WI fundraising counsel bonds.
Flat 3%. $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). At a flat 3% that is $600 — the same for everyone — with no credit check. The $20,000 is set by statute, so it is prefilled below.
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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 entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check and no waiting — 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.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. The statutory $20,000 amount comes to $600.
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 at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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Five minutes, 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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$600 flat, five-minute application, executed bond on the spot. Free until issued.