South Dakota Charity Registration: No General Requirement
South Dakota has no general charity registration. Agency page
What South Dakota's lack of a registration regime means
No general charity-registration filing here
South Dakota 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 South Dakota will never adopt a regime. The duties below apply only to some organizations.
Penalties under the state's consumer-protection law
Each act in violation of this section under one thousand dollars is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Each act in violation of this statute over one thousand dollars but under one hundred thousand dollars is a Class 6 felony. Each act in violation of this section over one hundred thousand dollars is a Class 5 felony.
Source: SDCL § 37-24-6 · verified September 23, 2026 (21 days ago) · send source
“Each act in violation of this section under one thousand dollars is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Each act in violation of this statute over one thousand dollars but under one hundred thousand dollars is a Class 6 felony. Each act in violation of this section over one hundred thousand dollars is a Class 5 felony.”
Duties that apply only to some organizations
- If the organization is a nonprofit corporation formed or qualified in this state
“Yes, annual reports are due EVERY YEAR on the 1st day of the anniversary month of when the business was initially filed with the Secretary of State's office.”
Source: sdsos.gov · verified September 15, 2026 (29 days ago) · send source
- If the organization is a nonprofit corporation formed or qualified in this state
“No foreign corporation shall have the right to do or engage in any business in this state until it shall have procured a certificate of authority so to do from the secretary of state.”
Source: sdlegislature.gov · verified September 15, 2026 (29 days ago) · send source
- If the organization dissolves, merges, converts or transfers its charitable assets
“At least ten days prior to a meeting to dissolve under this chapter, or conversion from a nonprofit corporation to a domestic business corporation or other business entity authorized by law, the corporation shall provide notice to the attorney general which notice shall include a copy of the plan for distribution of assets required pursuant to § 47-26-6 or plan of conversion pursuant to § 47-25A-8 or 47-25A-9.”
Source: sdlegislature.gov · verified September 15, 2026 (29 days ago) · send source
- If the organization conducts bingo, a lottery or a raffle
“The organizations authorized under subdivision (1) of this section, before conducting a bingo game or before selling any chances for a lottery, give thirty days' written notice of the time and place thereof to the governing body or designated administrative official of the county or municipality in which it intends to conduct the bingo game or lottery, and the governing body does not pass a resolution objecting thereto.”
Source: sdlegislature.gov · verified September 15, 2026 (29 days ago) · send source
- If the organization uses a paid solicitor, professional fundraiser, fundraising counsel or commercial co-venturer
“A contract between a paid solicitor and a charitable organization shall be in writing, shall clearly state the respective obligations of the paid solicitor and the charitable organization and shall state the minimum amount which the charitable organization shall receive as a result of the solicitation campaign, which minimum amount shall be stated as a percentage of the gross revenue.”
Source: sdlegislature.gov · verified September 16, 2026 (28 days ago) · send source
Frequently Asked Questions
Does South Dakota require charitable solicitation registration?
South Dakota has no general charity registration. Agency page: https://consumer.sd.gov/
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