Indiana Charity Registration: No General Requirement
Indiana has no general charity registration. Agency page
What Indiana's lack of a registration regime means
No general charity-registration filing here
Indiana 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 Indiana will never adopt a regime. The duties below apply only to some organizations.
Penalties under the state's consumer-protection law
If a court finds any person has knowingly violated section 3 or 10 of this chapter, other than section 3(b)(19), 3(b)(20), or 3(b)(40) of this chapter, the attorney general, in an action pursuant to subsection (c), may recover from the person on behalf of the state a civil penalty of a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation.
Source: IC 24-5-0.5-4 · verified September 14, 2026 (1 mo ago) · send source
“If a court finds any person has knowingly violated section 3 or 10 of this chapter, other than section 3(b)(19), 3(b)(20), or 3(b)(40) of this chapter, the attorney general, in an action pursuant to subsection (c), may recover from the person on behalf of the state a civil penalty of a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation.”
Duties that apply only to some organizations
- If the organization uses a paid solicitor, professional fundraiser, fundraising counsel or commercial co-venturer
“The charitable organization on whose behalf the professional solicitor is acting must certify that the information filed under subsections (e) and (f) is true and complete to the best of its knowledge.”
Source: iga.in.gov · verified September 15, 2026 (29 days ago) · send source
- If the organization is a nonprofit corporation formed or qualified in this state
“The biennial report must be delivered to the secretary of state for filing every two (2) calendar years on a schedule determined by the secretary of state.”
Source: iga.in.gov · verified September 15, 2026 (29 days ago) · send source
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Indiana require charitable solicitation registration?
Indiana has no general charity registration. Agency page: https://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/consumer-protection-division/charities-and-donors/charitable-fundraising/
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