IL professional fund raiser bonds.
Flat 3%. $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 — we issue it at a flat 3% ($300) with no credit check.
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No underwriting queue for the standard fund raiser bond — enter the amount, pay, and file with the Attorney General. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount ($10,000 statutory), and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. 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.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. The statutory amount is $10,000, so the standard premium is $300.
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. We issue the $10,000 bond at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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Five minutes, 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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Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. The $10,000 statutory bond is $300 — file it with your Attorney General registration the same day.