Find out what you need to know and who you need to register with when planning nonprofit fundraising.
If your nonprofit is fundraising, does business, or owns property in California, it likely has to register with the California Attorney General's Registry of Charitable Trusts.
If your nonprofit is doing fundraising in Florida, it likely has to register with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and renew the registration each year.
If your nonprofit is doing fundraising in New York, it likely has to register with the New York State Attorney General's Charities Bureau.
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