Illinois professional fund raiser bonds.
From $100. $10,000 statutory.
Illinois requires a professional fund raiser that takes custody or control of charitable funds to file a $10,000 bond with the Attorney General under the Solicitation for Charity Act. It is filed on form CS-6 with your registration. The statutory amount is $10,000 — pricing is 1.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum; your exact price appears at the application.
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How much does an Illinois professional fund raiser bond cost?
1.5% 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 fund raiser bond — enter the amount, pay, and file with the Attorney General. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount ($10,000 statutory), and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. No credit check up to $100,000. Most applicants are approved instantly, and larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with the Attorney General
Submit the executed bond on form CS-6 with your professional fund raiser registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the fund raiser bond actually covers
Illinois regulates charitable solicitation through the Attorney General’s office under the Solicitation for Charity Act (225 ILCS 460). A professional fund raiser — a person or firm paid to solicit charitable contributions — must register before soliciting in Illinois, and renew that registration annually.
When the professional fund raiser takes custody or control of charitable funds, Section 6 of the Act requires a $10,000 bond filed with the registration on the Attorney General’s form CS-6. The bond runs to the Attorney General for the use of the State and to any person harmed — it stands behind honest handling of the money you raise for charity.
The bond expires each June 30, the registration cycle for charitable solicitation in Illinois, so a mid-year bond may be prorated. It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays a claim for malfeasance or misfeasance in your solicitation, you repay the surety. Pricing on the $10,000 bond starts from $100 — no credit check up to $100,000, and most applicants are approved instantly.
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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 the Attorney General. Submit the executed bond on form CS-6 with your professional fund raiser registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists on them.
What sets the price
The premium is 1.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. 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 the $10,000 statutory amount — the executed bond is generated instantly on form CS-6, ready to file with your registration.
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Fund raiser bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. The $10,000 statutory bond — file it with your Attorney General registration the same day.