File a Fundraising Service Contract Registration Online
Online Filing Mandate
Per WAC 434-120-035 online filing for the Charities Program is mandatory. There are some services that are not currently available, due to this there are .pdf fillable forms that can be submitted by mail to our office below for these services. Effective 1/1/2023 documents with or without payment received by mail will be returned to the submitter except for the forms provided below under "Mail-in only forms".
Fees
Charity fees are set by RCW 19.09.075 and WAC 434-120-042. There are no additional processing fees for using our online filing system when filing charities documents.
If additional assistance is needed, you may contact the Secretary of State CFT Program by email at: [email protected]
Purpose: A Fundraising Service Contract Registration is submitted when a Charity and a Commercial Fundraiser enter into a contract for the Commercial Fundraiser to solicit on behalf of the Charity in Washington State. This is submitted under the Charity and the person submitting must have authorization to submit on behalf of the Charity.
- Commercial Fundraiser
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Search for the commercial fundraiser by registration number, FEIN, UBI number, or the fundraiser name. If there is not a result for your search you are able to add the commercial fundraiser information.
- Subcontractors Utilized to Conduct Solicitations
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This section is used to provide a list of subcontractors that the commercial fundraiser may use for this contract. All subcontractors are required to be registered with our office as a commercial fundraiser. Search for the subcontractor by registration number, FEIN, UBI number, or the subcontractor name. If there is not a result for your search you are able to add the commercial fundraiser information.
- Fundraising Service Contract Term Dates
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Enter in the dates that the contract begins and the date services will begin. If the contract is not perpetual the contract end date and the date services will end are required to be entered.
- Charities Fundraiser Service Contract
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The supplement form to be uploaded is available on our website under Nonprofits and Charities All Forms.
- Contract Between the Charitable Organization and the Commercial Fundraiser
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Upload the contract that is signed by both the Charity and the Fundraiser. If the contract uploaded is not signed by both parties the submission will be returned. The contents that are required to be within the contract can be found under RCW 19.09.097 By submitting this form the Charity and Fundraiser are attesting that all items required in the contract are present.
- Return Address for this Filing
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If provided, the confirmation regarding this specific filing will be sent to the email address, in addition to the organization’s email address on record.
- Upload Additional Documents
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This section is used to upload additional documents as needed. Our office does not require a charity’s federal tax document.
- Signature/Attestation
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Select the box next to “by executing this document, the applicant certifies the following”.
Provide the first and last name and a contact phone number.
- Review & Submission
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When completed you will be able to select continue and be brought to a review screen, confirm that all information is correct and then select add to the cart.
Once at the shopping cart select the organization’s submission and select check out, you will then be able to review the amount to be paid and select “proceed to checkout”. The system will automatically calculate the fees
that will need to be submitted once added to your cart.
Once at the checkout screen provide the payment information and place your order.
There are no additional processing fees for using our online filing system when filing charities documents. Once the registration is completed, either automatically or once it is reviewed by a charities team member, you will be able to access the organization’s confirmation letter and file stamped documents under the “notices and filed documents” tab on the user dashboard.