Rhode Island professional fundraiser bonds.
$150 flat.
A Rhode Island professional fundraiser (fund raiser) registers with the Department of Business Regulation and files a $10,000 bond under the charitable solicitation act (R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 5-53.1). Ours is $150 flat — the same for everyone. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Rhode Island professional fundraiser bond cost?
$150 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Charitable-solicitation bonds are simple license bonds. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. No financials, and no credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount license bonds like this often issue right after purchase.
File with the Dept. of Business Regulation
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your fundraiser registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Rhode Island regulates charitable solicitation under R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 5-53.1, administered by the Department of Business Regulation's charities and securities section. A professional fund raiser — anyone who, for compensation, plans, manages, conducts, or assists with a solicitation for charitable purposes — must register and post security.
The bond is a $10,000 surety bond filed with the registration. It protects the public and the charities a fundraiser works for against losses from the fundraiser's malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in conducting solicitation activity.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a valid claim, you repay the surety. The bond stays in force until canceled, and the Department can terminate or cancel it; a fundraiser who handles donations honestly treats the bond as a registration formality.
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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 $10,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 Dept. of Business Regulation. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your fundraiser registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $150 at the $10,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$150 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.