Non-Profits & Charities Forms and Publications

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:

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Attorney General's Guide for Board Members of Charitable Organizations (PDF) 

Donating Dos and Don'ts (PDF) 

Attorney General's 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) 

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

Form 10A, Addendum to Registration Statement to be filed by Professional Solicitors (RTF) 

Form 10B, Addendum to Registration Statement to be filed by Commercial Co-Venturers (RTF) 

Form 11A, Annual Financial Report to be filed by Professional Solicitors (RTF) 

Form 11B, Annual Financial Report to be filed by Commercial Co-Venturers (RTF) 

Notice of Non-Compliant and De-Activated Charitable Organizations

Non-Compliant Public Charities:

• • List of Non-compliant Charities (Excel) 
  • List of Non-compliant Charities (PDF) 

De-Activated Public Charities:

• • List of De-activated Charities (Excel) 
  • List of De-activated Charities (PDF) 

Reports on Professional Solicitations for Charity

Report on Professional Solicitations for Charity in 2011

Report on Professional Solicitations for Charity in 2010

Report on Professional Solicitations for Charity in 2009

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)