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New Jersey field guide / 10 / Nonprofit

New Jersey Nonprofit Formation and the $30 Annual Report

01 / Short version

A nonprofit corporation is formed under N.J.S.A. Title 15A. The certificate of incorporation is $50. Amendments and dissolution are $75. The annual report is $30, and our service to file it is $129 plus that $30. Domestic reinstatement is $150 and foreign reinstatement is $200.

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New Jersey Division of Revenue fee schedule, reinstatement pages and the cited statutes reviewed November 2, 2026. Confirm the current fee on the official page before filing.

Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits New Jersey filings for owners. We are not the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services and we do not give legal advice. Every state and county charge passes through at the amount that office bills, and anyone can file on the state's own portal for no service fee.

  • Filed online on the New Jersey business portal
  • Annual report on the last day of the anniversary month
  • Fees cited to the New Jersey fee schedule
  • Talk to a filer: (386) 465-3937

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Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits New Jersey filings for owners. We are not the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services and we do not give legal advice. Every state and county charge passes through at the amount that office bills, and anyone can file on the state's own portal for no service fee.

02 / New Jersey choices

The forks in the road.

Formation

$50 certificate. Fee reference 15A:15-2 on the fee schedule.

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Yearly report

State fee $30. Our fee $129. Total $159.

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Reinstatement

Domestic $150. Foreign $200. Our service is $299 plus the state fee.

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03 / Gather this

What to have ready

  • File the certificate ($50)
  • Adopt bylaws
  • Get an EIN
  • File NJ-REG if the nonprofit has New Jersey tax accounts
  • Calendar the $30 anniversary-month report
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04 / Try the numbers

New Jersey Nonprofit Formation and the $30 Annual Report

New Jersey Nonprofit Formation and the $30 Annual Report

First-year formation cost

State fee at cost

$100

Our service fee

$149

Total

$249

Online formation is not expedited. The annual report is a separate $75 ($30 for a nonprofit) due on the last day of the anniversary month. This is not a quote of the corporation business tax or the partnership filing fee.

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05 / Rules and citations

New Jersey law and SOS rules behind this.

Citations to the New Jersey statutes and Secretary of State pages.
TopicNew Jersey ruleWhere it comes from
Formation$50 certificate. Fee reference 15A:15-2 on the fee schedule.New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services
Yearly reportState fee $30. Our fee $129. Total $159.New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services
ReinstatementDomestic $150. Foreign $200. Our service is $299 plus the state fee.New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services
06 / Where to go next

Related New Jersey reading.

Hand this filing to us

Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits New Jersey filings for owners. We are not the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services and we do not give legal advice. Every state and county charge passes through at the amount that office bills, and anyone can file on the state's own portal for no service fee.

07 / Owner questions

What New Jersey owners ask us

No. This is the New Jersey certificate. Federal exemption is a separate IRS filing.

New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services

Yes. Formation is filed on the New Jersey online business portal. Annual reports, agent changes, reinstatement and closing are filed on the annual reports and change portal. Our service fee is separate.

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