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December 13, 2024
Filings Backlog - In an effort to prioritize workflow to address the backlog, we are temporarily changing our telephone customer service hours to 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for our division.
Corporate filings processing time is 15 - 20 business days. To determine if your filing has been processed, please go to Corporate Search to do a corporate name lookup. When you are on the Information Summary page, you can see additional filing information by scrolling to the bottom of the page and selecting "view list of filings".
Title 13-B: Maine Nonprofit Corporation Act
Title 5, c.6-A, Model Registered Agents Act
Effective January 1, 2024 - New Federal Reporting Requirement for Beneficial Ownership
The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) was enacted by Congress on January 1, 2021, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. The CTA includes significant reforms to anti-money laundering laws and is intended to help prevent and combat money laundering, terrorist financing, corruption, and tax fraud. The CTA establishes a beneficial ownership reporting requirement for corporations, limited liability companies, and other similar entities formed or registered to do business in the United States. Beneficial ownership reports must be filed with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau within the U.S. Department of Treasury. For information on filing requirements please visit FinCen’s website at https://www.fincen.gov/boi.
View IRS 990 Forms for Certain Nonprofit Corporations | Determining your type of Nonprofit Corporation| Interactive Corporate Services | Foreign Nonprofit Corporations | Use of the words "Bank" and "Trust", and "Credit Union" | Filing Requirements Reminders | Rules For Nonprofit Corporations | Rules For The Use Of Expedited Services
Information concerning compensation by Maine Nonproft Corporations
Effective July 18, 2008, a public benefit corporation that receives at least 25% of its total funding from one or more municipal, county, state or federal sources shall provide to the public information about the total compensation paid by the corporation to any director or officer of the corporation if the compensation exceeds $250,000 in any 12-month period. Compliance may be achieved by posting the information on the nonprofit's publicly accessible website or by making sure that the IRS 990 form is available on Guidestar. “Compensation” includes all remuneration and benefits. (see Title 13B, c.7, §713-A)
Forms and Fees
Important Notice: Form changes occur periodically to implement new requirements. Forms may be eliminated or revised, or new forms may be created. Before submitting forms to our office for filing, please be sure that you have the most recent version of forms.
- This is a complete list of forms and filing fees for filing Nonprofit Corporations with the Division of Corporations.
- All forms are provided in Acrobat (.PDF) format. If you wish to complete the forms on-screen, you need to download a version of the Adobe Reader by visiting the Adobe Website. To use one of these fillable forms, simply complete on-screen, print and mail to our office together with the proper filing fee.
- If you wish to save the completed form, you must have the full Adobe Acrobat package.
If you wish to pay for filing fees or other services offered by this Bureau with your credit card, you will be able to complete and return this "fillable" voucher with your request.
Nonprofit Corporations (Title 13-B)
| MNPCA-1 | Application for Reservation of Name | $5.00 |
| MNPCA-1A | Transfer of Reserved Name | $5.00 |
| MNPCA-2 | Application for Registration of Name | $5.00 per month $50.00–Renewal |
| CLKRA-3 |
Statement of Appointment or Change of Commercial or Noncommercial Registered Agent Commercial Clerk and Commercial Registered Agent (CRA) Search |
$15.00 |
Statement of Resignation of Noncommercial Registered Agent |
$15.00 |
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| FICT-4 |
Statement of Intention to do Business under a Fictitious Name Foreign Entities Only - (to be used only when the legal name of a foreign entity is not available) |
$25.00 |
| ASUM-5 |
Statement of Intention to do Business under
an Assumed Names Domestic or Foreign Entities |
$25.00 |
| MNPCA-5A | Termination of Statement of Intention to Carry on Activities under an Assumed or Fictitious Name | $5.00 |
MNPCA-6 (D) |
$40.00 |
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| MNPCA-6-1 | Articles of Incorporation to be attached to the Articles of Nonprofit Conversion (MBCA-20), Statement of Conversion (MLLC-CONV) and Restate Articles of Incorporation ( MNPCA-6A) Commercial Clerk and Commercial Registered Agent (CRA) Search |
See specific filing for the applicable filing fee |
MNPCA-6A (D) |
Restated Articles of Incorporation Commercial Clerk and Commercial Registered Agent (CRA) Search (Fee is $10 minimum. See Title 13B sec. 1401.13) |
$10.00 |
MNPCA-9 (D) |
Articles of Amendment Articles of Amendment with a Change in Purpose Determining your type of Nonprofit Corporation |
$10.00 minimum fee $10.00 additional fee |
MNPCA-10 (D) |
Articles of Merger (Maine/Maine) (Fee is $25 minimum. See Title 13B sec. 1401.14) Determining your type of Nonprofit Corporation |
*$25.00 |
MNPCA-10A (D) |
Articles of Consolidation (Maine/Maine) (Fee is $25 minimum. See Title 13B sec. 1401.14) |
*$25.00
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Articles of Merger (Domestic/Foreign) (Fee is $25 minimum. See Title 13B sec. 1401.15) Determining your type of Nonprofit Corporation |
*$25.00 |
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| MERGFOR |
Articles of Merger No Maine entity involved (Foreign/Foreign) |
$25.00 |
Articles of Consolidation (Domestic/Foreign) (Fee is $25 minimum. See Title 13B sec. 1401.15) |
*$25.00 |
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MNPCA-11 (D) |
Statement of Intent to Dissolve (Written Consent) |
$10.00 |
MNPCA-11A (D) |
Statement of Intent to Dissolve (Vote) |
$10.00 |
MNPCA-11B (D) |
Statement of Revocation of Voluntary Dissolution Proceedings by Written Consent of Members or Directors |
$5.00 |
MNPCA-11C (D) |
Statement of Revocation of Voluntary Dissolution Proceedings by Vote of Members or Directors |
$5.00 |
MNPCA-11D (D) |
Articles of Dissolution |
$10.00 |
MNPCA-11E (D) |
Voluntary Dissolution by Incorporators |
$10.00 |
| MNPCA-12 | Application for Authority to Carry on Activities Commercial Clerk and Commercial Registered Agent (CRA) Search Foreign Nonprofit Corporations Qualification Information |
$45.00 |
| MNPCA-12-1 | Application for Authority to Carry on Activities to accompany Application for Transfer of Authority
(see MBCA-12C) Commercial Clerk and Commercial Registered Agent (CRA) Search |
See specific filing for the applicable filing fee |
| MNPCA-12A | Amended Application for Authority to Carry on Activities | $15.00 |
MNPCA-12B (F) |
Application for Surrender of Authority to Carry on Activities |
$15.00 |
Annual Report |
$35.00 |
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| MNPCA-13A | Amended Annual Report | $35.00 |
MNPCA-14 (D) |
Application for Excuse |
$5.00 |
MNPCA-14A (D) |
Certificate of Resumption Determining your type of Nonprofit Corporation |
$25.00 |
| MNPCA-15 | Application for the Use of an Indistinguishable Name | $5.00 |
MNPCA-16 (D) |
Approval of Local Development Corporation by Municipal Officers |
No Fee |
Certificate of Correction |
$10.00 |
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| MNPCA-19 | Articles of Domestication and Conversion | $125.00 |
| MNPCA-19A | Statement of Abandonment of Domestication and Conversion |
$35.00 |
Change of Contact Person and/or Address |
$5.00 |
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Certificate of Organization (Chapter 81) Determining your type of Nonprofit Corporation |
$5.00 |
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Certificate of Amendment (Chapter 81) Determining your type of Nonprofit Corporation |
$5.00 |
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Certificate of Organization (Chapter 81 sub-section 981-A) Determining your type of Nonprofit Corporation |
$5.00 |
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Independent Local Church: Change of Clerk and/or address |
$5.00 |
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Independent Local Church: Certificate of Organization (Chapter 93) |
$5.00 |
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| RO-E911 | Notification of change in address by municipality or U.S. Postal Service | No Fee |
| HO-E911 | Notification of change in home office address by municipality or U.S. Postal Service | No Fee |
| REVIVAL | Application for Certificate of Revival (Domestic Entities Only) | See form for applicable filing fee. |
| SOP-APPT |
Statement of Appointment of Agent for Service of Process for a Nonfiling Domestic Entity or a Nonqualified Foreign Entity | $100.00 |
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