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Financial Reporting
Annual Financial Report
Agency: | New York Department of State - Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code |
Instructions: | Financial Reports to Be Filed by Certain Not-for-Profit Organizations |
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Agency Fee: | $25 |
Due: | Annually by the 15th day of the 5th month following the close of your fiscal year. So if your fiscal year ends December 31, renewal is due May 15. |
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Notes: | Charities that are required to file a Funding Disclosure Report pursuant to Executive Law Section 172-e or a Financial Disclosure Report pursuant to Executive Law section 172-f are required to file an annual financial report with the Department of State. |
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Amendment
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Agency Fee: | Fees will be calculated upon submission of the amendment. The system will notify you of the required payment. |
Reinstatement
Not required
Formal reinstatement is not required. Charities who wish to renew a lapsed registration with an expiration date within the last 12 months should submit a standard renewal filing. If registration has lapsed for more than one year, charities should submit a registration amendment (CHAR410-A) and the required annual filings and fees for each missing year (up to 3 years). The registration amendment & fee form can be submitted online, but all short-year filings & fees for missing years must be submitted by mail.
Change of Fiscal Year
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Agency Fee: | $0 |
Notes: | To change your fiscal year you must email charities.bureau@ag.ny.gov and inform them of the change. They will then mail you a list of documents that they need from you and a cover letter that you must include when you mail these documents back. |
Cancelation
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Agency Fee: | $0 |
Notes: | To withdraw a registration you must submit a letter requesting the withdrawal with the required annual financial filings. |
Fund raising counsel means any person who for compensation consults with a charitable organization or who plans, manages, advises, or assists with respect to the solicitation in this state of contributions for or on behalf of a charitable organization, but who does not have access to contributions or other receipts from a solicitation or authority to pay expenses associated with a solicitation and who does not solicit. A bona fide officer, volunteer, or employee of a charitable organization or an attorney at law retained by a charitable organization or an individual engaged solely to draft applications for funding from a governmental agency or an entity exempt from taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, shall not be deemed a fund raising counsel.
New York Fundraising Counsel Registration
Agency: | New York Attorney General - Charities Bureau |
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Initial Registration
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Agency Fee: | $800 |
Notes: | Contracts - See §§172-d, 173-a, 174, 174-a, Executive Law
Books and Records - See §173, Executive Law
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Registration Renewal
Form: | CHAR 014: Fundraising Counsel Registration Statement (Renewal) |
Agency Fee: | $800 |
Due: | Annually |
Contract Filing
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Agency Fee: | $0 |
Due: | File a contract certification at least 10 days prior to the start of each solicitation campaign. |
Notes: | Every contract entered into pursuant to subdivision one of this section shall contain, in a conspicuous typeface:
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A professional fund raiser is any person who directly or indirectly, by contract, including but not limited to sub-contract, letter or other agreement or other engagement on any basis, for compensation or other consideration (a) plans, manages, conducts, carries on or assists in connection with a charitable solicitation or who employs or otherwise engages on any basis another person to solicit from persons in this state for or on behalf of any charitable organization or any other person, or who engages in the business of, or holds himself out to persons in this state as independently engaged in the business of soliciting for such purpose; (b) solicits on behalf of a charitable organization or any other person; or (c) who advertises that the purchase or use of goods, services, entertainment or any other thing of value will benefit a charitable organization but is not a commercial co-venturer. A bona fide director, trustee, officer, volunteer, or employee of a charitable organization or a fund raising counsel shall not be deemed a PFR.
New York Professional Fundraiser Registration
Agency: | New York Attorney General - Charities Bureau |
Law: | |
Bond Requirements: | $10,000 |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Agency Fee: | $800 |
Original Ink: | Not required |
Notarization Required?: | Not required |
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Registration Renewal
Form: | https://www.charitiesnys.com/fund_raising_professionals_new.html |
Agency Fee: | $800 |
Due: | Annually |
Contract Filing
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Agency Fee: | $0 |
Due: | File a contract certification at least 10 days prior to the start of each solicitation campaign. |
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Financial Reporting
Form: | CHAR 037: Professional Fundraising Interim/Closing Statement |
Agency Fee: | $0 |
Due: | Within 90 days after a campaign has ended and within 15 months after the start of contract commencement for campaigns lasting more than a year and annually thereafter. |
New York Professional Solicitor Registration
Agency: | New York Attorney General - Charities Bureau |
Initial Registration
Form: | |
Agency Fee: | $80 |
Original Ink: | Not required |
Notarization Required?: | Not required |
Registration Renewal
Form: | https://www.charitiesnys.com/professional_solicitors_new.html |
Agency Fee: | $80 |
Due: | Annually |
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