Many of the forms and publications available on the Attorney General's Office website are posted as a PDF. To download and view PDF files, you must have Adobe Reader installed on your computer. This program is available as a free program download on the Adobe website:

Attorney General's Guide for Board Members of Charitable Organizations (PDF) pdf format of    AG's Guide for Board Members of Charitable...

Donating Dos and Don'ts (PDF) pdf format of    donating_dos_and_donts.pdf

Attorney General's Guide for Donors (PDF) pdf format of    guide_for_donors.pdf

Our mailing address is:

Office of the Attorney General
Non-Profit Organizations/Public Charities Division
One Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108

Form PC and Short Form PC

Form PC and Short Form PC - Forms and Instructions

Form PC-F

See our Dissolving a Charitable Entity page for more information.

Form PC-IF

See our Donor-Restricted Gifts page for more information.

Forms for Professional Fundraisers

Form 9, Professional Solicitor and Commercial Co-Venturer Bond (RTF) rtf format of    Form9.rtf

Form 10, Registration Statement to be filed by Professional Solicitors, Professional Fundraising Counsel, and Commercial Co-Venturers (RTF) rtf format of    Form10.rtf

Form 10A, Addendum to Registration Statement to be filed by Professional Solicitors (RTF) rtf format of    Form10A.rtf

Form 10B, Addendum to Registration Statement to be filed by Commercial Co-Venturers (RTF) rtf format of    Form10B.rtf

Form 11A, Annual Financial Report to be filed by Professional Solicitors (RTF) rtf format of    Form11A.rtf

Form 11B, Annual Financial Report to be filed by Commercial Co-Venturers (RTF) rtf format of    Form11B.rtf

Notice of Non-Compliant and De-Activated Charitable Organizations

Non-Compliant Public Charities:

De-Activated Public Charities:

Charitable Telemarketing Report and Guidance for Donors

Attorney General's Report on Professional Solicitations for Charity in 2009 (PDF) pdf format of    Professional_Solicitations_Report_2009.pdf

Appendix I: Fundraiser Report (PDF) pdf format of    Appendix_I_Fundraiser_2009.pdf

Appendix II: Campaigns Report (PDF) pdf format of    Appendix_II_Campaigns_2009.pdf

Charitable Organization Complaint Form

The Non-Profit Organizations/Public Charities Division has jurisdiction to investigate complaints that involve 1) misappropriation of charitable funds; 2) fraudulent or misleading solicitation; and 3) breaches of trust. The AGO generally does not become involved in governance disputes within nonprofit organizations.

Charitable Organization Complaint Form (PDF) pdf format of    Charitable Organization Complaint Form