WI fund-raiser bonds (non-custodial).
$275. Five minutes.
If your professional fund-raising never involves holding contributions, Wisconsin sets the bond at $5,000 — a quarter of the custodial amount. At our flat 3% that's below our floor, so it's priced at our $275 minimum, filed with the Department of Financial Institutions.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with DFI
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your professional fund-raiser registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, below our $275 minimum, so you pay $275, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Wisconsin regulates professional fund-raisers under Wis. Stat. § 202.14, administered by the Department of Financial Institutions. A fund-raiser that never has custody of contributions files an approved $5,000 bond — one-quarter of the $20,000 custodial amount, because it never touches donor money directly.
The bond runs to the state and to any person with a cause of action against the fund-raiser for liabilities arising out of its fund-raising activities or any violation of the charitable-solicitation subchapter. Donors and charities are the protected parties; you (the principal) and the surety stand behind the obligation.
The dividing line is custody. If at any point you take custody of contributions — even briefly — Wisconsin requires the $20,000 custodial bond instead. If you're not sure which applies, we'll help you confirm before issuing.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.