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How to register (and renew) a charity in Kansas
Kansas charitable solicitation registration is handled by the Kansas Attorney General (moved from the Secretary of State in 2021). Here is how the filing works, from the state’s own forms and instructions.
- Agency
- Kansas Attorney General (moved from the Secretary of State in 2021)
- Forms
- The same registration statement, filed every year.
- How you file
- On paper, with a check.
- Who signs
- Signed and sworn to by two officers, one of them the chief financial officer (K.S.A. 17-1763(b)).
- What to attach
- The Form 990 or the Attorney General’s financial statement, and an audit if required.
- State fee
- $25.
- Deadline
- The registration expires six months after your fiscal year ends.
- Audit or review
- An audit above $500,000 in contributions.
Sources
Researched October 2026 from the agency’s forms, instructions and statutes. Fees and deadlines change; we confirm the current rules each time we file. This page describes how the filing works and is not advice on whether your organization must register.
We can file this for you
We can prepare and file your Kansas registration and renewals for $95 a year, plus the state fee at cost. This is covered by the one batch of officer signatures we collect from you each year.