Massachusetts — Commercial Co-Venturers Bond
Advertising that your sale or event will benefit a charity? Massachusetts' current fundraiser guide lists a $25,000 Form 9 for commercial co-venturer registration. One annual bond covers the registrant's calendar-year filing, while each campaign has its own Form 10B, contract and financial report.
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- Recorded state
- Massachusetts
- Bond type
- Charitable Solicitation / Fundraiser Bond
- Category
- Business operations & taxes
What this bond does
Supply the commercial co-venturer's accepted annual Form 9 security, separate from campaign registration, contracts and financial reporting.
- Who needs it
- The business or individual advertising, for profit or commercial consideration, that an event or public sale of goods or services benefits a charitable purpose. Select Commercial Co-venturer on Form 9 rather than assuming the professional-solicitor campaign papers are interchangeable.
- Who it protects
- The actual Form 9 protects the Attorney General's Division for the Commonwealth and charities with causes of action for covered losses, damages or penalties from solicitation malfeasance or misfeasance by the principal, members, officers or employees. It conditions the undertaking on compliance with Chapter 68, Sections 18–35, and has a $25,000 total limit, not a separate allowance for each campaign.
Your bond option
This is the option on record for this bond.
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The bond amount describes the limit of the bond obligation, not the price. A listed amount does not establish what the requesting party requires. The premium is what you pay and must be confirmed for the actual option. An E&O limit, where listed, is separate errors and omissions insurance.
Sources
- Massachusetts Attorney General Form 10B (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
- Massachusetts Attorney General — Professional Fundraiser Guide (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
- Attorney General — Form 9, January 2023 (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
Have these ready
- Compile full legal business details, including your principal place of business and contact information.
- Draft a written contract or agreement with the charitable organization specifying the nature of the solicitation.
- Identify all employees, agents, and sub-contractors responsible for conducting the solicitation campaign.
- Gather financial estimates regarding projected gross receipts and the percentage of proceeds to be directed to the charity.
- Prepare the $25,000 Form 9, actual bond year and principal/attorney-in-fact execution.
- Obtain the required charity signatures and distinguish annual registration from per-campaign filings.
Questions about this bond
Who must file a Commercial Co-venturer bond in Massachusetts?
The Attorney General's current guide lists a $25,000 Form 9 for commercial co-venturer registration. Professional solicitors use the same bond form but a different campaign addendum. Match the actual registrant and category.
Are sub-contractors required to be bonded?
Form 10B states that subcontractors must be registered and bonded before solicitation. The current guide also requires separately hired fundraising subcontractors to register. Identify the actual fundraising role; do not assume the co-venturer's own Form 9 registers every separate contractor.
How do annual registration and campaign papers differ?
Annual registration uses Form 10 and Form 9. A commercial co-venture's campaign uses its own Form 10B and contract, with the required charity acknowledgment. Form 10B requires two different authorized charity officers' signatures, not just one.
What is the role of the Annual Financial Report?
Form 11B reports the calendar-year financial activity for each Form 10B campaign and is due February 28 of the following year under the current guide. It is separate from the projected receipts and percentage disclosures on Form 10B.
What follows Purchase Now?
Propeller's Massachusetts Commercial Co-Venturers application opens in a new tab. Match the registrant category, $25,000 Form 9, bond year, complete condition and execution, then complete Attorney General filing and the separate campaign documents. Payment does not register a campaign or endorse the charity.