The Automated Compliance Department for Nonprofits
Built for nonprofit treasurers, executive directors, and board members — every charitable solicitation deadline, fee, and exemption verified against its primary source, across every state where you fundraise.
Sign up with your EIN. We auto-fill from public records in minutes.
Pulled from public IRS 990 filings and the California Attorney General registry. Every fact tied to its source. More state registries coming.
- IRS Exempt Organization data the moment you register
- California Attorney General registry status, refreshed weekly
- Click any field on your settings page to see where the data came from
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Tracking requirements for all 50 states + DC
Every state with charitable solicitation registration requirements, including renewal deadlines, fee structures, and filing procedures — every fact tied to its primary source. See our coverage page for our verbatim-match rate by table.
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Everything you need to stay compliant
Stop juggling spreadsheets and calendar reminders. CharityFile handles the complexity so you can focus on your mission.
Smart Calendar
Deadlines calculated automatically based on your fiscal year end. Email reminders at 30, 14, and 3 days before each filing is due.
Fee Calculator
See exactly what you owe each state based on your revenue. Tiered fee structures decoded and calculated for you automatically.
Document Checklist
Know exactly which forms and attachments each state requires. Direct links to state portals and filing instructions.
Compliance protection for every stage
Multi-state charity compliance costs $7,000+/year with managed services. Miss a deadline and face compounding state-by-state penalties on top. We're the third option.
Tracker
Know Your Exposure
- Deadline tracking for all 50 states + DC (51 jurisdictions)
- Email reminders at 30, 14, and 3 days, each citing the underlying state law
- State-by-state requirements database
- Compliance status dashboard with per-field source citations
- Risk surface dashboard — felony / misdemeanor / civil exposure aggregated across your states, with the verbatim statutory mechanism for every row
- Auto-detected state exemption banners (e.g., Missouri §407.456(2)(6) 501(c)(3) blanket exemption surfaced for MO-registered customers)
- Biennial / multi-year cadence handling for non-annual filings
- Fee calculator for all states
- NY DUAL filer fee summation (7-A flat + EPTL asset tier)
Audit Shield
Prove Your Compliance
- Everything in Tracker
- On-demand re-check from public records (one-click refresh of your profile)
- AI-augmented gap-fill — primary-source-cited, operator-reviewed, no extra cost per call
- Pre-filled PDF forms (CA RRF-1, PA BCO-10, and more)
- Download forms with your data auto-filled
- Priority email support
Compliance Fortress
Sleep While We Watch
- Everything in Audit Shield
- Extended early reminders (60 / 30 / 14 / 7 / 3 / 1 days)
- Weekly automatic re-check of every field, every state
- CSV compliance report export
- All current and future PDF form templates
- Priority support with dedicated response
- Early access to new features
The cost of non-compliance
Late-filing penalties add up fast: Mississippi (misdemeanor up to $2K + 1yr jail; felony fraud up to $25K + 5yr per § 79-11-529), California ($25/month), Pennsylvania ($1,000/violation + $100/day), Alaska (Class A misdemeanor + up to $25K/violation civil), Alabama ($5,000 civil per violation + registration cancellation), Arkansas (DTPA enforcement: AG remedies, civil penalty up to $10,000/violation, restitution, injunctive relief), Arizona (Class 6 FELONY for contracted fundraiser violations + $1K civil per § 44-6561; AG Consumer Fraud Act $10K per willful violation per § 44-1522), Colorado (Class 5 felony for charitable fraud + $10K/violation CCPA civil), Connecticut ($2,500 per willful violation civil + $5,000/1yr Class B misdemeanor), District of Columbia ($500 fine / 60 days misdemeanor), Delaware (Consumer Fraud Act civil up to $10,000 per willful violation per Title 6 § 2522(b)), Florida ($500/violation for 501(c)(3) registration failure), Georgia ($10,000-$100,000/violation + felony for fraud), Hawaii (AG admin fine: $1,000/violation + $100/day continuing; late report $20/day cap $1,000), Iowa (Consumer Fraud Act civil up to $40,000 per violation per § 714.16A — among the highest civil caps of audited states), Idaho (civil $5,000/violation per § 48-606; $10,000/violation injunction per § 48-615; AG Consumer Protection enforcement), Illinois ($500-$1,000/violation for registration failure), Indiana (DCSA: $5,000/violation civil; $15,000 injunction violation; $500 incurable per IC 24-5-0.5-4), Kansas (civil penalty up to $10,000 per violation; injunction violation up to $20,000 per violation), Kentucky (Class D FELONY for knowing violations + KCPA civil), Louisiana (Charitable Solicitation Act fine: $5,000 first offense; $10,000 subsequent per LSA-R.S. 51:1909.1), Massachusetts ($50/day after 30-day notice; $10K cap), Maryland ($5,000 per violation civil + $5K/1yr misdemeanor for willful), Maine (Class D crime + up to $10K civil under UTPA), Michigan ($10,000 per violation civil + felony for fraud), Minnesota ($25,000 per violation civil + misdemeanor for willful), Missouri ($1,000 per violation civil + Class E felony for fraud), Montana (Consumer Protection Act civil up to $10,000/violation per § 30-14-142; +$10,000 vulnerable adult per § 30-14-144), North Carolina ($1,000-$10,000/violation), North Dakota (civil up to $5,000/violation + 5-year denial; Class C FELONY for post-revocation solicitation per § 50-22-05), Nebraska (Consumer Protection Act damages with discretionary increase capped at $1,000 per plaintiff per § 59-1609), New Hampshire ($10K/violation civil + entity FELONY for knowing violations), New Jersey ($10K first / $20K each additional violation), New Mexico (AG injunctive relief + civil penalties + restitution per § 57-22-9; $100 late filing fee per § 57-22-6), Nevada (civil penalty $50 baseline → $1,000 for 90+ days non-compliance; SoS revocation + AG referral per NRS § 82A.300), New York (civil $1,000/violation + $100/day per § 177; criminal prosecution per § 175; trust $10/day cap $1K per EPTL § 8-1.4), Ohio (up to $10,000 per violation + 1st-degree misdemeanor), Oklahoma ($10K civil per violation + felony for fraud), Oregon ($2,000 per violation civil + Class A misdemeanor for false filings), Rhode Island ($1,000 admin fine per violation + revocation), South Carolina (escalating misdemeanor → felony for subsequent + $10/day late fee), South Dakota (Class 6 felony >$1K; Class 5 felony >$100K per SDCL § 37-24-6; $2K civil per intentional violation per § 37-24-27), Tennessee ($5,000/violation civil + Class B misdemeanor / Class E felony), Texas (no general registration; $500/violation under §17.926 for for-profit collectors + DTPA fraud remedies), Utah (Class B misdemeanor for willful violation per § 13-22-4 — up to 6mo jail + $1K; each day = separate offense), Virginia ($5,000 per violation civil + escalating misdemeanor), Vermont (Consumer Protection Act civil up to $10,000 per unfair/deceptive act per § 2458; up to $1M for unfair competition methods), Washington ($1,000 per violation civil + gross misdemeanor for knowing), Wisconsin ($1,000-$10,000 per violation civil forfeiture; continuing violations compound daily), West Virginia (misdemeanor: first $100-$500 + 6mo jail; subsequent $500-$1K + 1yr per § 29-19-15), and Wyoming (Consumer Protection Act civil up to $10,000 per willful violation per § 40-12-113). Multi-state non-compliance compounds quickly — a single missed deadline can trigger enforcement in every state where you solicit.
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