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How to register (and renew) a charity in Mississippi
Mississippi charitable solicitation registration is handled by the Mississippi Secretary of State, Charities Division. Here is how the filing works, from the state’s own forms and instructions.
- Agency
- Mississippi Secretary of State, Charities Division
- Forms
- An annual registration statement.
- How you file
- Online. Online filing is required.
- Who signs
- Two different officers e-sign, each verified through their own email.
- What to attach
- Organizing documents, fundraising contracts, a financial report and IRS forms.
- State fee
- $50 to register, $50 a year.
- Deadline
- Four and a half months after your fiscal year ends.
- Audit or review
- An audit above $750,000; a review from $250,000 to $750,000.
- If you file late
- Administrative penalties.
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 Mississippi 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.