Missouri Nonprofit cost

Forming a Missouri Nonprofit

You file Articles of Incorporation of a Nonprofit Corporation (Form Corp. 52) with the Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division. The state fee is $25. See the official fee.

File it yourself with the state →

Every year after

• Annual Registration Report (biennial option available): $10, filed every year. Due: Due by the end of the month in which the nonprofit was incorporated; $10 online or $15 on paper (biennial $20 online / $30 paper). Nonprofits cannot change their renewal month.
• First one: End of the incorporation month in the year after incorporation.
• If you're late: Late reports subject to an additional $15 per 30-day period (stated generally for corporations); failure to file leads to administrative dissolution.
• Official report page

Worth knowing

• Filing LLC articles online costs $50 vs $105 on paper.
• Missouri LLCs have no annual report and no state franchise tax.
• Corporations file an annual registration report ($20 online, $45 paper), due by the end of their incorporation month.
• The corporation franchise tax was fully eliminated for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2016.

Registered agent

Missouri requires a registered agent. Must maintain a registered agent with a Missouri address; the agent's business office must be the entity's registered office. You can serve as your own agent if you have a qualifying address; paid services usually charge a yearly fee.