NJ professional fund raiser bonds.
$600. Five minutes.
An independent paid fund raiser who handles a charity’s money in New Jersey must file a $20,000 bond with the Attorney General. Ours is $600 flat — 3% of the bond amount, the same for every fund raiser — and there is no credit check on this bond.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Charitable-registration bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Attorney General
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your fund-raiser registration through the Division of Consumer Affairs. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
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$20,000 bond × 3% = $600, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
New Jersey regulates charitable fund-raising under the Charitable Registration and Investigation Act (N.J.S.A. 45:17A-18 et seq.), administered by the Attorney General through the Division of Consumer Affairs. An independent paid fund raiser who has custody, control, or access to a charity’s money must register and file a bond.
The bond is a charity-and-donor protection guarantee. Under N.J.S.A. 45:17A-27, it is issued for the benefit of any person with a cause of action against the fund raiser for a violation of the Act, in the aggregate sum of $20,000, and must stay in effect for the entire registration period.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The surety must give the Division 60 days’ written notice before cancelling, so a lapse can’t catch the state by surprise. We track the bond and notify you well ahead of renewal.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Finish your fund-raiser registration today.
$600 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.