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CHARITY/NONPROFITS
Missouri’s nonprofits are essential to the state’s well-being. They care for the most vulnerable among us, and provide many other valuable community resources.
The Missouri Attorney General is the guardian of nonprofits and charitable assets in Missouri. And in that role, the Attorney General seeks to foster and support an efficient and successful nonprofit sector.
The Attorney General also actively takes action against abuses in the nonprofit sector. If abuses are found, the Attorney General can prevent a nonprofit from taking certain actions, remove its directors, or even dissolve the nonprofit corporation.
If you would like to file a complaint regarding the misuse of charitable assets, or fraud or deception in a charitable solicitation,<
please click or call 800-392-8222.
Consumer Complaint
The Attorney General works to protect consumers and ensure a fair marketplace by enforcing Missouri’s Merchandising Practices Act, as well as other laws. By filing complaints, consumers let the Attorney General’s Office know about unscrupulous businesses and individuals. We rely on consumers to act as our partners in rooting out fraud and helping us bring criminals and scammers to justice.
In addition to filing criminal charges and civil lawsuits, the Attorney General’s Office also mediates complaints between businesses and consumers. Each year, this mediation process results in millions of dollars in restitution for consumers through an exchange of services, fulfillment of promises, and many other ways that resolve many disputes.
Because the Attorney General’s Office brings enforcement actions on behalf of the state, not individual consumers, it is prohibited by law from providing legal advice to you. If you want to preserve any private legal rights you might have, you may wish to contact a private attorney.
