50 states · cited
Nonprofit compliance, state by state
Nobody experiences compliance as separate topics. You experience it as one question: what does running this organization here actually require of me? Here is that answer for every state — screening, reporting, liability, registration — with every legal claim traced to the source that states it and stamped with the date we checked.
What every state page covers
Volunteer background checks
The one area we research ourselves rather than summarize. 50 states, 165 statutory citations, covered roles and check types.
All 50 states comparedMandated reporting
Every state has one. Whether an unpaid volunteer counts varies sharply, and it is the part organizations most often get wrong.
See how it is framedVolunteer liability
The federal Volunteer Protection Act is a floor, not a ceiling. It shields the volunteer, not the organization.
See how it is framedCharitable solicitation
40 states generally require registration before you solicit. Ten do not — and an online donate button solicits everywhere.
See how it is framedstates generally require charitable solicitation registration before you ask for a gift
have no general requirement — AZ, DE, ID, IN, IA, MT, NE, SD, VT, WY
states have mandatory child abuse reporting laws; whether volunteers are covered varies
Registration figures verified August 21, 2026 against the National Council of Nonprofits and cross-checked against a second source.
All 50 states
Each page opens with what that state's screening rules reach and whether charitable registration applies.
Reaches children, older adults & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children & older adults · registration required
Reaches children, older adults & people with disabilities · no general registration
Reaches children & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children, older adults & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children & older adults · no general registration
Reaches children, older adults & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children, older adults & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children & older adults · registration required
Reaches children, older adults & people with disabilities · no general registration
Reaches children & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children, older adults & people with disabilities · no general registration
Reaches children · no general registration
Reaches children, older adults & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children & older adults · registration required
Reaches children, older adults & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children, older adults & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children & older adults · registration required
Reaches children & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children, older adults & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children, older adults & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children, older adults & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children & older adults · registration required
Reaches children · no general registration
Reaches children · no general registration
Reaches children, older adults & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children & older adults · registration required
Reaches children · registration required
Reaches children · registration required
Reaches children & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children & older adults · registration required
Reaches children & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children, older adults & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children · registration required
Reaches children, older adults & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children · registration required
Reaches children & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children · registration required
Reaches children & people with disabilities · no general registration
Reaches children, older adults & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children, older adults & people with disabilities · no general registration
Reaches children, older adults & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children, older adults & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children & older adults · registration required
Reaches children, older adults & people with disabilities · registration required
Reaches children · no general registration
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