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How to register (and renew) a charity in Massachusetts
Massachusetts charitable solicitation registration is handled by the Massachusetts Attorney General, Non-Profit Organizations/Public Charities Division. Here is how the filing works, from the state’s own forms and instructions.
- Agency
- Massachusetts Attorney General, Non-Profit Organizations/Public Charities Division
- Forms
- A registration eForm, then the annual Form PC.
- How you file
- Online through the Attorney General’s charities portal, required since September 1, 2023.
- Who signs
- The signatories (two if the organization solicits) approve the filing in their own portal logins. The preparer cannot be a signatory.
- What to attach
- The Form 990 (without Schedule B) and any review or audit.
- State fee
- $100 to register. Form PC fees run from $35 to $2,000, based on revenue.
- Deadline
- Four and a half months after your fiscal year ends.
- Audit or review
- A review from $500,000 to $1 million; an audit above $1 million.
- If you file late
- Up to $50 a day, capped at $10,000.
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 Massachusetts registration and renewals for $95 a year, plus the state fee at cost. The state's own system emails your officers a signature link for each filing. We time these so they arrive in the same week, and tell you before they go out.