State of Iowa Office of the Attorney General

Consumer Protection Division

Nonprofit Abuse Complaint Form

Use this form to report suspected misuse of nonprofit or charitable assets, deceptive charitable solicitations, professional fundraiser concerns, or other conduct that may violate laws enforced by the Iowa Attorney General.

Is this form appropriate for your concern?

Review these examples before filing. The Consumer Protection Division evaluates complaints for possible violations of laws the Attorney General can enforce, but it cannot resolve every disagreement involving a nonprofit.

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Before you begin

Answer all questions as fully and accurately as possible.
Identify the nonprofit, charitable organization, charitable trust, fundraiser, or individual involved.
Attach copies of relevant documents. Do not send your only originals.
Review the important open-records information below before submitting the form.

Information that can help us review your complaint

Review examples of helpful organization details, payment records, and supporting documents.

* Indicates a required field

Personal Information

Your Name:

Street Address:

City:

State:

Zip Code:

Primary Phone Number:

Alternate Phone Number:

Email Address:

Person or Business the Complaint is Against

Their Name:

Their Street Address:

City of person or business the complaint is against:

State of person or business the complaint is against:

Zip Code of person or business the complaint is against:

Phone Number:

Fax Number:

Complaint Details

Have you contacted an attorney:

Yes, I have contacted an attorney.

No, I have not contacted an attorney.

Please summarize your complaint:

What do you feel needs to be done?:

Supporting Documents

Please upload your supporting documents using the fields below.
Please use a zipped folder if you have more than three files to upload.
Remember to let us know in your complaint summary if you intend to send your supporting documents via U.S. Mail.

Document 1:

Accepted Formats: Excel Documents, Images, PDFs, PowerPoint Documents, Text Files, Word Documents, Zip Archives

Document 2:

Accepted Formats: Excel Documents, Images, PDFs, PowerPoint Documents, Text Files, Word Documents, Zip Archives

Document 3:

Accepted Formats: Excel Documents, Images, PDFs, PowerPoint Documents, Text Files, Word Documents, Zip Archives

Signature

Complainant signature:

Print your name.

Draw your signature.

Clear Signature

Other Resources

Use the reporting path that matches your concern

You may report the same conduct to more than one appropriate agency when different laws or responsibilities are involved.

Charity and fundraiser requirements

Review Iowa professional fundraiser, charitable trust, and nonprofit formation resources.

View Iowa AG Resources

Federal tax-exempt concerns

Use IRS Form 13909 to report suspected conduct inconsistent with an organization's federal tax-exempt status.

File IRS Form 13909

Fake-charity or fundraising scams

Report suspected fraud to the Federal Trade Commission in addition to filing an Iowa complaint when appropriate.

Report Fraud to the FTC

Formation and business filings

Search nonprofit corporation records and review state formation filings through the Iowa Secretary of State.

Visit the Iowa Secretary of State

Possible criminal activity

Contact local law enforcement or the appropriate county attorney about suspected theft, forgery, embezzlement, or an immediate threat.

Other consumer complaints

Return to the complaint hub if your concern is primarily about another business, product, service, bank, mortgage, or price-gouging issue.

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Important: Complaints are generally open records

Under Iowa law, complaint forms or letters generally are open records. The public has the right to review or obtain copies of open records. Copies of complaints are routinely sent to the person or organization the complaint is directed against.

Contact the Consumer Protection Division if you have questions about open-records requirements before submitting your complaint.

Contact

Consumer Protection Division

Email

consumer@ag.iowa.gov

Phone

515-281-5926
888-777-4590
Outside the Des Moines metro area

Fax

515-281-6771

Mail

Office of the Attorney General of Iowa
Consumer Protection Division
Hoover State Office Building
1305 E. Walnut Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0106

Attorney General of Iowa
Hoover Building
1305 E Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50319

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Before you begin

Information that can help us review your complaint

Organization details

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Supporting context

Use the reporting path that matches your concern

Charity and fundraiser requirements

Federal tax-exempt concerns

Fake-charity or fundraising scams

Formation and business filings

Possible criminal activity

Other consumer complaints

Important: Complaints are generally open records

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