Charity_Recon

State-Specific Resources for Animal Rescue Organizations

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Each state has its own regulations, registration requirements, and consumer complaint contacts. Use the expandable section below for direct links to your state’s:

• Attorney General, Secretary of State, or Charity Office
• Animal welfare agencies and complaint forms
• Business and nonprofit search tools

Expand for State-by-State Resources

- [Alabama](#alabama) - [Alaska](#alaska) - [Arizona](#arizona) - [Arkansas](#arkansas) - [California](#california) - [Colorado](#colorado) - [Connecticut](#connecticut) - [Delaware](#delaware) - [District of Columbia](#district-of-columbia) - [Florida](#florida) - [Georgia](#georgia) - [Hawaii](#hawaii) - [Idaho](#idaho) - [Illinois](#illinois) - [Indiana](#indiana) - [Iowa](#iowa) - [Kansas](#kansas) - [Kentucky](#kentucky) - [Louisiana](#louisiana) - [Maine](#maine) - [Maryland](#maryland) - [Massachusetts](#massachusetts) - [Michigan](#michigan) - [Minnesota](#minnesota) - [Mississippi](#mississippi) - [Missouri](#missouri) - [Montana](#montana) - [Nebraska](#nebraska) - [Nevada](#nevada) - [New Hampshire](#new-hampshire) - [New Jersey](#new-jersey) - [New Mexico](#new-mexico) - [New York](#new-york) - [North Carolina](#north-carolina) - [North Dakota](#north-dakota) - [Ohio](#ohio) - [Oklahoma](#oklahoma) - [Oregon](#oregon) - [Pennsylvania](#pennsylvania) - [Rhode Island](#rhode-island) - [South Carolina](#south-carolina) - [South Dakota](#south-dakota) - [Tennessee](#tennessee) - [Texas](#texas) - [Utah](#utah) - [Vermont](#vermont) - [Virginia](#virginia) - [Washington](#washington) - [West Virginia](#west-virginia) - [Wisconsin](#wisconsin) - [Wyoming](#wyoming)

Alabama

• Alabama State Website
• Alabama Attorney General’s Office
  • Address: 501 Washington Avenue, Post Office Box 300152, Montgomery, AL 36130
  • Phone: (334) 353-1765, (800) 392-5658
  • Email: ConsumerInterest@AlabamaAg.gov
  • Charitable Organizations
  • Consumer Complaint
  • Business Lookup
• Alabama Agriculture & Industries – Animal Industries

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Alaska

• Alaska State Website
• Alaska Department of Law
  • Consumer Protection Unit
  • Address: 1031 W. 4th Avenue, Suite 200, Anchorage, AK 99501-1994
  • Phone: (907) 269-5100
  • Fax: 907-276-3697
  • Email: consumerprotection@alaska.gov
  • Search Online for Registered Charities and Paid Solicitors
  • Charity & Paid Solicitor Registration
  • Charitable Solicitations Act
  • File a Consumer Complaint

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Arizona

• Arizona State Website
• Arizona Attorney General
  • Address: 1275 W. Washington St, Phoenix, AZ 85007
  • Phone: (602) 542-5025
  • Email: consumerinfo@azag.gov
  • eCorp entity search
  • Fraud and Scams
  • File a Consumer Complaint
  • Public Records Request
• Arizona Secretary of State
  • Charity Department

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Arkansas

• Arkansas State Website
• Arkansas Secretary of State
  • Address: Executive Office State Capitol, Suite 256, 500 Woodlane Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72201
  • Phone: (501) 683-0094
  • Email: charities@sos.arkansas.gov
  • Charitable Entities
  • Charities Search
• Arkansas Attorney General
  • Consumer Protection
  • Address: 323 Center St., Suite 200, Little Rock, AR 72201-2610
  • Phone: (501) 682-2007, (800) 482-8982
  • Email: oag@arkansasag.gov
  • File a Complaint

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California

• California State Website
• Office of the Attorney General
  • Charities
  • Registry Search Tool
  • Address: PO Box 903447, Sacramento, CA 94203-4470
  • Phone: (916) 210-6400
  • Consumer Complaint
• California Department of Food and Agriculture - Animal Health and Food Safety Services

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Colorado

• Colorado State Website
• Secretary of State
  • Charities and Fundraisers
  • Address: 1700 Broadway, Suite 550, Denver, CO 80290
  • Phone: (303) 894-2200
  • Email: charitable@coloradosos.gov
  • Search
  • Charitable Solicitations
  • File a Complaint (PDF)
• Colorado Attorney General
  • Consumer Protection
  • Address: 1300 Broadway, 7th Floor, Denver, CO 80203
  • Phone: (800) 222-4444
  • File a Complaint

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Connecticut

• Connecticut State Website
• Department of Consumer Protection, Public Charities Unit
  • Charities Information for Consumers
  • License Lookup
  • Address: 450 Columbus Blvd, Ste. 801, Hartford, CT 06103
  • Phone: (860) 713-6170
  • Email: dcp.publiccharities@ct.gov
  • File a Complaint

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Delaware

• Delaware State Website
• Department of Justice, Fraud & Consumer Protection Division
  • Address: 820 N. French Street, 5th Floor, Wilmington, DE 19801
  • Phone: (302) 577-8600
  • Email: attorney.general@state.de.us
  • Consumer Complaints
• Corporate Forms and Certificates for an Exempt Corporation

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District of Columbia

• District of Columbia State Website
• Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP)
  • Address: 1100 4th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024
  • Phone: (202) 671-4500
  • Email: dcra@dc.gov
• Office of the Attorney General
  • Consumer Protection
  • Address: 400 6th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20001
  • Phone: (202) 727-3400
  • Email: nonprofit@dc.gov
  • Submit a Consumer Complaint

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Florida

• Florida State Website
• Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
  • Charities
  • Check-A-Charity
  • Address: 2005 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, FL 32399-6500
  • Phone: (850) 410-3800, (800) HELP-FLA (435-7352)
  • File a Complaint
• Office of the Attorney General
  • Address: The Capitol PL-01, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050
  • Phone: (866) 966-7226
  • File A Complaint
• Department of State
  • Division of Corporations
  • Search Records

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Georgia

• Georgia State Website
• Secretary of State
  • The Charities Division
  • Verification
  • Address: 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SE, Suite 317, West Tower, Atlanta, GA 30334
  • Phone: (404) 656-3920, (844) 753-7825
  • Email: charities@sos.ga.gov
  • File a Complaint
• Office of the Attorney General
  • Charities
• Georgia Department of Agriculture
  • Search Licenses
  • Animals
  • Reporting Animal Cruelty
  • All ISDA Laws and Rules

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Hawaii

• Hawaii State Website
• Office of the Attorney General
  • Tax & Charities Division
  • Charities Search
  • Address: 425 Queen Street, Honolulu, HI 96813-5045
  • Phone: (808) 586-1480
  • Email: ATG.Charities@hawaii.gov
• Department of Agriculture

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Idaho

• Idaho State Website
• Office of the Attorney General
  • Consumer Protection
  • Address: 954 W. Jefferson St., 2nd Floor, P.O. Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720
  • Phone: (208) 334-2424, (800) 432-3545
  • Complaint Forms
• Secretary of State
  • Business Search
• Department of Agriculture
  • Animal Industries Division
  • Complaints & Concerns
  • File a Complaint
  • All ISDA Laws and Rules

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Illinois

• Illinois State Website
• Office of the Attorney General
  • Charities
  • Charities Search
  • File a Complaint
  • Address: 115 S. LaSalle Street, 12th Floor, Chicago, IL 60603
  • Phone: (312) 814-2595
  • Rules and Statutes for Charitable Organizations
• Department of Agriculture
  • Animal Health & Welfare
  • A-Z License List

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Indiana

• Indiana State Website
• Office of the Attorney General
  • Consumer Protection Division
  • Address: IGCS 5th Floor, 402 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204
  • Phone: (317) 232-6330, (800) 382-5516
  • Consumer Complaint Form
• Indiana State Department of Agriculture

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Iowa

• Iowa State Website
• Department of Justice
  • Consumer Protection Division
  • Address: 1305 East Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA 50319
  • Phone: (515) 281-5926
  • File a Consumer Complaint
• Secretary of State
  • Business Entities Search

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Kansas

• Kansas State Website
• Office of the Secretary of State
  • Search
  • Address: 120 S.W. 10th Street, Memorial Hall, 1st Floor, Topeka, KS 66612
  • Phone: (785) 296-4564
• Office of the Attorney General
  • Consumer Protection Division
  • Address: 120 S.W. 10th Street, 2nd Floor, Topeka, KS 66612
  • Phone: (785) 296-2215
  • Charitable Organization Registration Directory
  • Charitable Organization and Solicitations Act
  • File a Complaint
• Department of Agriculture

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Kentucky

• Kentucky State Website
• Office of the Attorney General
  • Consumer Protection Division
  • Charitable Organizations Registered (PDF)
  • Databases, statutes and regulations
  • Address: 1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 200, Frankfort, KY 40601
  • Phone: (502) 696-5389
  • Consumer Complaints
• Secretary of State
  • Business Filings & Records Online Services
• Department of Agriculture

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Louisiana

• Louisiana State Website
• Department of Justice
  • Public Protection Division
  • Charity Registration Page
  • Registered Charities
  • Search for Louisiana Business Filings
  • Address: P. O. Box 94095, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9095
  • Phone: (225) 326-6465, (800) 351-4889
  • Email: ConsumerInfo@ag.louisiana.gov
  • Charity Dispute Form (PDF)
• Department of Agriculture and Forestry
  • Animals
  • File a complaint or report a violation
  • Laws, rules, and regulations

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Maine

• Maine State Website
• Department of Professional & Financial Regulation
  • Search
• Department of the Attorney General
  • Consumer Protection: Charities and Public Benefit Corporations
  • Email: consumer.mediation@maine.gov
  • Complaint Form
• Department of Secretary of State
  • Search Corporate Names
  • Charitable Solicitations Act
• Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
  • Animals & Plants
  • Animal Welfare Program
    • Animal Shelters
    • Statutes and Rules

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Maryland

• Maryland State Website
• Office of the Secretary of State
  • Charitable Organizations Division
  • SoS Charities - Public Registry
  • Email: dlcharity_sos@maryland.gov
• Office of the Attorney General
  • Address: Fred L. Wineland Building, 16 Francis Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
  • Phone: (410) 260-3855, (410) 974-5527
  • Enforcement
• Department of Agriculture
  • Animal Health Program
  • Regulations

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Massachusetts

• Massachusetts State Website
• Office of the Attorney General
  • Non-Profit Organizations/Public Charities Division
  • Public Charities Filing Search
  • File a complaint
• Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • MA Corporations Search
• Department of Agricultural Resources
  • Division of Animal Health
  • Animal Shelter and Rescue Program

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Michigan

• Michigan State Website
• Department of the Attorney General
  • Charitable Trust Section
  • Search for Charities
  • Address: P. O. Box 30214, Lansing, MI 48909
  • Phone: (517) 335-7571
  • File a Complaint
  • [The Charitable Organizations and Solicitations Act](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(f5hmbm05d3guili4m4brv2db)/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&objectname=mcl-act-169-of-1975)
• Department of Agriculture
  • Animal Health
  • File a Complaint

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Minnesota

• Minnesota State Website
• Office of the Attorney General
  • Charities Division
    • Search Organization Database
  • Address: 445 Minnesota Street, St. Paul, MN 55101-2130
  • Phone: (651) 757-1496, (800) 657-3787
  • File a Complaint

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Mississippi

• Mississippi State Website
• Office of the Secretary of State
  • Charities Division
  • Charities Search
  • Address: P. O. Box 136, Jackson, MS 39205-0136 / 125 S. Congress Street, Jackson, MS 39201
  • Phone: (601) 359-1599
  • Charity Complaint Form
• Office of the Attorney General
  • Consumer Protection Division
  • Address: P.O. Box 22947, Jackson, MS 39225-2947
  • Phone: (601) 359-4230, (800) 281-4418
  • File a Complaint

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Missouri

• Missouri State Website
• Office of the Attorney General,
  • Consumer Protection Division, Charities Unit
  • Address: P. O Box 899, Jefferson City MO 65102
  • Phone: (573) 751-3321
  • Consumer Complaint
• Missouri Business Filings
• Missouri Department of Agriculture - Animal Health Division
  • Address: 1616 Missouri Blvd PO Box 630 Jefferson City, MO 65109
  • Email: Animal.Health@mda.mo.gov
  • Phone: (573) 751-3377

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Montana

• Montana State Website
• Department of Justice
  • Consumer Protection Division
  • Address: P.O. Box 201401, Helena, MT 59620-1401
  • Phone: (406) 444-4500, (800) 481-6896
  • Email: contactocp@mt.gov
  • Complaint Against a Non-Profit Organization
• Business Search

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Nebraska

• Nebraska State Website
• Office of the Attorney General
  • Consumer Protection Division
  • Address: 2115 State Capitol Bldg., Lincoln, NE 68509
  • Phone: (402) 471-2682, (800) 727-6432
  • Email: ago.consumer@nebraska.gov
  • File A Complaint

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Nevada

• Nevada State Website
• Secretary of State
  • Search
  • Charitable Organizations
  • Address: 202 North Carson Street, Carson City, NV 89701
  • Phone: (775) 684-5708
  • Email: sosmail@sos.nv.gov
  • File a Complaint
• Office of the Attorney General
  • Bureau of Consumer Protection
  • Address: Capitol Complex, Heroes Memorial Building, 100 N. Carson St., Carson City, NV 89710-4717
  • Phone: (702) 486-3132, (888) 434-9989
  • CSU Complaints & FAQ
  • File a Complaint

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New Hampshire

• New Hampshire State Website
• Office of the Attorney General
  • Charitable Trusts
  • Registered Charities
  • Address: One Granite Place South, Concord, NH 03301
  • Phone: (603) 271-3591
  • Email: charitabletrustsunit@doj.nh.gov
  • Consumer Complaints
• Secretary of State
  • Search
  • NH-SOS - Corporation

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New Jersey

• New Jersey State Website
• Office of Attorney General
  • Charities Registration ＆ Investigation Section
  • Search For A Charity
  • Address: P.O. Box 45021, Newark, New Jersey 07101
  • Phone: (973) 504-6215, (800) 242-5846
  • Email: askconsumeraffairs@dca.lps.state.nj.us
  • To File a Complaint

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New Mexico

• New Mexico State Website
• Office of the Attorney General
  • Charities
  • Charity Search
  • Address: P.O. Drawer 1508, Santa Fe, NM 87504-1508
  • Phone: (505) 717-3500
  • Email: Charity.Registrar@nmag.gov
  • Submit a Complaint

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New York

• New York State Website
• Attorney General
  • Charities, Nonprofits & Fundraisers
  • Charities Bureau Registry Search
  • Address: 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271
  • Phone: (212) 416-8401
  • Email: charities.bureau@ag.ny.gov
  • File a charity complaint
• NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets - Division of Animal Industry

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North Carolina

• North Carolina State Website
• Office of the Secretary of State
  • Search
  • Charities Enforcement
  • Charities & Fundraisers Search
  • Address: P.O. Box 29622, Raleigh, NC 27626-0622
  • Phone: (919) 814-5400, (888) 830-4989
  • Email: csl@sosnc.gov
• Attorney General
  • Charity
  • Address: 9001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-9001
  • Phone: (919) 716-6000, (877) 566-7226
  • File a Complaint

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North Dakota

• North Dakota State Website
• Secretary of State
  • Charitable Organizations
  • Charitable Organizations Search
  • Address: 600 E. Boulevard Ave. Dept. 108, Bismarck, ND 58505-0500
  • Phone: (701) 328-3665, (800) 352-0867
• Office of the Attorney General
  • Consumer Protection Division & Resources
  • Address: 600 E. Boulevard Ave. Dept. 125, Bismarck, ND 58505-0040
  • Phone: (701) 328-2210
  • Email: ndag@nd.gov
  • General Complaint

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Ohio

• Ohio State Website
• Attorney General
  • CHARITABLE OHIO
  • Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost - Services for Business
  • Address: 30 E. Broad St. 25th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215
  • Phone: (614) 466-3180, (800) 282-0515
  • Email: CharitableLaw@OhioAGO.gov
  • File a Complaint

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Oklahoma

• Oklahoma State Website
• Secretary of State
  • Charitable Organizations
  • Search Charities/Fundraisers /Solicitors Entities
  • Address: 421 N.W. 13th St, Suite 210, Oklahoma City, OK 73103
  • Phone: (405) 522-2520
• Office of the Attorney General
  • Consumer Protection Unit
  • Address: 313 NE 21st ST, Oklahoma City, OK 73105
  • Phone: (405) 521-2029
  • Email: ConsumerProtection@oag.ok.gov
  • Charitable Organization Complaint Form (PDF)

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Oregon

• Oregon State Website
• Attorney General
  • Charitable Activities
  • Search Charities
  • Address: 100 SW Market St, Portland, OR 97201-5702
  • Phone: (971) 673-1880
  • Email: charitable.activities@doj.state.or.us
  • Submit a Complaint About a Charity
• Secretary of State
  • Nonprofit Services
  • Address: Public Service Building, 255 Capitol Street NE, Suite 151, Salem, OR 97310-1327
  • Phone: (503) 986-2200

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Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania State Website
• Department of State
  • Charitable Organizations
  • Charities
  • Charities Search
  • Address: 207 North Office Building, Room 212, Harrisburg, PA 17120
  • Phone: (717) 783-1720, (800) 732-0999
  • Email: ST-CHARITY@pa.gov
• Office of Attorney General
  • Address: 14th Floor Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120
  • Phone: (717) 783-2853
  • Submit a Complaint

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Rhode Island

• Rhode Island State Website
• Dept. of Business Regulation
  • Securities Division
  • Business Look up
    • Address: John O. Pastore Center, 1151 Pontiac Ave, 69-1, Cranston RI 02920
  • Phone: (401) 462-9583
  • Have a Question or Complaint?
• Attorney General’s Office
  • Address: 150 South Main Street, Providence, RI 02903
  • Phone: (401) 274-4400
  • File a Consumer Complaint

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South Carolina

• South Carolina State Website
• Secretary of State
  • Charity Search
  • Address: 1205 Pendleton St., Suite 525, Columbia, SC 29201
  • Phone: (803) 734-1790
  • Email: charities@sos.sc.gov
  • Consumer Affairs Complaint Filing
• Attorney General
  • Address: Rembert Dennis Building, 1000 Assembly Street, Room 519, Columbia, S.C. 29201
  • Phone: (803) 734-3970
  • Submit a Complaint

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South Dakota

No State Charity Registration Required

• South Dakota State Website
• Attorney General
  • Search
  • Address: 1302 East Highway 14, Ste. 3, Pierre, SD 57501
  • Phone: (605) 773-4400, (800) 300-1986
  • Email: consumerhelp@state.sd.us
  • Complaint Form
• Secretary of State
  • Filings Search

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Tennessee

• Tennessee State Website
• Secretary of State
  • Charities
  • Charities Search
  • Address: 8th Floor, William R. Snodgrass Tower, 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, Nashville, TN 37243
  • Phone: (615) 741-2555
  • File a Complaint
• Attorney General & Reporter
  • Reviewing Nonprofits and Charitable Trusts/Gifts
  • Address: P. O. Box 20207, Nashville, TN 37202-0207
  • Phone: (615) 741-3491
  • Nonprofit Complaint Form (PDF)

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Texas

• Texas State Website
• Office of the Attorney General
  • Charitable Trusts
  • Address: P.O. Box 12548, Austin, TX 78711-2548
  • Phone: (512) 463-2100
  • Charitable Trusts Complaints
• Secretary of State
  • Nonprofit Organizations
  • Address: P.O. Box 13697, Austin, Texas 78711-3697
  • Phone: (512) 463-5555

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Utah

• Utah State Website
• Department of Commerce
  • Registered Entities Search
  • Address: Heber M. Wells Bldg Offices, 160 East 300 South, 2nd floor, Salt Lake City. UT 84111
  • Phone: (801) 530-6601
  • Email: consumerprotection@utah.gov
  • DCP Complaints

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Vermont

No State Charity Registration Required

• Vermont State Website
• Office of Attorney General
  • Address: 109 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05609-1001
  • Phone: (802) 656-3183, (800) 649-2424
  • Email: ago.cap@vermont.gov
  • Complaint Form

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Virginia

• Virginia State Website
• Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  • Charitable Solicitation
  • Charitable Organization Database
  • Address: 102 Governor Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219
  • Phone: (804) 786-1343
  • Charitable Solicitation Complaint Form (PDF)
• Attorney General
  • Address: 202 North Ninth Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219
  • Phone: (804) 786-2071
  • OAG Online Consumer Complaint Form

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Washington

• Washington State Website
• Secretary of State
  • Corporations & Charities
  • Corporations and Charities System
  • Address: 801 Capitol Way S., Post Office Box 40234, Olympia, WA 98504-0234
  • Phone: (360) 725-0378
  • Email: charities@sos.wa.gov
• Office of the Attorney General
  • Address: 800 5th Ave. Suite 2000, Seattle, WA. 98104-3188
  • Phone: (206) 464-6684, (800) 551-4636
  • Email: charities@atg.wa.gov
  • General Consumer Complaint Form

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West Virginia

• West Virginia State Website
• Secretary of State
  • Charitable Organizations
  • Charities Search
  • Address: State Capitol Bldg. 1, Ste 157-K, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East, Charleston WV 25305-0770
  • Phone: (304) 558-6000
  • Email: charities@wvsos.com
  • Investigations Unit
• Office of Attorney General
  • Address: Post Office Box 1789, Charleston WV 25326
  • Phone: (304) 558-8986, (800) 368-8808
  • Email: consumer@wvago.gov

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Wisconsin

• Wisconsin State Website
• Department of Financial Institutions
  • Charitable & Professional Organizations
  • Address: 201 West Washington Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53703
  • Phone: (608) 261-9555
  • Email: DFICharitableOrgs@dfi.wisconsin.gov
  • Registration Search
  • Report Charitable Organization Violation
• Department of Agriculture
  • Email: DATCPHotline@Wisconsin.gov
• Department of Justice
  • How to File a Consumer Complaint

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Wyoming

No State Charity Registration Required

• Wyoming State Website
• Office of the Attorney General
  • Consumer Protection and Antitrust Unit
  • Email: AG.Consumer@wyo.gov
  • Consumer Complaints
• Secretary of State
  • Address: 2020 Carey Avenue, Suites 600 & 700, Cheyenne, WY 82002
  • Phone: (307) 777-7311
  • Business/UCC Division
  • Search

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