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Alabama

Office of the Attorney General

501 Washington Avenue

Montgomery, AL 36104

800-392-5658

 

Alaska 

Department of Law

1031 West 4th Avenue, Suite 200

Anchorage, AK 99501-1994

907-269-5100

 

Arizona

Office of the Attorney General

2005 N. Central Avenue

Phoenix, AZ 85004-2926

800-352-8431

 

Arkansas 

Office of the Attorney General

323 Center Street, Suite 200

Little Rock, AR 72201

800-482-8982

 

California 

Department of Justice

Public Inquiry Unit

P.O. Box 944255

Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

916-210-6276

 

Colorado 

Office of the Secretary of State

1700 Broadway, Suite 200

Denver, CO 80290

855-428-3555

 

Connecticut 

Office of the Attorney General

165 Capitol Avenue

Hartford, CT 06106

860-808-5318

 

Delaware 

Department of Justice

Carvel State Building

820 N. French Street

Wilmington, DE 19801

302-577-8600

 

Florida 

Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services

Division of Consumer Services

P.O. Box 6700

Tallahassee, FL 32399-6700

800-HELP-FLA (or 800-435-7352)

 

Georgia 

Office of the Secretary of State

2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE

Suite 317, West Tower

Atlanta, GA 30334

844-753-7825

 

Hawaii 

Department of the Attorney General

Tax & Charities Division

425 Queen Street

Honolulu, HI 96813

808-586-1480

 

Idaho 

Office of the Attorney General

Consumer Protection Division

954 W. Jefferson Street, 2nd Floor

Boise, ID 83720

800-432-3545

 

Illinois 

Office of the Attorney General

Charitable Trust Bureau

100 W. Randolph Street, 11th Floor

Chicago, IL 60601

312-814-2595

 

Indiana 

Office of the Attorney General

Consumer Protection Division

302 W. Washington Street, 5th Floor

Indianapolis, IN 46204

800-382-5516

 

Iowa

Office of the Attorney General

Consumer Protection Division

Hoover State Office Building

1305 E. Walnut Street

Des Moines, IA 50319-0106

888-777-4590

 

Kansas

Office of the Attorney General

120 SW 10th Avenue, 2nd  Floor

Topeka, KS 66612-1597

800-432-2310

 

Kentucky

Office of the Attorney General

Consumer Protection Division

1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 200

Frankfort, KY 40601

888-432-9257

 

Louisiana

Department of Justice

Consumer Protection Section

P.O. Box 94005

Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005

800-351-4889

 

Maine

Office of the Attorney General

6 State House Station

Augusta, ME 04333

207-626-8849

 

Maryland

Office of the Secretary of State

Charitable Organizations Division

16 Francis Street

Annapolis, MD 21401

800-825-4510

 

Massachusetts 

Office of the Attorney General

Non-Profit Organizations/Public Charities Division

One Ashburton Place

Boston, MA 02108

617-727-2200, Ext. 2101

 

Michigan 

Department of the Attorney General

G. Mennen Williams Building, 7th Floor

525 W. Ottawa Street

P.O. Box 30212

Lansing, MI 48909

517-335-7571

 

Minnesota 

Office of the Attorney General

445 Minnesota Street, Suite 1400

St. Paul, MN 55101

800-657-3787

 

Mississippi 

Office of the Secretary of State

Charities Division

125 S. Congress Street

Jackson, Mississippi 39201

P.O. Box 136

Jackson, MS 39205-0136

601-359-1599

 

Missouri 

Office of the Attorney General

Supreme Court Building

207 W. High Street

P.O. Box 899

Jefferson City, MO 65102

800-392-8222

 

Montana

Department of Justice

Office of Consumer Protection

P.O. Box 200151

Helena, MT 59620-0151

800-481-6896

 

Nebraska

Office of the Attorney General

Consumer Protection Division

2115 State Capitol

Lincoln, NE 68509

800-727-6432

 

Nevada

Office of the Secretary of State

101 N. Carson Street, Suite 3

Carson City, NV 89701

775-684-5708

 

New Hampshire

Department of Justice

Charitable Trusts Unit

33 Capitol Street

Concord, NH 03301

603-271-3591

 

New Jersey

Office of the Attorney General

Division of Consumer Affairs

P.O. Box 45021

Newark, NJ 07101

973-504-6215

 

New Mexico

Office of the Attorney General

Charitable Organizations

P.O. Drawer 1508

Santa Fe, NM 87504-1508

505-717-3500

 

New York

Office of the Attorney General

Charities Bureau

28 Liberty Street

New York, New York 10005

212-416-8401

 

North Carolina

Office of the Secretary of State

2 S. Salisbury Street

Raleigh, NC 27601-2903

919-814-5400

 

North Dakota

Office of the Attorney General

600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 125

Bismarck, ND 58505

800-472-2600

 

Ohio

Office of the Attorney General

30 E. Broad Street, 14th Floor

Columbus, OH 43215

800-282-0515

 

Oklahoma

Office of the Attorney General

313 N.E. 21st Street

Oklahoma City, OK 73105

405-521-3921

 

Oregon

Department of Justice

Charitable Activities Section

100 S.W. Market Street

Portland, OR 97201-5702

971-673-1880

 

Pennsylvania

Department of State

Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations

Charities Section

401 North Street

207 North Office Building

Harrisburg, PA 17120

800-732-0999

 

Rhode Island

Department of Business Regulation

Charitable Organizations

1511 Pontiac Avenue

Cranston, RI 02920

401-462-9500

 

South Carolina

Office of the Secretary of State

Charities Division

1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 525

Columbia, SC 29201

803-734-1790

 

South Dakota

Office of the Attorney General

Division of Consumer Protection

1302 E. Hwy 14, Suite 3

Pierre, SD 57501

605-773-4400

 

Tennessee

Office of the Secretary of State

Division of Charitable Solicitations and Gaming

312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue

Snodgrass Tower, 6th Floor

Nashville, TN 37243

615-741-2555

 

Texas

Office of the Attorney General

P.O. Box 12548

Austin, TX 78711-2548

800-621-0508

 

Utah

Department of Commerce

Division of Consumer Protection

P.O. Box 146704

Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6704

801-530-6601

 

Vermont

Office of the Attorney General

109 State Street

Montpelier, VT 05609

800-649-2424

 

Virginia

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs

P.O. Box 1163

Richmond, VA 23218

804-786-1343

 

Washington

Office of the Secretary of State

Legislative Building

P.O. Box 40220

Olympia, WA 98504-0220

360-725-0378

Washington D.C.

Office of the Attorney General

400 6th Street Northwest
Washington D.C. 20001

202-727-3400

 

West Virginia

Office of the Secretary of State

Charitable Organizations Division

1900 Kanawha Blvd. East

Building 1, Suite 157K

Charleston, WV 25302-0770

866-767-8683

 

Wisconsin

Department of Financial Institutions

4822 Madison Yards Way

North Tower

Madison, WI 53705

608-267-1711

 

Wyoming

Office of the Attorney General

Consumer Protection Unit

2320 Capitol Avenue

Cheyenne, WY 82002

307-777-6397