Nonprofit Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible to receive a license donation or grant, you must be recognized as a charitable, nonprofit, non-governmental organization in the country where you are located, and must provide appropriate documentation of that status as stated in the Additional Documents Required section of the Master Subscription Agreement. You must also exhibit all of the following characteristics:
- Your primary purpose is
charitable, educational, and/or a social benefiting organization
- Your primary purpose is
non-political. (No more than 20% of your total annual expenditures
may be spent on lobbying or other political activities, and the Limited
Free Service may not be used to support any such activities.)
- You are not primarily a trade
or sector association. (Trade or sector associations serving
exclusively charitable, nonprofit organizations may be eligible.)
- You do not invidiously
discriminate on the basis of race, ethnic or national origin, religious
affiliation, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, physical
appearance, language, educational background or veteran status.
- Your primary purpose is not
the promotion of an athletic team, event, tournament or competition,
except as a fundraising activity for charitable purposes.
- Your primary purpose is not
the promotion of conferences or seminars, unless such conferences or
seminars promote nonprofit efficacy and/or charitable activities.
- You are not an individual.
