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Wisconsin fund-raiser bonds (custodial).
$300 flat.
Wisconsin requires a professional fund-raiser that has custody of contributions to file a $20,000 bond with the Department of Financial Institutions. Ours is $300 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase.
File with DFI
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your professional fund-raiser registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Wisconsin regulates professional fund-raisers under Wis. Stat. § 202.14, administered by the Department of Financial Institutions. A fund-raiser that at any time has custody of contributions must file an approved $20,000 bond with one or more responsible sureties.
The bond runs to the state and to any person with a cause of action against the fund-raiser for liabilities arising out of its fund-raising activities or any violation of the charitable-solicitation subchapter. Donors and charities are the protected parties; you (the principal) and the surety stand behind the obligation.
Because you handle other people's charitable money, the amount is higher: $20,000 for custodial fund-raisers, versus $5,000 for those that never hold contributions. If you don't take custody, the $5,000 non-custodial bond is the right one — and if you're unsure, we'll help you confirm.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information, and most applications approve instantly.
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Finish your fund-raiser registration today.
$300 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.