be incorporated or otherwise organized in another state.organize one week and have a raffle the next week and.
The organization must be organized and actively functioning as a nonprofit in Massachusetts for at least two years.
They are allowed to hold raffles, defined as "an arrangement for raising money by the sale of tickets, certain among which, as determined by chance after the sale, entitle the holders to prizes." Some nonprofit organizations are permitted to hold certain gaming activities in order to fundraise.