NY professional fund raiser bonds.
$300. Five minutes.
New York requires every professional fund raiser to file a fixed $10,000 bond to register with the Charities Bureau — ours is $300 flat at our 3% rate. The application is five minutes, and registration bonds like this are the fastest thing we issue.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Registration bonds are 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, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Registration bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with your registration
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Charities Bureau registration (Form CHAR013) or annual renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$10,000 bond × 3% = $300 → above the $275 minimum, so you pay the flat 3%. Fixed amount, fixed rate, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A professional fund raiser bond is a donor-and-charity protection guarantee. You solicit contributions on behalf of charitable organizations for compensation — the state wants a financial backstop that you'll conduct those solicitations honestly and account for the money you handle.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the People of the State of New York (the obligee), with charities and donors as the protected parties. The bond stands for the benefit of anyone with a cause of action for malfeasance or misfeasance in the conduct of a solicitation.
Registration is annual — the Charities Bureau renews professional fund raiser registrations each year, and the bond is maintained alongside it. We track your term and notify you 60 and 30 days out, so your registration never lapses over paperwork.
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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.
Why is the price exactly $300? +
Do I pay the $10,000? +
How fast will I have the bond? +
Is there a credit check? +
When does it renew? +
Do professional solicitors need this too? +
Other New York bonds.
Finish your registration checklist today.
$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.