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Ohio charitable organization annual report

File the annual report with the Attorney General online four and a half months after the fiscal year ends, with the Form 990 and the fees; the IRS extension carries over.

When
By the 15th day of the 5th month after the fiscal year ends (May 15 for a calendar year).
Agency
Ohio Attorney General, Charitable Law Section
Applies to
Nonprofits formed in Ohio or asking its public for donations.
Fee
Two fee schedules, by assets ($0 under $25,000, then $50, $100, $200) and by contributions ($0 under $5,000, then $50, $100, $200); a charity can owe both
If missed
$200 late fee and loss of registration
Source
charitable.ohioago.gov, read October 22, 2026
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Jay explains

A charity formed in Ohio, holding assets there or soliciting there registers with the Attorney General's Charitable Law Section and files an annual report four and a half months after its fiscal year ends, May 15 for a calendar year, or later with the IRS extension. Two fee schedules apply and both can be owed: one by assets under the Charitable Trust Act (nothing under $25,000, then $50, $100 and $200 from $500,000) and one by contributions under the Charitable Organizations Act (nothing under $5,000, then $50, $100 from $25,000 and $200 from $50,000). Ohio has no exemption for small charities; religious organizations, schools and a few other categories are exempt and request the exemption online.

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For a calendar year company. Shown as the agency states them; if a date falls on a weekend, file before it.

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