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How to register (and renew) a charity in New Jersey
New Jersey charitable solicitation registration is handled by the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, Charities Registration Section. Here is how the filing works, from the state’s own forms and instructions.
- Agency
- New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, Charities Registration Section
- Forms
- Form CRI-200 or CRI-150I to register, then the annual CRI-300R.
- How you file
- Online through the state’s charities portal, which became mandatory in 2025.
- Who signs
- Two officials sign each filing electronically.
- What to attach
- The Form 990 and an audit or certified financial report.
- State fee
- $30 to $250, plus $10 per unit.
- Deadline
- Six months after your fiscal year ends.
- Audit or review
- An audit above $1 million (the statute; the state’s web page still says $500,000); a certified report from $25,000 to $1 million.
- If you file late
- $25 after 30 days.
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 New Jersey 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.