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Wisconsin fund-raiser bonds (non-custodial).
$100 flat.
If your professional fund-raising never involves holding contributions, Wisconsin sets the bond at $5,000 — a quarter of the custodial amount. Our carrier's rate book prices this bond at a flat $100 — the price you see is the checkout price — filed with the Department of Financial Institutions.
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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 never has custody of contributions files an approved $5,000 bond — one-quarter of the $20,000 custodial amount, because it never touches donor money directly.
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.
The dividing line is custody. If at any point you take custody of contributions — even briefly — Wisconsin requires the $20,000 custodial bond instead. If you're not sure which applies, we'll help you confirm before issuing.
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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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$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.