Wisconsin fundraising counsel bonds.
From $100. $20,000 standard.
Wisconsin requires a registered fund-raising counsel to file a $20,000 bond with the Department of Financial Institutions under Wis. Stat. 202.13(2). The premium is 1.5% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum, shown at the application. The $20,000 is set by statute, so it is prefilled below.
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How much does a Wisconsin fundraising counsel bond cost?
1.5% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard fund-raising counsel bond — confirm the amount, pay, and file with DFI. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the statutory $20,000 bond amount, and the effective date — that is the application. No credit check up to $100,000.
Issued on the spot
Most applications approve instantly — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay.
File with the Department of Financial Institutions
Submit the executed bond with your fund-raising counsel registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever DFI insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the fundraising counsel bond actually covers
Wisconsin regulates professional fund-raising counsel — people and firms paid to plan, manage, or advise on charitable solicitation campaigns — through the Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) under Wis. Stat. ch. 202. Registration is conditioned on a surety bond.
The amount is fixed by statute at $20,000. The bond runs to the state and to any person who may have a cause of action against the counsel for liabilities arising out of their fund-raising activities or any violation of the subchapter and its rules. You must keep the bond in effect for as long as your registration is active.
A fund-raising counsel who does not intend to earn more than $1,000 per year is generally exempt — but if you cross that threshold, you have 30 days to comply. If a valid claim is paid, you repay the surety; it is not insurance for you. We issue the statutory $20,000 bond with premiums starting from $100.
You need this bond if you are
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 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.
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 Department of Financial Institutions. Submit the executed bond with your fund-raising counsel registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever DFI insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
The bond amount is prefilled at the statutory $20,000 — submit the application and the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with DFI.
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Fundraising counsel bond, issued today.
From $100, no credit check up to $100,000, executed bond on the spot. Free until issued.