ND professional fundraiser bonds.
$600 flat. Soft pull.
North Dakota requires every professional fundraiser to file a $20,000 bond with the Secretary of State before soliciting charitable contributions. Ours is $600 flat — 3% of the bond amount, identical for every fundraiser. One soft credit pull, e-signed in 1–2 business days.
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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 pull.
Reviewed & approved
Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
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.
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$20,000 bond × 3% = $600, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price. The bond renews on the statutory September 1 cycle.
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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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
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If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Finish your fundraiser registration today.
$600 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.