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How to register (and renew) a charity in Michigan
Michigan charitable solicitation registration is handled by the Michigan Attorney General, Charitable Trust Section. Here is how the filing works, from the state’s own forms and instructions.
- Agency
- Michigan Attorney General, Charitable Trust Section
- Forms
- Form CTS-01 to register, then the annual Form CTS-02.
- How you file
- By email (preferred), mail or fax.
- Who signs
- An authorized representative certifies with a typed name. No officer is required.
- What to attach
- The Form 990, an officer list, the resident agent, and any audit or review.
- State fee
- No state fee.
- Deadline
- 30 days before the registration expires, which is seven months after your fiscal year ends.
- Audit or review
- An audit at $575,000 or more; a review from $325,000 to $575,000.
Michigan accepts the Unified Registration Statement.
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 Michigan 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.