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North Dakota requires every professional fundraiser to file a $20,000 bond with the Secretary of State before soliciting charitable contributions. Ours is $300 — set by our carrier's rate book, identical for every fundraiser. A quick soft credit check may apply; the bond is issued when you pay.
















Your fundraiser registration is waiting on this bond. Here's the whole process — no broker phone tag:
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit check.
Most are approved as soon as you apply. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your professional fundraiser registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
A professional fundraiser solicits charitable contributions for compensation — and because the money belongs to the charity and its donors, North Dakota requires a bond standing behind the fundraiser's honesty. The bond is filed with the Secretary of State as a condition of registration.
The bond is $20,000, with the fundraiser as principal, and it applies to North Dakota and to any person who has a claim against the fundraiser for liabilities arising from the fundraiser's conduct. (A fundraiser may satisfy the requirement with more than one bond as long as they total at least $20,000.)
The bond must stay in effect for the entire term of registration, and a fundraiser files a continuance certificate each year alongside a new registration statement. If the surety pays a claim, the fundraiser repays the surety. We track the renewal so your registration never lapses.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit check. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
Start the application →$300, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.