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How to register (and renew) a charity in Maine
Maine charitable solicitation registration is handled by the Maine Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Charitable Solicitations. Here is how the filing works, from the state’s own forms and instructions.
- Agency
- Maine Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Charitable Solicitations
- Forms
- A license that expires on November 30 each year.
- How you file
- Online through the state licensing portal.
- Who signs
- The principal officer swears to the initial application once. Each renewal carries a certification.
- What to attach
- Organizing documents at first licensing; an Annual Fundraising Activity Report with each renewal.
- State fee
- $20 a year.
- Deadline
- November 30.
- If you file late
- $50 from December 1 to March 1. More than 90 days late means applying again.
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 Maine registration and renewals for $95 a year, plus the state fee at cost. We can file this one on your standing authorization. Your officers do not need to sign anything for it each year.