Delaware Charity Registration: No General Requirement
Delaware has no general charity registration. Agency page
What Delaware's lack of a registration regime means
No general charity-registration filing here
Delaware has no general charitable-solicitation registration regime CharityFile tracks. That is not a claim that other states' rules vanish if you solicit there, or that Delaware will never adopt a regime. The duties below apply only to some organizations.
Penalties under the state's consumer-protection law
the person shall forfeit and pay to the State a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation
Source: Delaware Code Title 6 § 2522(b) · verified September 14, 2026 (1 mo ago) · send source
“the person shall forfeit and pay to the State a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation”
Duties that apply only to some organizations
- If the organization uses a paid solicitor, professional fundraiser, fundraising counsel or commercial co-venturer
“There shall be a written contract between a professional solicitor and a charitable/fraternal organization that clearly states the respective obligations of the professional solicitor and the charitable/fraternal organization and the compensation terms of the professional solicitor.”
Source: delcode.delaware.gov · verified September 15, 2026 (29 days ago) · send source
- If the organization is a nonprofit corporation formed or qualified in this state
“Annually on or before June 30, a foreign corporation doing business in this State shall file a report with the Secretary of State.”
Source: delcode.delaware.gov · verified September 15, 2026 (29 days ago) · send source
- If the organization is a nonprofit corporation formed or qualified in this state
“Annually on or before March 1, every corporation now existing or hereafter incorporated under Chapter 1 of this title or which has accepted the Constitution of this State, shall make an annual franchise tax report to the Secretary of State.”
Source: delcode.delaware.gov · verified September 15, 2026 (29 days ago) · send source
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Delaware require charitable solicitation registration?
Delaware has no general charity registration. Agency page: https://revenue.delaware.gov/business-tax-forms/fundraisers-and-charitable-solicitations/
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