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NYS Annual Filing for Charitable Organizations.

Charities operate solely for charitable purposes and foundations primarily operate to supply funds. Nonprofits, however, are more flexible with their activities. They operate for charitable purposes, civic improvement, welfare, recreation and pleasure.

Registration. Charitable organizations operating in New York State, unless they are in an exempt category, are required by law to register with the Attorney General's Charities Bureau.

Charities Bureau The Office of the New York State Attorney General regulates nonprofit organizations and fundraisers and provide them with helpful resources. In addition, we protect nonprofits and their donors from fraud and ensure that charitable donations are used as the donor intended.

All charitable organizations operating in New York are required by law to register and file annual financial reports with the Office of the New York State Attorney General.

Charities Annual Filing (CHAR500) Charities must file financial disclosures annually with the Charities Bureau. If you have not used this online annual filing process before, we recommend using the Annual Filing Checklist. Our step-by-step checklist will ensure you have everything ready to complete the online filing.

CHAR410 (Registration Statement for Charitable Organizations) is for unregistered organizations required to register with the Charities Bureau for the first time.

Your nonprofit is exempt if (1) it does not use professional fundraisers in New York; and (2) its gross (total) contributions from New York state are less than $25,000 per year.