Charities

All charitable organizations operating in New York State are required by law to register and file annual financial reports with the Attorney General's Office. This includes any organization that conducts charitable activities, holds property that is used for charitable purposes, or solicits financial or other contributions.

The Attorney General’s Charities Bureau now offers online registration for charitable organizations. Please refer to the Online registration userguide and Online registration FAQ’s for help using the new online system.

View forms and instructions for registering a charitable lead trust or a charitable remainder trust.

• Forms and Instructions

***The IRS is currently experiencing intermittent issues in verifying EINs. If you are not able to find your charity in the system, please try again later.***

Register a Charity Online Now

E-File: Complete your CHAR500 and file attachments online at Form990.org .

Printable forms for manual filing:

Annual Filing

• Schedule B to IRS 990 – Guidance on Filing Requirement


• Summary of Annual Filing Requirements For Filings Due After July 1, 2014 (PDF)


• Extension Request Procedure Change : 180 Day Extension of Time to File is Granted (March 17, 2015) ) (PDF)


• Frequently Asked Questions

• CHAR 500 (2019) | 2019 Filing Instructions
  Annual Filing for Charitable Organizations - 2019
• CHAR 500 (2018) | 2018 Filing Instructions
  Annual Filing for Charitable Organizations - 2018
• CHAR 500 (2017) | 2017 Filing Instructions
  Annual Filing for Charitable Organizations - 2017
• CHAR 500 (2016) | 2016 Filing Instructions
  Annual Filing for Charitable Organizations - 2016
• CHAR 500 (2015) | 2015 Filing Instructions
  Annual Filing for Charitable Organizations - 2015
• CHAR 500 (2014)
  Annual Filing for Charitable Organizations - 2014
• CHAR 500 (2013)
  Annual Filing for Charitable Organizations - 2013
• CHAR 500 (2012) | 2012 Filing Instructions
  Annual Filing for Charitable Organizations - 2012
• CHAR 500 (2011) | 2011 Filing Instructions
  Annual Filing for Charitable Organizations - 2011
• CHAR500 (2010) | 2010Filing Instructions
  Annual Filing for Charitable Organizations - 2010
• CHAR 500-C Combined Annual Financial Report
• CHAR500-Ci
  Instructions for Form CHAR500-C

• Solicitation for the Relief of an Individual