Washington Secretary of State
Charitable Solicitations and Trusts
General Information
The Charitable Solicitations Program registers individuals, organizations, and commercial fundraisers that solicit charitable donations from the general public. Both the benefiting charities as well as independent, for profit entities soliciting funds must, in most cases, register annually.

The Charitable Trust Program registers individuals and organizations that are holding assets in Washington State in trust for a charitable purpose. The assets are invested for income-producing purposes. The income is then designated and distributed for a charitable purpose according to the terms and conditions of the trust agreement.

Registrations pursuant to the Charitable Solicitation and Trust Acts are separate from and in addition to corporate filing requirements. For additional information or forms to incorporate, please contact the Corporations Division by calling (360) 725-0377 or visit the Corporations Web page.

Washington State Charities Advisory Council
Governing Laws and Regulations
Public Presentations
Charities and Nonprofit Corporations 101 - October 30, 2008
How to form a nonprofit and keep it current
When a nonprofit corporation has to file with the Charities Program

Charities 101 - pdf Download the PowerPoint presentation as a PDF File

Charities 101 - ppt Download the PowerPoint presentation

Nonprofit Corporations 101 - pdf Download the PowerPoint presentation as a PDF File

Nonprofit Corporations 101 - ppt Download the PowerPoint presentation