Where you don't have to register

Note: Arizona repealed its general charity registration in 2013 — but organizations soliciting in the name of veterans must register with the Secretary of State, and consumer-protection rules still govern fundraising conduct.

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Note: Delaware's charitable solicitation law is anti-fraud only — no registration exists, but solicitation calls are barred between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m., and paid solicitors must keep records and written contracts.

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Note: Idaho's act is anti-fraud only — but the Attorney General must be notified before a charity dissolves or transfers substantially all of its assets, and a charity selling goods or services by unsolicited phone call must register as a telephone solicitor.

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Note: Indiana registers professional fundraisers, not charities — and charitable trusts with assets of $500,000 or more file an annual certification with the Attorney General.

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Note for Iowa organizations: professional fundraisers register with the Attorney General — and charitable trusts administered in Iowa with more than $25,000 in assets must register with the AG and file annual reports, a separate duty many organizations miss.

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Note: Montana has no charity or fundraiser registration; nonprofit corporations transacting business there still file the ordinary corporate annual report with the Secretary of State.

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Note: Nebraska repealed its solicitation registration in 1996; nonprofit corporations still file biennial corporate reports, and some municipalities have local solicitation rules.

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Note for Puerto Rico-based organizations: other requirements still apply — nonprofit corporations keep their Departamento de Estado registration and annual fee (the annual report itself was abolished for 2025 onward), Hacienda's tax-exemption certificate is needed for donors' PR deductions, and charitable gift annuities require a special insurance license.

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Note: South Dakota registers paid solicitors, not charities — and a charity using an unregistered paid solicitor commits a misdemeanor, so confirm your fundraiser's registration before a campaign.

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Note: Texas has three narrow regimes — law-enforcement-related telephone solicitation (Attorney General), public-safety organizations, and veterans organizations using paid solicitors (Secretary of State) — and private foundations send a copy of their 990-PF to the AG.

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Note: Utah repealed charity registration effective May 2024 — but nonprofits doing business in Utah upload their most recent IRS Form 990 to the Division of Corporations with each annual renewal, and professional fundraisers still register.

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Note: Vermont regulates paid fundraisers, not charities — fundraisers notify the Attorney General before campaigns and post a bond, and misrepresentation rules apply to charities directly.

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Note: Wyoming imposes no charity, fundraiser, or trust-registry duties at all; out-of-state nonprofits opening operations there handle ordinary foreign-corporation qualification.

Citation of absence · official source · verified 2026-07-23