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Alabama
Office of the Attorney General
501 Washington Avenue
Post Office Box 300152
Montgomery, AL 36130
(334) 353-1765
(800) 392-5658
[email protected]/legacy
Alaska
Alaska Department of Law
Consumer Protection Unit
Commercial and Fair Business Section
1031 W. 4th Avenue, Suite 200
Anchorage, AK 99501-1994
(907) 269-5200
(888) 576-2529
[email protected]
Arizona
Secretary of State
Veterans Charities Organizations
400 W. Congress, Ste. 141
Tucson, AZ 85701
(602) 542-6187
(800) 458-5842
Arizona Attorney General
Charity Scams
1275 W. Washington St
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-5025
[email protected]
Arkansas
Secretary of State
Executive Office State Capitol, Suite 256
500 Woodlane Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 683-0094
[email protected]
Attorney General
Public Protection Department
323 Center St., Suite 200
Little Rock, AR 72201-2610
(501) 682-2007
(800) 482-8982
[email protected]
California
Department of Justice
Office of the Attorney General
PO Box 903447
Sacramento, CA 94203-4470
(916) 210-6400
Colorado
Secretary of State
Charitable Solicitations Section
1700 Broadway, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80290
(303) 894-2200
[email protected]
Attorney General
Consumer Protection Section
1300 Broadway, 7th Floor
Denver, CO 80203
(800) 222-4444
Connecticut
Department of Consumer Protection
Public Charities Unit
450 Columbus Blvd, Ste. 801
Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 713-6170
[email protected]
Delaware
Department of Justice
Fraud & Consumer Protection Division
820 N. French Street, 5th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 577-8600
[email protected]
District of Columbia
Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs
1100 4th Street SW
Washington, DC 20024
(202) 442-4400
[email protected]
Florida
Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Division of Consumer Services
2005 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, FL 32399-6500
(850) 410-3800
(800) HELP-FLA (435-7352)
Office of the Attorney General
State of Florida
The Capitol PL-01
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050
(866) 966-7226
Georgia
Office of the Secretary of State
Securities and Business Regulations
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SE
Suite 317, West Tower
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-3920
(844) 753-7825
[email protected]
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Investigative Division, Bingo Unit
P.O. Box 370808
Decatur, Georgia 30037-0808
(800) 436-7442
[email protected]
Hawaii
Attorney General
Tax & Charities Division
425 Queen Street
Honolulu, HI 96813-5045
(808) 586-1480
Idaho
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
954 W. Jefferson St., 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720
(208) 334-2424
(800) 432-3545
Illinois
Office of the Attorney General
Charitable Trusts Bureau
100 W. Randolph Street, 11th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 814-2595
Indiana
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
IGCS 5th Floor
402 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-6330
(800) 382-5516
Iowa
Department of Justice
Consumer Protection Division
1305 East Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-5926
Kansas
Office of the Secretary of State
120 S.W. 10th Street
Memorial Hall, 1st Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-4564
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
120 S.W. 10th Street, 2nd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-2215
Kentucky
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 200
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 696-5389
Louisiana
Department of Justice
Public Protection Division
P. O. Box 94095
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9095
(225) 326-6465
(800) 351-4889
[email protected]
Department of Justice
Gaming Division
365 Canal Street, Suite 2730
New Orleans, LA 70130
(225) 326-6500
[email protected]
Maine
Department of Professional & Financial Regulation
Office of Professional & Occupational Regulation
35 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 624-8603
Department of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
6 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0006
(207) 626-8849
(800) 435-2131
[email protected]
Maryland
Office of the Secretary of State
Charitable Organization Division
State House
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 974-5534
[email protected]
Office of the Attorney General
Fred L. Wineland Building
16 Francis Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 260-3855
(410) 974-5527
Massachusetts
Office of the Attorney General
Non-Profit Organizations/Public Charities Division
One Ashburton Place, Room 1813
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 727-2200
Michigan
Department of the Attorney General
Charitable Trust Section
P. O. Box 30214
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-1152
Minnesota
Office of the Attorney General
Charities Division
445 Minnesota Street
St. Paul, MN 55101-2130
(651) 757-1496
(800) 657-3787
Mississippi
Office of the Secretary of State
Charities Division
P. O. Box 136, Jackson, MS 39205-0136
125 S. Congress Street, Jackson, MS 39201
(601) 359-1599
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
P.O. Box 22947
Jackson, MS 39225-2947
(601) 359-4230
(800) 281-4418
Missouri
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division, Charities Unit
P. O Box 899
Jefferson City MO 65102
(573) 751-3321
Montana
Department of Justice
Consumer Protection Division
P.O. Box 201401
Helena, MT 59620-1401
(406) 444-4500
(800) 481-6896
[email protected]
Nebraska
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
2115 State Capital Bldg.
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-2682
(800) 727-6432
[email protected]
Nevada
Secretary of State
Commercial Recordings Division
202 North Carson Street
Carson City, NV 89701
(775) 684-5708
[email protected]
Office of the Attorney General
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Capitol Complex, Heroes Memorial Building
100 N. Carson St.
Carson City, NV 89710-4717
(702) 486-3132
(888) 434-9989
New Hampshire
Office of the Attorney General
Charitable Trusts Unit
33 Capitol Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-3591
[email protected]
New Jersey
Office of the Attorney General
Division of Consumer Affairs
Charities Registration Section
P.O. Box 45021
Newark, New Jersey 07101
(973) 504-6215
(800) 242-5846
[email protected]
New Mexico
Office of the Attorney General
Charitable Organizations
P.O. Drawer 1508
Santa Fe, NM 87504-1508
(505) 717-3500
[email protected]
New York
Office of the Attorney General
Charities Bureau
120 Broadway
New York, NY 10271
(212) 416-8401
[email protected]
North Carolina
Office of the Secretary of State
Charitable Solicitation Licensing Section
P.O. Box 29622
Raleigh, NC 27626-0622
(919) 814-5400
(888) 830-4989
[email protected]
Department of Justice
Consumer Protection Division
9001 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-9001
(919) 716-6000
(877) 566-7226
North Dakota
Secretary of State
600 E. Boulevard Ave. Dept. 108
Bismarck, ND 58505-0500
(701) 328-3665
(800) 352-0867
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection and Antitrust Division
600 E. Boulevard Ave. Dept. 125
Bismarck, ND 58505-0040
(701) 328-2210
[email protected]
Ohio
Office of the Attorney General
Charitable Law Section
150 E. Gay St. 23rd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-3130
(614) 466-3180
(800) 282-0515
Oklahoma
Office of the Secretary of State
Charitable Organizations
421 NW 13th St, Suite 201
Oklahoma City, OK 73103
(405) 521-3912
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection
313 NE 21st ST
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 521-2029
[email protected]
Oregon
Department of Justice
Charitable Activities Section
100 SW Market St
Portland, OR 97201-5702
(971) 673-1880
[email protected]
Secretary of State
Public Service Building
255 Capitol Street NE, Suite 151
Salem, OR 97310-1327
(503) 986-2200
Pennsylvania
Department of State
Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Charities Section
207 North Office Building, Room 212
Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717) 783-1720
(800) 732-0999
[email protected]
Office of the Attorney General
Charitable Trusts and Organizations Section
14th Floor Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717) 783-2853
Rhode Island
Department of Business Regulation
Securities Division
John O. Pastore Center
1151 Pontiac Ave, 69-1
Cranston RI 02920
(401) 462-9583
Department of the Attorney General
Civil Division, Charitable Trust Unit
150 South Main Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 274-4400
South Carolina
Office of the Secretary of State
Public Charities Division
1205 Pendleton St., Suite 525
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-1790
Office of the Attorney General
Legal Services Division
Rembert Dennis Building
1000 Assembly Street, Room 519
Columbia, S.C. 29201
(803) 734-3970
South Dakota
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
1302 East Highway 14, Ste. 3
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-4400
(800) 300-1986
[email protected]
Tennesee
Office of the Secretary of State
Charitable Solicitations
8th Floor, William R. Snodgrass Tower
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 741-2555
Office of the Attorney General
Public Interest Division
P. O. Box 20207
Nashville, TN 37202-0207
(615) 741-3491
Texas
Office of the Attorney General
Charitable Trusts Section
P.O. Box 12548
Austin, TX 78711-2548
(512) 463-2100
Office of the Secretary of State
Corporations Section
P.O. Box 13697
Austin, Texas 78711-3697
(512) 463-5555
Utah
Department of Commerce
Division of Consumer Protection
Heber M. Wells Bldg Offices
160 East 300 South, 2nd floor
Salt Lake City. UT 84111
(801) 530-6601
[email protected]
Vermont
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Unit
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609-1001
(802) 656-3183
(800) 649-2424
[email protected]
Virginia
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs
102 Governor Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 786-1343
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Section
900 East Main Street, 2nd Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 786-4718
Washington
Office of the Secretary of State
Charities Division
801 Capitol Way S.
Post Office Box 40234
Olympia, WA 98504-0234
(360) 725-0378
[email protected]
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
800 5th Ave. Suite 2000
Seattle, WA. 98104-3188
(206) 464-6684
(800) 551-4636
West Virginia
Office of the Secretary of State
Charitable Organizations Division
State Capitol Bldg. 1, Ste 157-K
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Charleston WV 25305-0770
(304) 558-6000
[email protected]
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection & Anti-Trust Division
Post Office Box 1789
Charleston WV 25326
(304) 558-8986
(800) 368-8808
[email protected]
Wisconsin
Department of Financial Institutions
Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
PO Box7879
Madison, WI 53707-7879
(608) 267-1711
[email protected]
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Bureau of Consumer Protection
2811 Agriculture Drive
Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8911
(608) 224-4949
(800) 422-7128
[email protected]
Department of Justice
Consumer Protection and Antitrust Unit
P.O. Box 7857
Madison, WI 53707-7857
(608) 266-1221
Wyoming
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Unit
2320 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-8962
(800) 438-5799
[email protected]