Texas Fundraising Licensing
Below, you'll find licensing requirements for a range of fundraising activities. At a glance, you can see requirements, fees, filing instructions, and links to forms for everything from charitable gaming and cause marketing to professional fundraisers and charitable gift annuities.
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Company Licenses
Texas Nonprofit & Fundraising Company Licenses
Texas Bingo License
Initial Registration
| Agency: | Texas Lottery - Charitable Bingo Operations Division |
| Form: | Form ID-1: Application for an Original License to Conduct Bingo |
Texas Charitable Gift Annuity Registration
Initial Registration
| Notes: | Texas charities must provide notice on the day they first enter into a charitable gift annuity agreement. Notices must identify the organization, certify that the organization is a charity and that the annuities issued are qualified charitable gift annuities, and be signed by an officer or director. |
Registration Renewal
Not required
Texas Charitable Solicitation Registration
Automatic Exemption
| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Notes: | Only certain public safety organizations, independent promoters, public safety publications, veterans organizations, and telephone solicitors are required to register. All other charities are automatically exempt. |
Initial Registration
| Form: | Form 3201: Public Safety Organization, Independent Promoter, or Public Safety Publication Registration/Renewal Statement or Form 3501: Veterans Organization Solicitation Registration Statement |
| Agency Fee: | $150 for veterans organizations and $250 for public safety organizations |
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| Before you Apply: | All Applicants:
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| How to Apply: | Domestic Applicants:
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Registration Renewal
| Form: | Form 3201: Public Safety Organization, Independent Promoter, or Public Safety Publication Registration/Renewal Statement (Renewal) or Form 3501: Veterans Organization Solicitation Registration Statement (Renewal) |
| Due: | Annually by the registration anniversary date. |
| Due Date Extension: | Texas does not grant extensions for charitable organization registration. |
| Required Attachments: | None |
Supplemental Reporting
Veterans Organization Annual Report
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| Agency Fee: | $50 |
| Due: | Annually by January 15. |
| Notes: | This report is due when a veterans organization receives more than $500 during a calendar. |
Texas Commercial Co-Venturer Registration
Not required
Commercial Co-venturer licensure is not required on the State level in Texas.
Texas does not currently have a traditional registration requirement for commercial co-venturers, but they may need to follow other regulations before and after fundraising events.
Texas Fundraising Counsel Registration
Not required
Fundraising Counsel licensure is not required on the State level in Texas.
Texas does not currently have a traditional registration requirement for fundraising counsels, but they may need to follow other regulations before and after fundraising events.
Texas Professional Fundraiser Registration
Not required
Professional Fundraiser licensure is not required on the State level in Texas.
Texas does not have a broad registration requirement for professional fundraisers, although solicitors for veteran's organizations may be required to register.
Texas Raffle License
Not required
Charitable Gaming licensure is not required on the State level in Texas.
Texas does not issue permits for charitable raffles at the state level, however, charities must follow the relevant state laws when conducting a raffle. Charities can only host 2 raffle events per calendar year.
Texas Temporary Bingo License
| Game Type: | Bingo |
| Agency: | Texas Lottery - Charitable Bingo Operations Division |
Initial Registration
| Agency: | Texas Lottery - Charitable Bingo Operations Division |
| Form: | Form ID-20: Original Application for Temporary Bingo Occasions for Non-Licensed Organization |
Texas Veterans Organization Solicitor Registration
| Agency: | Texas Secretary of State - Registrations Unit |
Initial Registration
| Form: | Form 3504: Veterans Organization Solicitor's Registration Statement |
| Agency Fee: | $500 |
| Original Ink: | Not required |
| Notarize: | Not required |
Registration Renewal
| Form: | Form 3504: Veterans Organization Solicitor's Registration Statement (Renewal) |
| Agency Fee: | $500 |
| Due: | Annually by the registration anniversary date. |
| Original Ink: | Not required |
| Notarize: | Not required |
Financial Reporting
| Form: | Form 3506: Veterans Organization Solicitor's Quarterly Report |
| Agency Fee: | $50 |
| Due: | By the end of each calendar quarter in which the solicitor raised at least $5,000 for a veteran's organization. |
| Notes: | A solicitor that raises more than $5000 for a veterans organization during a calendar quarter, must file the following report with the secretary of state at the end of that calendar quarter. |
Individual Licenses
Texas Individual Nonprofit & Fundraising Licenses
Texas Individual Professional Fundraiser Registration
Not required
Professional Solicitor licensure is not required on the State level in Texas.
Solicitors who are not employed by a professional fundraising firm but operate independently may be required to register. Employees of professional fundraising firms are generally not required to register as an individual solicitor in Texas.
