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8. Complaints filed with the Secretary of State

The Secretary of State’s office receives approximately 20-30 complaints about charities per year, mostly from concerned citizens.

The chart below summarizes complaints about charities received by the Secretary of State over the past five years.  Bear in mind that the Attorney General’s office also receives citizen complaints, as well as referrals from this office when allegations fall within the Attorney General’s jurisdiction.

The Secretary received 26 complaints containing 57 types of allegations in calendar year 2022. Each complaint may contain more than one allegation (theme). From 2018-2022, 118 total complaints were received containing 277 types of allegations.