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How to register (and renew) a charity in Virginia
Virginia charitable solicitation registration is handled by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs. Here is how the filing works, from the state’s own forms and instructions.
- Agency
- Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs
- Forms
- Form 102 to register, then an annual renewal.
- How you file
- Online (launched March 2026) or on paper. Third-party filers create their own account and get a registration code from the organization.
- Who signs
- The chief financial officer and another officer. Paper filings need ink originals.
- What to attach
- An officer list, the Form 990 or an audit, fundraising contracts, and the IRS determination letter.
- State fee
- $100 to register; $30 to $325 a year.
- Deadline
- Four and a half months after your fiscal year ends.
- Audit or review
- No audit or review requirement.
- If you file late
- The registration lapses, plus $100.
Virginia 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 Virginia 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.