North Dakota professional fundraiser bonds.
$300 flat.
North Dakota requires every professional fundraiser to file a $20,000 bond with the Secretary of State before soliciting charitable contributions. Ours is $300 — set by our carrier's rate book, identical for every fundraiser. A quick soft credit check may apply; the bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does a North Dakota professional fundraiser bond cost?
$300 at the $20,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to registered.
Your fundraiser registration is waiting on this bond. Here's the whole process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit check.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
File with the Secretary of State
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your professional fundraiser registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the fundraiser bond actually guarantees
A professional fundraiser solicits charitable contributions for compensation — and because the money belongs to the charity and its donors, North Dakota requires a bond standing behind the fundraiser's honesty. The bond is filed with the Secretary of State as a condition of registration.
The bond is $20,000, with the fundraiser as principal, and it applies to North Dakota and to any person who has a claim against the fundraiser for liabilities arising from the fundraiser's conduct. (A fundraiser may satisfy the requirement with more than one bond as long as they total at least $20,000.)
The bond must stay in effect for the entire term of registration, and a fundraiser files a continuance certificate each year alongside a new registration statement. If the surety pays a claim, the fundraiser repays the surety. We track the renewal so your registration never lapses.
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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 $20,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The bond runs to September 1 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, September 1, in the year your term ends.
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 Secretary of State. Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your professional fundraiser registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $300 at the $20,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit check. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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Finish your fundraiser registration today.
$300, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.