Charities
Registration, filing requirements, annual filing forms, instructions and guidance for charities.
Notice to Organizations Registered With the Charities Bureau
Due to clerical error, a small number of charitable organizations’ Schedule B to IRS Form 990 or IRS Form 990PF were inadvertently posted publicly on the Office of the Attorney General’s registry of charities for a limited period of time. The affected organizations are being contacted directly by the Charities Bureau. If you are not contacted, your organization has not been identified as being affected by this error. The Charities Bureau takes its obligations to protect the confidential information of the charities it regulates very seriously and has taken additional prudent steps to safeguard this information. If you have any concerns or questions, please contact the Charities Bureau by email to charities.bureau@ag.ny.gov.
Notice!
The Attorney General’s Office has completed an IT upgrade that may cause users logging into the Charities Bureau’s online registration and annual filing forms to receive an error message. To address the problem, please clear your cache (click Ctrl+Shift+Delete) on your keyboard. If you continue to experience problems, please contact the Charities Bureau at Charities.Bureau@ag.ny.gov or by phone at 212-416-8401.
Trusts & Estates
Registration, filing requirements and forms for charitable lead trusts, remainder trusts and estates.
Fundraising Professionals
Registration, filing requirements and forms for fundraisers working with charities operating in New York State.
Registration Register your charity online. |
Annual Filing
E-file your CHAR500 online with the Charities Bureau |
| Pennies for Charity The Attorney General's Report and Database on Fundraisers in New York. |
Nonprofit Revitalization Act Key details of the Nonprofit Revitalization Act's new annual filing requirements. |
Statutes & Regulations State and Federal Laws and Regulations |
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Helpful Websites Links to Other Charity Websites |
FAQs Frequently Asked Questions |
NYPMIFA Guidance Guidance on New Legislation on Endowments |
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| Guides & Publications Forms, Guides and Informational Material |
Charities Bureau Webinars
Links to Webinars for the NonProfit Sector |
- Attorney General James Announces Plan to Preserve and Revitalize the American Irish Historical Society
- Attorney General James Releases Charities Report Finding More Than Two-Thirds of Charitable Campaign Donations Went to Charities While Professional Fundraisers Retained the Rest
- Attorney General James Sues Couple for Embezzling $1 Million in Charity Funds
- Attorney General James Warns New Yorkers to be Cautious in Charitable Giving Amid Ukranian Crisis
- Attorney General James Delivers Over $640,000 to New York Breast Cancer Organizations