Approval time for online registration and Form PC filing has been dramatically reduced to about a week vs. two to three months when these filings are submitted in hardcopy. The Massachusetts Office of Attorney General Non-Profit Organizations/ Public Charities Division encourages Initial Charity Registration and Annual Form PC to be filed online. See details here: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/online-charity-filing-portal. Please contact Machiko Sano Hewitt if you have any questions about these new online filing systems.