North Dakota Fundraising Licensing
Below, you'll find licensing requirements for a range of fundraising activities. At a glance, you can see requirements, fees, filing instructions, and links to forms for everything from charitable gaming and cause marketing to professional fundraisers and charitable gift annuities.
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Company Licenses
North Dakota Nonprofit & Fundraising Company Licenses
North Dakota Certificate of Exemption to Issue Gift Annuities
Agency: | North Dakota Insurance Department |
Law: | ND Century Code § 26.1-34.1 et seq. |
Initial Registration
Form: | Form SFN 17914: Application for Certification of Exemption to Issue Gift Annuities |
Agency Fee: | $100 |
Notarization Required?: | Required |
Notes: | Charities should submit the application, agent of process attachment, segregated account attachment, statements reflecting financial and other conditions of the organization, proof of tax exemption, and samples of the charitable annuity contracts to apply. |
Renewal Not Required
Not required
The certificate of exemption does not expire, but financial statements must be submitted annually.
Financial Reporting
Filing Method: | Email financial statements to colicexam@nd.gov with the subject line of "Gift Annuity Financial Statement". |
Agency Fee: | $0 |
Due: | Audited (or unaudited if audited are unavailable) financial statements are due annually within 15 days of their preparation. |
North Dakota Charitable Gaming Licenses
Initial Registration
North Dakota Charitable Organization Registration
Agency: | North Dakota Secretary of State |
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Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | Yes |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
One-Time Exemption Registration
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Initial Registration
Charitable Organization Registration Statement
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Agency Fee: | $25 |
Turnaround: | 4-6 weeks |
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: | $10 |
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Due Date Extension: | Due dates can be extended for 3 months beyond the original due date by submitting an amendment through the online portal. |
Original Ink: | Not required |
Notarization Required?: | Not required |
Penalties: | Charities that do not renew their registration by the due date or approved extension must go through the reregistration process. |
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Reinstatement
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Agency Fee: | $25 reregistration fee + $10 filing fee |
Penalties: | Charities suspected of violating the North Dakota Charitable Organizations Soliciting Contributions Act may have their registration denied, suspended, or revoked by the Secretary of State. Upon application by the Secretary of State or Attorney General, the court may issue the following remedies:
A conviction of knowingly violating this Act is considered a Class A misdemeanor. A conviction of soliciting with a revoked registration is considered a Class C felony. |
Notes: | Charities wishing to renew a lapsed registration must submit a reregistration filing, financials from the most recent fiscal year, and payment of the required fees. |
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Change of Fiscal Year
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Agency Fee: | $0 |
Notes: | Changes to the fiscal year of a charity can be reported through the online portal. |
Cancelation
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Notes: | To close out your registration, all financial reports must be submitted and current to the last day solicitations took place in North Dakota. Once these documents are filed, the registration can be canceled through the online portal. |
North Dakota Commercial Co-Venturer Registration
Not required
Commercial Co-venturer licensure is not required on the State level in North Dakota.
North Dakota does not currently have a traditional registration requirement for commercial co-venturers, but they may need to follow other regulations before and after fundraising events.
"Professional fundraiser" means a person who, for financial compensation or profit,
performs for a charitable organization a service in connection with which contributions
are, or will be, solicited in this state by the compensated person or by a compensated
person the person employs, procures, or engages to solicit; or a person who for
compensation or profit plans, manages, advises, consults, or prepares material for, or
with respect to, the solicitation in this state of contributions for a charitable
organization. A bona fide full-time salaried officer or employee of a charitable
organization maintaining a permanent establishment within the state may not be
deemed to be a professional fundraiser.
An attorney, investment counselor, or banker who advises any person to make a
contribution to a charitable organization may not be deemed, as the result of that
advice, to be a professional fundraiser.
North Dakota Professional Fundraiser Registration
Agency: | North Dakota Secretary of State |
Law: | |
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | Yes |
Bond Requirements: | $20,000 |
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
Professional Fundraiser Registration
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Agency Fee: | $100 |
Original Ink: | Not required |
Notarization Required?: | Not required |
Notes: | A copy of all contracts with charitable organizations must be submitted with the application. |
Registration Renewal
Professional Fundraiser Registration Renewal
Form: | Form SFN 11303: Professional Fundraiser Application (Renewal) |
Agency Fee: | $100 |
Due: | Annually by August 31. |
Original Ink: | Not required |
Notarization Required?: | Not required |
Contract Filing
Agency Fee: | $0 |
Due: | After the filing of the Professional Fundraiser Registration, any contracts entered into with any charitable organizations must be submitted to the Secretary of State within 10 days of the execution of those contracts. |
Individual Licenses
North Dakota Individual Nonprofit & Fundraising Licenses
North Dakota Individual Professional Fundraiser Registration
Not required
Professional Solicitor licensure is not required on the State level in North Dakota.
Solicitors who are not employed by a professional fundraising firm but operate independently may be required to register. Employees of professional fundraising firms are generally not required to register as an individual solicitor in North Dakota.