TN professional solicitor bonds.
$375 flat.
A professional solicitor who raises charitable funds in Tennessee must register with the Secretary of State and file a $25,000 surety bond. Ours is $375 flat — set by our carrier's rate book, the same for every solicitor — and the application collects no credit information.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Charitable registration bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit fields, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount registration bonds like this often issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Secretary of State
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your professional solicitor registration through the Division of Charitable Solicitations & Gaming. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A professional solicitor is paid to solicit contributions for a charity — and Tennessee, like most states, regulates them closely because they handle donor money. The Secretary of State’s Division of Charitable Solicitations & Gaming conditions registration on a $25,000 surety bond filed with the registration application.
The bond is a donor- and charity-protection guarantee: it stands behind the solicitor’s compliance with the Charitable Solicitations Act and protects charities and donors from fraudulent or unethical fundraising. It runs as long as the registration is in effect, and the surety must give the state 30 days’ notice before any cancellation.
The bond is not insurance for the solicitor. If a solicitor misuses charitable funds or violates the Act and someone is harmed, a claim can be made against the bond — and if the surety pays, the solicitor repays the surety. We issue the $25,000 bond at $375 flat; the application collects no credit information.
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One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information.
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$375 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.