OH fundraising counsel bonds.
$750 flat. Soft pull.
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 $750 flat — 3% of the bond amount — with a soft credit pull only.
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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.
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.
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.
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$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. The bond runs to the statutory March 31 renewal date — pick a 1, 2, or 3-year term.
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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Five minutes. The whole thing.
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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$750 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.