Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and this is the 21st in a series of quick tip episodes focusing on the details of state registration of nonprofit corporations. With the help of Joe Hilliard today, we look at the basic state filing requirements for nonprofit corporations in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

In previous episodes, we discussed filing in Delaware and California, which are the most frequently used by our clients, most of whom have a connection to California. Other episodes have focused on a long list of states. These include Nevada, Arizona, Washington State, Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire, Florida, Louisiana, North and South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Washington, D.C, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, north and South Dakota, and the Virginia. If you didn't hear your state in that list and you're not in Maryland or Pennsylvania, don't worry. We'll get to the rest of them in short order.

You can find all the prior episodes on our website or at the Farella YouTube channel, where there's a playlist just for the state filing requirement episodes. 

Show Notes: 

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For Maryland:

Maryland Business Express Home Page: https://egov.maryland.gov/BusinessExpress/

Maryland Current Entity Search: https://egov.maryland.gov/businessexpress/entitysearch

Maryland Secretary of State Nonprofit overview and FAQ: https://sos.maryland.gov/Charity/pages/non-profit-organization.aspx

Maryland Business Filings FAQ: https://egov.maryland.gov/BusinessExpress/Home/faq

Maryland Fees Schedule: https://egov.maryland.gov/BusinessExpress/Payment/FeesSchedule

Maryland Forms index: https://dat.maryland.gov/Pages/sdatforms.aspx

Maryland Articles of Incorporation for a Tax-Exempt Nonstock Corporation: https://dat.maryland.gov/SDAT%20Forms/ex_corp_form.pdf

Maryland Foreign Corporation Qualification: https://dat.maryland.gov/SDAT%20Forms/forcp.pdf

Maryland Processing Time FAQ: https://egov.maryland.gov/BusinessExpress/Home/ProcessingTimes

Maryland Annual Report Filing FAQ 2025: https://dat.maryland.gov/SDAT%20Forms/PPR_Forms/2025_Form1_Instructions.pdf

Maryland Annual Report 2025: https://dat.maryland.gov/SDAT%20Forms/PPR_Forms/2025_Form1.pdf

Maryland Secretary of State Charitable Organizations forms: https://sos.maryland.gov/Pages/Forms.aspx

Maryland Comptroller Nonprofit FAQ: https://interactive.marylandtaxes.gov/webapps/comptrollercra/entrance.asp

Maryland Comptroller online portal: https://services.marylandcomptroller.gov/taxes/en/new-maryland-tax-connect-portal-information?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0010001

Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation Portal: https://dat.maryland.gov/Pages/sdatforms.aspx

For Pennsylvania:

Pennsylvania Department of State Business Home Page: https://file.dos.pa.gov/

Pennsylvania Department of State current entity database: https://file.dos.pa.gov/search/business

Pennsylvania Fees and Payments Page: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/programs/business/fees-and-payments.html

Pennsylvania online filing Forms Page: https://file.dos.pa.gov/forms/business

Pennsylvania Business Filings FAQ: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/resources/business-resources/frequently-asked-questions.html

Pennsylvania Annual Report FAQ: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/programs/business/types-of-filings-and-registrations/annual-reports.html

Pennsylvania Department of State's Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations Register a Charity Home Page: https://www.pa.gov/services/dos/register-a-charity.html

Pennsylvania Department of State's Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations Information for Charitable Organizations: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/programs/charities/information-for-charities/-charitable-organizations.html

Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Application for Non-Profit Sales Tax Exemption FAQ: https://www.pa.gov/services/revenue/apply-for-non--profit-sales-tax-exemption.html

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