To verify the status of a corporation, ask for the state's corporation bureau. For a nonprofit organization, also ask for the state registry of charitable trusts.

ALABAMA
1-205-242-7300

ALASKA
1-907-465-3600

ARIZONA
1-602-542-4266

ARKANSAS
1-501-682-2007

CALIFORNIA
1-916-324-5437
1-916-653-6724 (Secretary of State's Corporation Bureau)

COLORADO
1-303-866-4500
1-303-894-2200//2251 Secretary of State

CONNECTICUT
1-203-566-2026

DELAWARE
1-302-571-2500

FLORIDA
1-904-487-1963

GEORGIA
1-404-656-4585
1-404-656-2185 if incorporated

HAWAII
1-808-586-1282

IDAHO
1-208-334-2424
1-208-334-2300 (Secretary of State's Office)

ILLINOIS
1-217-782-1090
1-312-793-3380 Corporations Division
1-217-782-7880 Corporations Division (never answers)

INDIANA
1-317-232-6201

IOWA
1-515-281-8373

KANSAS
1-913-296-2215

KENTUCKY
1-502-564-7600

LOUISIANA
1-504-342-7013

MAINE
1-207-289-3661

MARYLAND
1-301-576-6300

MASSACHUSETTS
1-617-727-3688

MICHIGAN
1-517-373-1110

MINNESOTA
1-612-297-4272

MISSISSIPPI
1-601-359-3680

MISSOURI
1-314-751-3221

MONTANA
1-406-444-2026

NEBRASKA
1-402-471-2682

NEVADA
1-702-687-4170
1-702-687-5203/5105

NEW HAMPSHIRE
1-603-271-3658

NEW JERSEY
1-609-292-8740

NEW MEXICO
1-505-827-6000

NEW YORK
1-518-474-7330 (Attorney General)
1-518-473-2492 (Department of State/NY Division of Corporations)
1-900-835-2677 (For information on existing corporation.)

NORTH CAROLINA
1-919-733-3377

NORTH DAKOTA
1-701-224-2210

OHIO
1-614-466-3376

OKLAHOMA
1-405-521-3921

OREGON
1-503-378-6002

PENNSYLVANIA
1-717-787-3391

RHODE ISLAND
1-401-274-4400

SOUTH CAROLINA
1-803-734-3970

SOUTH DAKOTA
1-605-773-3215

TENNESSEE
1-615-741-6474

TEXAS
1-512-463-2100

UTAH
1-801-538-1326

VERMONT
1-802-828-3171

VIRGINIA
1-804-786-2071

WASHINGTON
1-206-753-2550

WASHINGTON, DC
1-202-727-6248

WEST VIRGINIA
1-304-558-2021

WISCONSIN
1-608-266-1221

WYOMING
1-307-777-7810