Ohio fundraising counsel bonds.
$375.
A fundraising counsel that at any time has custody of contributions must register with the Ohio Attorney General and file a $25,000 surety bond, under ORC 1716.05. Ours is $375, set by our carrier’s rate book for this bond, with a soft credit pull only.
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How much does an Ohio fundraising counsel bond cost?
$375 at the $25,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to registered.
Your Attorney General registration needs this bond. Here’s the whole process:
Apply once, online
Business details, ownership, effective date. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
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.
E-sign & file with the Attorney General
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your Ohio Attorney General fundraising counsel registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Ohio regulates charitable solicitation under ORC Chapter 1716, administered by the Attorney General’s Charitable Law Section. Fundraising counsel plans, manages, or advises on charitable solicitation but does not itself solicit — and under ORC 1716.05, counsel that at any time has custody of contributions must register and post a $25,000 bond.
The trigger is custody of contributions: if your firm only consults and never touches donor money, registration and the bond may not apply; if you ever hold or control contributions, they do. The bond backs your compliance with the charitable solicitation chapter and protects the charities and donors whose money passes through your hands.
The registration and bond run on a statutory year ending March 31. The bond must stay active while you’re registered; we track the March 31 cycle and notify you 60 and 30 days out so your registration never lapses over a missed renewal.
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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 $25,000 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 March 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, March 31, 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
E-sign & file with the Attorney General. Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your Ohio Attorney General fundraising counsel registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $375 at the $25,000 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 pull. The bond renews on the statutory March 31 date.
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$375, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.