Kansas Charitable Organization Registration and Renewal

Overview

Regulatory Agency

Attorney General, Civil Division - Licensing & Inspections

Registration Required

Yes

Fee Schedule

Annual filing

Required Documents

Charitable Organization Registration Statement for Solicitations. Forms and instructions: Agency page

• Registration Form

  For the initial registration and the renewal

  Source: ksrevisor.gov · verified September 15, 2026 (1 mo ago) · send source

  “no charitable organization shall solicit funds in this state, nor employ a professional fund raiser to solicit funds in this state, for any charitable purpose, unless such organization has filed a registered statement with the attorney general prior to solicitation.”

• IRS Form 990

  For the initial registration and the renewal

  When: Organization is required to file a federal income tax return

  Source: ksrevisor.gov · verified September 15, 2026 (1 mo ago) · send source

  “a copy of the federal income tax return of the charitable organization, if the charitable organization is required to file such; otherwise a financial statement covering complete disclosure of the fiscal activities of the organization during the preceding year.”

Exemptions

• Animal shelter
  Source: ksrevisor.gov · verified May 11, 2026 (5 mo ago) · send source

  “(v) any charitable organization that is an animal shelter licensed pursuant to K.S.A. 47-1701 et seq., and amendments thereto”

• Community chest
  Source: ksrevisor.gov · verified May 11, 2026 (5 mo ago) · send source

  “(e) any incorporated community chest, united fund, united way or any charitable organization receiving an allocation from an incorporated community chest, united fund or united way”

• Community foundation
  Source: ksrevisor.gov · verified May 11, 2026 (5 mo ago) · send source

  “(r) any community foundation or community trust to which deductible contributions can be made by individuals, corporations, public charities and private foundations, as well as other charitable organizations and governmental agencies for the overall purposes of the foundation or to particular charitable and endowment funds established under agreement with the foundation or trust for the charitable benefit of the people of a specific geographic area”

• Educational

  This exemption still requires a filing.

  Source: ksrevisor.gov · verified September 14, 2026 (1 mo ago) · send source

  “provided that the annual financial report of such institution or library shall be filed with the attorney general”

• Fraternal membership
  Source: ksrevisor.gov · verified September 15, 2026 (1 mo ago) · send source

  “Fraternal, patriotic, social, educational, alumni organizations and historical societies when solicitation of contributions is confined to their membership”

• Limited audience
  Source: ksrevisor.gov · verified May 11, 2026 (5 mo ago) · send source

  “(s) any charitable organization that does not intend to or does not actually solicit or receive contributions from more than 100 persons”

• Medical facility
  Source: ksrevisor.gov · verified May 11, 2026 (5 mo ago) · send source

  “(n) any licensed medical care facility that is organized as a nonprofit corporation under the laws of this state”

• Religious
  Source: ksrevisor.gov · verified May 11, 2026 (5 mo ago) · send source

  “(k) any corporation, trust or organization incorporated or established for religious purposes, or established for charitable, hospital or educational purposes and engaged in effectuating one or more of such purposes, that is affiliated with, operated by or supervised or controlled by a corporation, trust or organization incorporated or established for religious purposes”

• Small organization

  Threshold: $10,000 (contributions)

  Source: ksrevisor.gov · verified September 14, 2026 (1 mo ago) · send source

  “any charitable organization that does not intend to solicit and receive and does not actually receive contributions in excess of $10,000 during such organization's tax period, as defined by K.S.A. 17-7501 , and amendments thereto, if all of such organization's fundraising functions are carried on by persons who are unpaid for such services”

• Volunteer fire
  Source: ksrevisor.gov · verified May 11, 2026 (5 mo ago) · send source

  “(f) a bona fide organization of volunteer firemen, or a bona fide auxiliary or affiliate of such organization, if all fundraising activities are carried on by members of such organization or an affiliate thereof and such members receive no compensation, directly or indirectly, therefor”

• Youth organization
  Source: ksrevisor.gov · verified September 14, 2026 (1 mo ago) · send source

  “the boy scouts of America and the girl scouts of America, including any regional or local organization affiliated therewith”

Duties that apply only to some organizations

• If the organization's receipts, or its use of paid fundraisers, reach the state's audit or review trigger

  “A charitable organization that received contributions in excess of $500,000 during the organization's most recently completed fiscal year shall file, in addition to the federal income tax returns or the statement required by subsection (b), an audited financial statement for the charitable organization's most recently completed fiscal year, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and the opinion of an independent certified public accountant on the financial statement.”

  Source: ksrevisor.gov · verified September 15, 2026 (1 mo ago) · send source

Enforcement in Kansas

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