District of Columbia charitable game bonds.
From $100.
When a District charitable organization runs bingo or raffles and doesn’t already own the prizes outright, it posts a surety bond for the prizes — generally 15% above the total value of all prizes. The premium is 2% of your bond amount, $100 minimum — enter the amount your prize list requires and see your exact price at the application.
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How much does a District of Columbia charitable game bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard charitable game bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the licensing office. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your organization’s details, the bond amount your prizes require, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $10,000. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with your game license
Submit the executed bond with your charitable game license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the charitable game bond actually covers
The District authorizes qualified charitable organizations to run bingo games, raffles, and similar charitable games. When the prizes are not already owned outright by the organization, the licensing rules call for the organization to guarantee the prizes — typically by posting proof of ownership or a surety bond.
The bond amount is generally 15% above the total value of all prizes offered. It protects winners and the public by ensuring advertised prizes can actually be paid or delivered, even if the game’s proceeds fall short.
Because the amount tracks your prize list, it changes with the game. Enter the figure your prizes require — 15% above their total value — and we issue the bond from $100, with the application collecting no credit check up to $10,000. The District’s charitable gaming provisions are codified in DC Code Title 36, Chapter 6 (recently recodified from Title 3, Chapter 13); confirm the current amount with the licensing office.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with your game license. Submit the executed bond with your charitable game license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists on them.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $10,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with your required bond amount — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your game license.
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Charitable game bond, issued today.
Premiums from $100. Enter your required amount and file the same day.