Charitable Trusts and Solicitors

Charitable Registration - Filing Fees and Deadlines

• File your Charitable Registration/Annual Financial Report Online

Charitable Trust Registration-Ohio 501(c)(3) organizations only

• Ohio Charitable Trust Act Information Sheet
• Charitable Trust Registration Form
• Verification of Filing with Internal Revenue Service
• Annual Report of Charitable Organization

Charitable Solicitation Registration

• Ohio Charitable Organizations "Solicitation" Act Information Sheet
• Charitable Organization Registration Statement
• Request to Amend a Charitable Organization Registration Statement
• Verification of Registration with the Ohio Attorney General's Office

Charitable Registration and Reporting Forms

• Annual Report of Charitable Organization
• Bond for Professional Solicitor and Fund-Raising Counsel
• Charitable Organization Registration Statement
• Charitable Trust Registration Form
• Registration Form for a Fund-Raising Counsel
• Registration Form for a Professional Solicitor
• Request to Amend a Charitable Organization Registration Statement
• Solicitation Campaign Financial Report
• Solicitation Notice
• Verification of Registration with the Ohio Attorney General's Office

Charitable Fund Raising in Ohio by Professional Solicitors

• 2005 Report

This annual report contain information about charities that hired professional solicitors to conduct fund-raising. The reports show that several charities using professional solicitors only receive a small fraction of donations given by the public.

• Professional Solicitors Registered in Ohio as of 7-22-08

Charitable Law Publications

• Guide for Board Members
  Guide for Foundation Board Members

  This guide is provided by the Attorney General to enable trustees and board members of charitable organizations to understand the duties and responsibilities they accept when they volunteer to serve.

• Guide for Grantmaking Foundations

  This brochure, produced as a joint project between Ohio Grantmakers Forum and the Attorney General's office, can help you understand your foundation's registration and reporting requirements under Ohio law.

• Professional Solicitor Registration Information

  Ohio's charitable solicitation statute provides that every professional solicitor that intends to solicit contributions in Ohio on behalf of any charitable organization, prior to engaging in any such solicitation, shall register with the Attorney General's office.

Ohio Law Affecting Charitable Organizations

• Ohio Revised Code, Sections 109.23-33 -- Ohio Charitable Trust Act
• Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 1716 -- Charitable Organizations
• Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 109:1 -- Charitable Foundations
• Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 2915