State guide · rules version 2026.08
Starting a nonprofit in Wyoming
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Incorporation
- Filing
- Articles of Incorporation — Nonprofit Corporation
- Agency
- Wyoming Secretary of State
- State fee
- $50 — never marked up by us
- Processing
- Immediate to 2 business days online (wyobiz.wyo.gov); up to 15 business days by mail
- Expedite
- Not offered
- Watch out
- Watch the fee: nonprofit articles cost $50 — the $25 figure floating around is the annual report fee, not formation.
- The state's articles form does NOT include the IRS-required 501(c)(3) purpose and dissolution clauses — they must be added as additional articles.
- A written consent to appointment by the registered agent must accompany the filing.
Ongoing compliance
- Registered agent
- Must have a Wyoming street address and sign a consent to appointment filed with the articles.
- Charitable registration
- Wyoming has no charitable solicitation registration requirement.
- Annual report
- Annually, due the first day of the anniversary month — $25 minimum (license tax based on in-state assets)
- State tax exemption
- Wyoming has no corporate income tax. Religious and charitable organizations can apply to the Department of Revenue for sales/use tax exemption on qualifying purchases.
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