New Mexico 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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- New Mexico Nonprofit & Fundraising Company Licenses
- New Mexico Individual Nonprofit & Fundraising Licenses
Company Licenses
New Mexico Nonprofit & Fundraising Company Licenses
New Mexico Charitable Gaming Licenses
New Mexico Charitable Gift Annuity Registration
Initial Registration
| Notes: | New Mexico 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. |
| Fact Checked: | 12/4/17 |
Registration Renewal
Not required
New Mexico Charitable Organization Registration
| Agency: | New Mexico Attorney General - Charities Unit |
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| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
| Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | Yes |
| Fact Checked: | 9/7/21 |
Automatic Exemption
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| Fact Checked: | 1/16/20 |
Initial Registration
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| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Turnaround: | 2-3 weeks |
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| Before you Apply: | Domestic Applicants:
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| How to Apply: | Domestic Applicants:
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| Fact Checked: | 9/7/21 |
Registration Renewal
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| Agency Fee: | $0 |
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| Due Date Extension: | Due dates can be extended for 6 months beyond the original due date by submitting a request for extension through the online portal. |
| Penalties: | There is a $100 late fee for failing to file on time. |
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| Fact Checked: | 9/7/21 |
Change of Fiscal Year
| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Turnaround: | 1-2 business days |
| Notes: | Email Charity.Registrar@nmag.gov to update fiscal year. |
| Fact Checked: | 12/7/18 |
Cancellation
| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Notes: | To close out your registration, file final reporting documents as requested by the state. Also submit a notarized letter with the following text: "AS OF (DATE), (ORGANIZATION NAME & FEIN ) NO LONGER EXISTS, OPERATES OR SOLICITS IN NEW MEXICO, THEREFORE PLEASE WITHDRAW THEIR REGISTRATION.". |
| Fact Checked: | 7/14/20 |
New Mexico Commercial Co-Venturer Registration
Not required
Commercial Co-venturer licensure is not required on the State level in New Mexico.
New Mexico 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.
New Mexico Fundraising Counsel Registration
Not required
Fundraising Counsel licensure is not required on the State level in New Mexico.
New Mexico does not currently have a traditional registration requirement for fundraising counsels, but they may need to follow other regulations before and after fundraising events.
Professional fundraisers include any person that solicits or employs or directs other to solicit contributions from the public on behalf of a charitable organization in exchange for compensation and has custody or control of the contributions; provided that this person is not a director, officer, bona fide employee or salaried officer, volunteer, attorney, accountant or investment counselor of a charitable organization. *NOTE* The statutory definition of the term ‘contributions’ is very important in determining professional fundraiser vs. professional fundraising counsel status. Contribution does not only refer to money in this case. It means also “ the promise, grant or pledge of any money, credit or property of any kind…in response to a solicitation” So, even if someone makes a solicitation and takes a pledge, but the actual money is sent to another operation, he or she is still considered a professional fundraiser under New Mexico Statute and required to register and report as such.
New Mexico Professional Fundraiser Registration
| Agency: | New Mexico Attorney General - Charities Unit |
| Bond Requirements: | $25,000 |
| Fact Checked: | 8/13/21 |
Initial Registration
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| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Original Ink: | Not required |
| Notarize: | Required |
| Notes: | Intended written contract(s) between the professional fundraiser and the charitable organization on whose behalf the professional fundraiser intends to conduct a solicitation campaign, including all copies of solicitation materials, must be submitted with the application. |
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| Fact Checked: | 12/15/16 |
Registration Renewal
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| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Due: | Annually by the registration anniversary date. |
| Fact Checked: | 12/15/16 |
Contract Filing
| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Due: | A copy of all contracts entered into by a professional fundraiser must be submitted at least 15 days prior to soliciting in New Mexico. |
| Notes: | There is no form, simply file a copy of the contract with the department. |
| Fact Checked: | 8/13/21 |
Contract Amendment
| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Due: | Changes to solicitation contracts must be submitted at least 15 days prior to soliciting in New Mexico. |
| Notes: | There is no form, simply file a copy of the amended contract with the department. |
| Fact Checked: | 10/30/20 |
Individual Licenses
New Mexico Individual Nonprofit & Fundraising Licenses
New Mexico Individual Professional Fundraiser Registration
Not required
Professional Solicitor licensure is not required on the State level in New Mexico.
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 New Mexico.
